martha spencer

HOWDY AND WELCOME!

Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, dulcimer, mandolin) and flatfoot/clog at a young age. She performs and has recorded with various groups and has been involved with several roots music projects. She has played shows, festivals and led workshops across the US, Australia, UK, Canada, and Europe. Martha’s first solo album 2018 and latest release “Wonderland” in 2022 have been featured in articles in Rolling Stone Country, No Depression, Holler, Wide Open Country, Bluegrass Situation, Americana Highways, PopMatters and more. She also has been included in articles in the NY Times, Austin Chronicle and Billboard and was a part of the Fiddlin’ documentary movie.

Martha Spencer "Left Behind" Film Credits: Producer & Director: Martha Spencer & Michelle Nicolette Kowalski Cinematographer: Michelle Kowalski Editor: Autumn Holladay Production Assistant: Daniel Watkins Production Assistant: Clyde Cisco Song Credits: "Left Behind" Written, Performed and Produced by Martha Spencer Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jon Atkinson at BigTone Records, Bristol, VA Musical arrangement by Martha Spencer, Frank Rische, Lillie Mae Rische, Misa Arriaga and Kyle Dean Smith.

During the 2016 Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival At Wintergreen Resort, Virginia - Martha Spencer with the Whitetop Mountain Band clogs across the stage.

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Going Up North This Fall

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Howdy Folks - We’re Going Up North This Fall for a week of shows. You can see us in Fredrick, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Cambridge, Warren, Cold Spring, Newburyport, and Arlington. Check out all the details on my tour page.

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Join me in Ireland!

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