BIOS: The Band - Craig Miner - Ryan Shupe - Bart Olson - Roger Archibald - Ryan Tilby
At the age of nine Ryan Tilby was informed that he was to learn a musical instrument, and would he prefer the piano or the clarinet. His response was speedy and succinct: banjo.
That single life-altering decision thrust him down a path filled with festivals, jam sessions, vanagons, hippie-dancing, and Shupes. Tilby played with String Fever, a youthful bluegrass band led by the fearless Ted Shupe, with mandolinist Tara Shupe, and guitarists Roger Archibald and later Ryan Shupe. That led to a brief stint as the banjist for the Rubberband, before the invaluable Craig Miner joined the band.
Tilbyıs history then becomes vague. It is rumored that he traveled to Nepal, studying the ways of the Tibetan Monks. Perhaps he was in Europe on some sort of religious quest. It is known that he attended Utah State University for a time where he studied jazz guitar, that he has been seen on stages with Sam Payne and Peter Breinholt, and that most recently he lived in southern Utah honing his mountain biking skills a developing an uncanny tolerance for heat.
