Banjo player Zach Gilmer has signed on with Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, taking the spot recently vacated by Josh Miller.

The 17 year old from Charlottesville, VA has won first place trophies at a number of regional competitions, as well as the Virginia state banjo championship. Zach has also performed as a member of Gold Heart, and with other groups in central VA.

You can find Carrie’s tour schedule on the band’s web site, and on her MySpace page, for a chance to catch Carrie live with her hot new banjo boy.