Deep in the rolling hills of Kentucky, where the fog clings to the hollers and the cicadas sing harmony at dusk, Hog & Hominy was born. The duo—Jasper “Hog” Calloway, a banjo-pickin’ farm boy with hands as rough as his melodies, and Maggie Mae “Hominy” Harper, a fiddle-playing firecracker with a voice that could shake the rafters—met at a county fair’s impromptu jam session.
Jasper grew up splitting his time between plowing fields and plucking strings, raised on a steady diet of bluegrass greats like Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe. Maggie Mae, the daughter of a traveling preacher and a schoolteacher, was raised on gospel harmonies and learned to play the fiddle before she could write her own name. Their paths crossed when they were both competing in a local barn dance contest—Jasper for the prize money, Maggie Mae for the bragging rights.
The chemistry was instant. His fast, clawhammer banjo picking met her soaring, sawmill fiddle style, and together they created a sound that felt like it had been echoing through the hollers for generations. They started playing local barn dances, front porch get-togethers, and Sunday potlucks before word spread, and soon they were traveling the country, playing old-school bluegrass with a fresh, fiery spirit.
With Maggie Mae’s rich harmonies and Jasper’s steady-handed picking, Hog & Hominy is a revival of mountain music at its finest—earthy, raw, and real. Whether they’re belting out a fiery fiddle tune or singing a mournful ballad, their music takes listeners straight to a world of misty hills, crackling campfires, and the timeless sound of home.
