The Buck Mountain Band takes its name from the mountain in Grayson County near the home of Bob and Sue Taylor, the band's founders. In its original incarnation 40 or 50 years ago, the Buck Mountain Band had as its core players Wade Ward and Charlie Higgins. This new group formed in 1999 at the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. Core band members are Bob Taylor (fiddle), Sue Taylor (guitar), Debbie Larson (bass), Larry McPeak (guitar), and Dan Peck (banjo). Alternate banjo players are Amy Boucher, Roger Wilson, and Ray Chatfield, who ably fill in when Dan is unable to make it down from Charlottesville; Katherine Higgins and Karen Carr sometimes plays bass. The band plays old-time mountain dance music and waltzes. Bob draws on a wide variety of sources for his fiddle tunes. Members of the group appear Mondays at the music center's Mid-day Mountain Music program.