The Burnett Sisters Band

Bluegrass, old-time, and folk music lovers alike can’t get enough of 2025 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year Nominee, the Burnett Sisters Band, as siblings Anissa, Sophia, and Anneli from Boone, NC along with Geary Allen from Minster, England are all gifted multi-instrumentalists who are well-loved in the traditional music circuit. To assign a genre to the Burnett Sisters Band would be to oversimplify the breadth of their musical influences –– at a typical show, a driving bluegrass standard might be followed by an old-time fiddle tune, a classic Hank Williams song, a recognizable Geary Allen original, or a soaring gospel melody, all topped off with a flatfooting dance number by Anneli. 

With a repertoire that pulls from bluegrass and old-time, swing, folk, and country TBSB has toured as a band for over thirteen years and continues to share traditional music all across the United States, Ireland, England, and Canada. For years, each individual member has dominated the fiddler convention and music festival competition circuit. Most recently, the band took home the top prize at the Merlefest Band Competition; as well, Anissa won the prestigious blue ribbon for Old-Time Fiddle at the 2024 Old Galax Fiddlers Convention and Anneli won the first place trophy in Folk Song, both competing against hundreds of singers and fiddlers.