Whitetop Mountain Band

The Whitetop Mountain Band is a family-based band from the highest mountains of Virginia. Whitetop, Virginia is an area rich in the old time music tradition; this band has deep roots in mountain music. Whitetop Mountain Band shows are very versatile and entertaining containing everything from fiddle/banjo instrumentals to powerful solos and harmony vocals on blues, classic country, honky tonk, traditional bluegrass numbers, old timey ballads, originals and four part mountain gospel songs. Shows also include flat foot dancing and the Whitetop Mountain Band is one of the most popular dance bands of the Appalachian Mountains. They have a great following at square dances all over Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  The Whitetop Mountain Band is Thornton Spencer on fiddle and Emily Spencer on banjo and vocals with their daughter Martha Spencer, a dancer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, vocals). Jackson Cunningham joins the family playing mandolin, guitar, and vocals and the group is rounded out by Debbie Bramer, who plays bass and dances.