The Chapmans

The Chapmans don't quite fit the profile of the usual family bluegrass band. Unlike the Renos, the McCourys, and others, there are no ancestors with years of musical experience lurking in the Chapmans' background, nor does the obvious talent stretch back generation after generation. They are the first of the family to carve out a career in music, but they aren't going at it alone. All the members of the Chapman family -- father Bill; mother Patti; and sons Jason, Jeremy, and John -- were big fans of Denver-based bluegrass bands Hot Rize and Front Range long before they formed ...