Rebecca "Becca" Eggers-Gryder plays bass with Amantha Mill. Becca was born and raised in Boone, NC and has been an attorney in her family's law firm for twenty years. She has always had a keen interest and love for folk and bluegrass music. As a songwriter, Becca draws from a deep well incorporating her strongly crafted lyrics into sounds that skirt country, bluegrass and blues while maintaining the essence of down home living in her songs. A prolific songwriter, Becca's unique voice transforms her original original tunes into gritty story songs about the human experience. Before the inception of Amantha Mill, Becca released “The Ballad of Willa Kale”. Her first solo album featured musicians Steve Lewis, Randy Greer, Kim Stacy and Bob White.
Billy Helms
Billy’s love for music began after hearing the now famous banjo theme from the movie “Deliverance”. Shortly thereafter, Bill began his musical journey with banjo and the guitar. Throughout his career he has performed at Carowind's, co-fronted half of the country duet “Marshall and Vaughn”, and performed at Tweetsie Railroad. Bill spent seven years in France performing with grammy-winning artists, the Moody Brothers at EuroDisney. While in Europe, he appeared on television for Disney shows in Spain, Italy, and Germany, as well as Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and the ABC Nightly News. With the Moody Brothers, Bill has opened shows for Charlie Daniels, the Dixie Chicks, Confederate Railroad, and Dan Seals. Since returning with his family stateside in 1998, Bill has performed both as a solo artist and as a member of a praise and worship band at his local church. You can find Billy during the day at Jefferson Pilot Financial in Boone.
Randy Pasley
Randy grew up in Grassy Creek, North Carolina and started playing music while in his early teens. Parlaying a lifelong love of music into a career, he owns and operates a music store in West Jefferson, North Carolina, where he gives lessons on anything that has strings. Randy is a three-time winner in the Dobro category at the Galax Old Time Fiddler's Convention and recently founded the National Resonator Guitar Championship held in Todd, North Carolina. When he has an off weekend, you can find him hiking, bicycling, or even skydiving.
John Cockman
John is an extraordinary fiddle player with a smooth stylistic flare. He has added a new dimension to the band with his unique and artistic interpretations of the music of Amantha Mill. John and his brother, Ben, also sing harmonies enhancing the rich vocals of the band. John works as a Physics Instructor and Demonstration Manager in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University. John is married to Jennifer Cockman. They are the proud parents of Arwen Grace Evenstar and Lorien Noel Daystar.
