Officers/Board of Directors

Elizabeth Greeson, President Elizabeth Greeson has been a resident of Jamestown, NC her whole life and works for theTown of Jamestown as the Accounts Payable and Billing Coordinator. She is married to Russell Greeson, with two sons-Scott and Daniel. She quotes” As a mother I have been blessed by my sons’ passions. First Scott by playing golf and seeing him play some of the most beautiful courses across our state and now Daniel traveling to play Bluegrass on the Blue Ridge Parkway and along The Crooked Road.” Daniel was invited to play at a monthly meeting for a HLS youth showcase in 2005, which was his first public performance on Bluegrass fiddle. He has competed in fiddler’s conventions throughout North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee and is now a student at East Tennessee State University in the Bluegrass program. She was touched by all the encouragement from members of High Lonesome Strings. “I want to give back to an organization that encourages musicians to share and expose live traditional music to our region.” She serves as her Church Choir and Special Music Director, she is a past Junior Appalachian Musicians Ambassador, Houstonfest Youth Stage Coordinator, Merlefest Volunteer since 2010, serves on the Historic Jamestown Board, was past High Point District Youth Council Coordinatorof UMC, and was a county appointed Council on Aging delegate from 2010 to 2015. Her administrative work and volunteer experience offers a wealth of organizational skills as well as her exposure to Bluegrass in all her family’s travels.

Cliff Greeson, Vice-President

Natalie Wurz, Secretary Natalie Wurz, a Georgia native, has been a lifelong lover, supporter, and player of traditional music. While attending Young Harris College in the north GA mountains, she was inspired to take up the banjo, her first stringed instrument. Natalie’s 10 years working in the west (Colorado and then Utah) were highlighted with weekends spent hiking, fishing, learning guitar, and programming/hosting a weekly radio show on KRCL in Salt Lake City, promoting acoustic genres of bluegrass, traditional country, old-time, and celtic music. Her professional career in Quality Assurance led her back to the south in 1989. She quickly joined the Triad music community as a DJ on WQFS at Guilford College in Greensboro and also served as a Board Member for the Fiddle and Bow Society based in Winston-Salem. Natalie has been an active member of High Lonesome Strings since 2007. In her current role as part owner and VP, Director of Sales and Marketing for Stonefield Cellars Winery in Stokesdale, she supports and promotes American Roots music through sponsorship of regional music festivals and hosting of concerts, workshops, and jam sessions at the winery that feature local, national, and international talent. She continues to evolve as a musician and singer is now learning to play the fiddle and mandolin.

Debbie Hayes, Treasurer I’m a mother of 5 from a 33-year marriage but, I have met so many more through High Lonesome Strings that I’d like to call my youngens or at least my family. I’ve been in Bluegrass music for coming up on 9 years. I’m not a musician but oh how I love everything that comes with the life……… good hearted folks, talented and wholesome youngens, jams, festivals, conventions, dancing, and camping.  I’m all about keeping the tradition of the music alive, so when I meet the youngens that’s all in the music, my heart just swells, and I want to be involved with all that encourages and supports their growth.

Pammy Davis Lassiter, Newsletter Editor, Membership, Pickin’ in the Park Pammy has had a passion for Bluegrass music since she attended her first festival at Lavonia, Georgia in 1976. She plays a beautiful Scheerhorn Resonator Guitar in a mostly all-girl Bluegrass band called Southern Magnolia that formed in 1995. For 7 years in the 90’s, she played in an old-time band called Old Blue along with her husband Clyde on guitar who passed away in 2011. Now she plays in The Twisted Grass Entourage with her husband T. Lassiter who sings lead and plays bass in the band. Pammy is founder and past president, vice president, secretary and treasurer of the High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association.

Julia Paschall, Merchandise Julia is responsible for ordering and selling Tee-Shirts, Bags and Caps. She also stocks the monthly meeting with music catalogs and festival flyers. Julia plays Mandolin.

Jon Hardee I first heard “hillbilly music” listening to Roy Acuff 78 rpm records on the family Magnavox in the 60s. In the 70’s I was reintroduced to a more modern version of the music with Roy Acuff along with a fine group of musicians on the popular “Will the Circle be Unbroken” recording. As a guitar player and singer more familiar with 60’s and 70’s popular Rock and Roll music, I was captivated by the virtuosity of the players and even recalled some of the songs from those old 78’s. That started a lifelong journey into the discovery of Bluegrass music both as a player and enthusiast. A transplant to the Triad in 2010, I was fortunate to find and be welcomed by the wonderful folks at the High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association. I hope that you find the same friendship that I have here with HLS. Welcome to the music!