From Salem, Oregon, with more than twenty years of musical experience, guitarist Dale Adkins brings both exceptional creativity and virtuoso instrumental ability to the stage as well as the recording studio. Years of playing with many successful Northwest bands including Dr Corn, Out of the Blue, and mostly recently Frontline, have contributed to Dale's honing of his own signature sound that now makes him truly distinguishable among flatpick guitarists. He writes many of the bands original instrumentals and adds strong harmony vocals. Dale has taught guitar at the "Bluegrass at the Beach" workshop hosted since 1993, and is featured on the "Flatpick '97" and "Flatpick 2002" CD's released by Flatpick Guitar Magazine. He also owns and operates EggCrate Recording Studio in Salem, OR.

"Arguably one of the West Coast's best flatpick guitarists." - Bluegrass Now

"Dale has really matured as a player since we last heard him… he was really good then, but now he's really, really good… as in a major force." - Flatpick Guitar Magazine