The Pilot Mountain Bobcats have been entertaining dancers and festival goers with their infectious brand of old time stringband music since 1989. The Bobcats include Nancy Sluys on fiddle, Jacki Spector on fretless banjo, Allin Cottrell on guitar and Bill Sluys on bass. Based in Surry County, North Carolina, the band has played for many regional and nationally known dance events, fiddlers conventions, festivals and concerts. Some of these include Augusta Dance
Week and Old Time Week, Merlefest, Feet Retreat, the Eno Festival, Autumn Leaves Festival, Foot Mad, the Hometown Opry, the L.E.A.F Festival, Blue Ridge Music Center, Galax Leaf and Strings Festival and various square and contra dances.

Frequenting the local fiddler's conventions, the Bobcats can usually be found jamming into the night in the campground. They have placed in the top five at Galax, Clifftop, Elk Creek, Fries and other fiddler’s conventions. 2004 was a good festival year for the Bobcats. They made their presence known by placing fourth at Sparta and third at Elk Creek and the Galax Fiddler's Convention. The Bobcats have produced two recordings and are working on a third project that should be released soon. All the Pilot Mountain Bobcat recordings are available from the band as well as from this web site and are sure to make you dance!