FRESH APPLES‘ toe-tapping feel-good music features the tight vocal harmonies of guitarist Meryl Brown and Doc Rolland, an Arizona State Fiddle champion & 3X National Certified Division fiddle champion. Two of Arizona’s most talented bluegrass musicians, Billy Parker (mandolin) and Tyler James (banjo), join Doc & Meryl for the 2025 Desert Bluegrass Festival show, turning FRESH APPLES into a dynamic and “fresh” sounding bluegrass quartet.
FRESH APPLES will perform an eclectic mix of originals and fresh arrangements of bluegrass and old-time music. Doc and Meryl’s playful synergy, good old-fashioned humor, lively audience participation and just plain having fun make each FRESH APPLES performance special!