Martha began dancing and playing at very young age. Now 22 years old, Martha plays fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, dulcimer and sings. She has won competitions on banjo, fiddle, and vocals. She has also been widely recognized for her Appalachian dancing. She has took part in Master Workshops on Dance at the National Folk Festival (US) and been featured as a dancer at several other festivals and workshops.

Jackson originally from Oregon, also grew up in a musical family. His father played several instruments like guitar and harmonica and sang country and traditional music. Jackson's grandmother was also a very accomplished musician, singer, and music teacher. His mother and siblings also play and sing as well.

Jackson began playing at the age of nine on guitar. He went on to later pick up mandolin, harmonica, and clawhammer banjo as well. Jackson has played in several bluegrass and old time bands from the West to the East Coast. He has done a lot of singing in trio and duet groups as well and has recordings on the VFH label. Jackson has won competitions in mandolin and duet singing as well.

As the Whitetop Mountaineers, Jackson and Martha have played concerts, festivals, workshops, and dances throughoutt the United States and abroad such as: GrahamFest USA, Cornish Bluegrass Festival in England, Illwarra Folk Festival in NSW, Australia, Tamworth Country Music Festival in NSW, Australia, Open House Festival in Belfast, Ireland, San Francisco Bluegrass and Old Time Festival, Harrisonburg Crooked Road Concert, and Grayson Highlands State Park concert series.

Along with performing as a duet act, they also are members of the Whitetop Mountain Band, which is made up mostly of the Spencer family and is one of the most popular old time bands in Southwest Virginia. The band has won many competitions throughout the years in Fiddler’s Conventions throughout the Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, etc. They have won many awards in band, vocals, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, duet singing, and dance competitions such as Fiddlers Grove, Galax Fiddlers Convention, Sugar Grove Fiddlers Convention, just to name a few.

The band has been featured on many recordings throughout the years and are currently Arhoolie and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities label recording artists.

The band plays many regular venues throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee such as the Carter Family Fold, and many dances in the region. The band has also toured throughout the United States playing festivals, concerts, and dances. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival in DC, National Folk Festival in Richmond, VA Arts Festival, Ollabelle Reed Festival, Floydfest, Dartmouth College Concert Series, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Festivals, Bristol Motor Speedway, World Fair, World Music Institute in NYC, MerleFest are a few places the band has performed. Recently, the band was invited to play on The Crooked Road Music Tour of the West Coast which toured throughout California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.

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