Submitted Photo The Waddington Brothers create cowboy and bluegrass music. The band took first place in the International Bluegrass Band Competition in 2023.

STANLEY — Nicknamed The Bluegrass Cowboys, the Waddingtons will be on stage at the Sibyl Center in Stanley Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m.

Seth, Ethan, Jacob and Job Waddington skillfully blend cowboy and bluegrass music, creating a style that’s timelessly classic with rich, vocal harmonies and instrumental versatility that ranges from hard-driving bluegrass to more mellow acoustic tones.

The Waddington Brothers’ performing experience together traces back to 2004, and they officially came together as The Waddington Brothers in 2019. Their musical inspiration today is drawn from many pools of influences. Their sound might be described as a mixture of traditional bluegrass and gospel music. In 2023, at the annual SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America) Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, the Waddington Brothers took first place in the International Bluegrass Band Competition.