Adam Hildebrandt had never performed string music when he purchased a second-hand banjo and mandolin on Craigslist in 2021. Two EPs and some 18,000 Spotify listeners later, Hildebrandt finds himself in charge of a stellar new-grass band called Bark Point with musicians Charlie Wichmann on acoustic bass, Martin Brady Heerema and Chris Naas on acoustic guitar and Dylan Breyer on mandolin. Inspired by the great outdoors, soaring harmonies and a Trampled by Turtles sense of musical adventure, Bark Point has developed a sweet and sensitive bluegrass sound that never gets old. The single “Sierra” was released in December.