# Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out

Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out (formerly known as IIIrd Tyme Out) is an American bluegrass band formed in 1991 in Cumming, Georgia. Consisting of Russell Moore (lead vocals and guitar), Keith McKinnon (vocals and banjo), Nathan Aldridge (vocals and fiddle), Wayne Benson (vocals and mandolin) and Colton Baker (vocals and bass), the band has released thirteen albums and two greatest hits collections since 1991. A regular on bluegrass radio, their works have earned them many individual and group IBMA and SPBGMA award nominations including the prestigious IBMA Vocal Group of the Year award which they have won numerous times.

## Band changes

In November 2013, banjo player Steve Dilling and bass player Edgar Loudermilk announced their intentions to leave IIIrd Tyme Out. Steve Dilling cited health reasons as his reason for leaving the band while Edgar Loudermilk decided to capitalize on a songwriting and solo CD push. It was later announced that Keith McKinnon would be the new banjo player and Blake Johnson would be the new bass player. The new lineup performed together on stage for the first time in January 2014 in Galax, Virginia.

## Touring

IIIrd Tyme Out headlined at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards show in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada in 1996 and again in 1998. They performed at the 4th Annual Willow Park Bluegrass Jamboree in Hagersville, Ontario, in August, 2002. In 2005 they performed at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. The band toured as part of the Bluegrass Sundays Winter Concert Series organized by the Northern Bluegrass Committee in Ontario, Canada in 2011.
In 2016 IIIrd Tyme Out continued to maintain a busy touring schedule; in 2016 they performed at the Tallgrass Festival in Oklahoma.

## Awards

* The Independent Music Awards: Best Country/Bluegrass Song: "My Lord's Gonna Be There"
* IBMA Vocal Group of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
* IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year: Russell Moore - 1994, 1997, 2010
* SPBGMA Bluegrass Vocal Group & Contemporary Gospel Group: 2001
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## Members

Current members
* Russell Moore — lead vocals, guitar (1991–present)
* Wayne Benson — mandolin, mandola, backing vocals (1992–2004, 2007–present)
* Keith McKinnon — banjo, backing vocals (2013–present)
* Nathan Aldridge — fiddle, backing vocals (2018–present)
* Colton Baker — bass, backing vocals (2023–present)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Grass | US | US Heat | US Indie |
| IIIrd Tyme Out | Release date: 1991 Label: Rebel Records | — | — | — | — |
| Puttin' New Roots Down | Release date: 1992 Label: Rebel Records | — | — | — | — |
| Grandpa's Mandolin | Release date: 1993 Label: Rebel Records | — | — | — | — |
| Letter to Home | Release date: 1996 Label: Rounder Records | — | — | — | — |
| Living on the Other Side | Release date: 1997 Label: Rounder Records | — | — | — | — |
| Live at the Mac | Release date: April 7, 1998 Label: Rounder Records | — | — | — | — |
| John & Mary | Release date: October 5, 1999 Label: Rounder Records | — | — | — | — |
| Back to the Mac | Release date: October 2, 2001 Label: Rounder Records | — | — | — | — |
| Singing on Streets of Gold | Release date: 2002 Label: Chateau Music Group | — | — | — | — |
| The Best Durn Ride | Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Chateau Music Group | 13 | — | — | — |
| Round III at the MAC | Release date: October 3, 2006 Label: Chateau Music Group | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out | Release date: May 19, 2009 Label: Rural Rhythm Records | 6 | — | — | — |
| Prime Tyme | Release date: October 24, 2011 Label: Rural Rhythm Records | 8 | — | — | — |
| Timeless Hits from the Past: Bluegrassed | Release date: January 7, 2013 Label: Cracker Barrel | 1 | 161 | 1 | 18 |
| It's About Tyme | Release date: September 4, 2015 Label: Break a String | | | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Compilations

| Title | Album details |
| Erase the Miles | Release date: January 20, 2004 Label: Rebel Records |
| Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Compilation | Release date: 2007 Label: Rounder Records |