TANASI is a worldgrass trio based in Asheville, North Carolina, channeling global folk traditions through the drive, textures, and close harmonies of an Appalachian string band. Featuring Billy Cardine on dobro and other slide instruments, Anya Hinkle on vocals and guitar, and Mary Lucey on vocals, upright bass, and clawhammer banjo, the group unites three widely acclaimed roots artists whose combined careers span decades of touring, recording, and cross-cultural exchange. Their music follows the invisible threads that connect cultures, landscapes, and hearts-from Nepal’s high plateaus and South African villages to the mountains of Appalachia-celebrating the shared human rhythms that surface wherever people gather to sing, dance, grieve, and love. 

The members of TANASI have appeared on iconic stages, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Ryman Auditorium, and have toured extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Their individual work has been praised by outlets including No Depression, PopMatters, Americana UK, and NPR-affiliated programs, and collectively they have performed at major festivals such as Bonnaroo, MerleFest, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Earl Scruggs Music Festival, RockyGrass, and leading international roots festivals across Scandinavia and Europe. 

In 2025, TANASI was named a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts USArtists International Grant, recognizing the trio’s dedication to meaningful cross-cultural artistic collaboration. 

In 2026, TANASI will appear at major U.S. festivals, including RockyGrass, Red Wing Roots, and Strawberry Music Festivals, while releasing their self-titled debut album, TANASI.