Ron has spent the last 37 years chasing his bluegrass dream. He has released three national recordings on Copper Creek Records as well as two independent projects. He was a member of Special Consensus and can be heard singing and playing mandolin on two albums. Both recordings feature great original songs written by Ron Spears. Ron is a multi-instrumentist and has performed with Special Consensus, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, David Parmley and Continental Divide and of course his own band Within Tradition. Ron has songs recorded by Daily and Vincent, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lou Reid and Carolina, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Bluegrass Cardinals, Josh Williams and several other top bluegrass acts.