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About the artists
A native of southern California, David Parmley was a founding member of the
Bluegrass Cardinals, along with his father Don on banjo and Randy Graham on
mandolin. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, the Bluegrass Cardinals were
among the top bluegrass bands on the festival circuit. Known for their intricate
harmonies, they recorded 15 projects, appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and
performed at the White House for President Jimmy Carter.
In 1991, the Parmleys won an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
award for recorded event of the year for Families of Tradition, Parmley and
McCoury, an album recorded with Del, Ronnie and Rob McCoury.
David Parmley and Randy Graham teamed with banjo player Scott Vestal to form
Continental Divide in 1994. The band won the IBMA's emerging artist award in
1995. In 2005, they released the album Long Time Coming on CMH Records. At
that time, the band included Parmley, Graham, Steve Day on fiddle, Dale Perry
on banjo and Barry Berrier on bass.