West Virginia fiddler Bobby Taylor recorded the first dozen tracks of Kanawha Tradition with Mark Payne and John Preston in 1988. He returned to the studio nine years later and recorded the last four cuts on the album in 1997 with James Summers and David O'Dell.

Bobby also performs on Robert Shafer's fiddletunes.com CD, Swingin' Appalachian Style, along with the late, great Randy Howard.

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Bobby Taylor is a fourth-generation West Virginia fiddler.

While he looks and sounds forever young, Bobby has played fiddle for more than 30 years and always graciously cites and thanks his mentors, learning from Kanawha County, W.Va., neighbors like Clark Kessinger and Mike Humphreys.

He also was influenced by Doc Roberts, The Skillet Lickers, and Sam Jarvis.

Over the years, Bobby Taylor has has performed with the Morris Brothers Band, The Kanawha Tradition, and many other groups, and can be heard on his solo album, Kanawha Tradition"

Taylor is the contest coordinator for the Vandalia Gathering and the Appalachian String Band Festival, and has served as a judge for the Galax Old-Time Fiddler's Convention. Among his many awards is the WV State Open Championship. Bobby's fiddle classes usually focus on expanding student's repertoires and knowledge.