Fast Track

Has Bluegrass In Their Blood Photos by Kelle Daggett Perry Fast Track is a band with a musical lineage. Each of its five members evolved from a musical heritage. No strangers to the bluegrass community, they are all veterans of the stage and road. Dale Perry, Steve Day, Duane Sparks, Shayne Bartley, and Randy Barnes grew up playing music since their youth, offsprings of relatives who picked in generations before them. With a bloodline like that, you know exactly what you’re getting and they are sure to deliver.  “Once bluegrass gets in your blood, you can’t get a transfusion to get rid of it. It’s always there,” admitted Fast Track founding member, Dale Perry. Collectively, the band has 170-plus years of musical experience and members have been nominated for four Grammy awards.  “I can’t say enough good about the guys in this band. Everybody gets along like family. When you’re on a 40-foot bus for days or weeks at a time, if you can’t get along that bus