Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life. He started touring and singing with his family band at the age of four and took up the fiddle at seven. Over the next few years, he won the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho, six times in his respective age categories, with a seventh win in the Grand Champion division at age sixteen – the youngest ever to have earned the title at the time. Luke was also the youngest to make the top ten at the Grand Masters fiddle contest in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of ten. In the spring of 1999, Luke moved to Nashville and began working as a full time musician. His first couple of years were spent as a member of Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder. After that, he joined the John Cowan Band. Recently, Luke has performed and/or recorded with Jim Lauderdale, Darrell Scott, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Sean Watkins, Tony Rice, Kevin Costner and Modern West, Sara Watkins, John Paul Jones, Glen Phillips, Earl Scruggs, Rodney Crowell, Bruce Hornsby...... Luke is also a regular instructor at Mark O’Connor’s fiddle camps. Luke and long-time friend, Casey Driessen, started the band Wisechild, which toured briefly with John Mayer and Counting Crows. Luke also plays guitar, sings and writes songs and is currently working on material for a solo project. Luke is the most recent full-time member of the Jerry Douglas Band.
photography by J. Michael Krouskop
Luke at Merlefest with Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House, and Bryan Sutton.
You used to have the option to purchase your music through your myspace. I now have a giftcard I can use on-line to purchase it and that ability is gone from your site. Are you going to make that an option on LukeBulla. com or should I check itunes?
hey luke how are you what's new ? I am getting excited and geared up for fiddle camp in a matter of weeks now. I hope all is well and i can't to jam with you again. see you soon bud. and as always keep in touch.
Hey Luke, the whole family loved seeing you at the Jerry Douglas concert in Grants Pass! I am bummed I missed it. They all said you were awesome! You totally inspired Alex (even more then you already have with your music) Keep us posted on your life. We love ya, God bless Tami Goldman
Great show @ Seattle's Triple Door w/ Jerry Douglas! I especially loved "The Suit". I'm excited to hear your album is in the works. Your fans, Jared & Marena
So good to see you at merlefest Luke! I concur with Jody...perhaps we'll get a little longer talk at some point (you boys were whisked away like nothing doing!) And congratulations again. :) May i send my future man your way for lessons?
Dude! So sorry we missed each other at Merle. I had to catch a flight on sunday so I left the festival at noon. Oh well, I'll see you in less than two weeks in Portland! take care, Alex
