Appalatin is a six-member Appalachian / bluegrass / Latin band based out of Kentucky.
The band is known for playing bluegrass and Americana standards such as My Old Kentucky Home, but with traditional Central and South American instruments, such as the pan flute, charango, and conga,[1] as well as traditional North American instruments such as harmonica and banjo.
Appalatin also plays Latin standards, such as Guantanamera.
The members of Appalatin met by chance while in Louisville, Kentucky.
They began performing together as a band in 2006 for Heine Brothers Coffee.