 He operated a recording studio from 1994 until 2009 in Winchester, VA. Tom Adams has worked as a banjo player in the Lynn Morris Band, Blue Highway, and in bands headed by Rhonda Vincent and Dale Ann Bradley.Adams was awarded Banjo Player of the Year three times (1992, 1993, 2002) by the International Bluegrass Music Association.He was most recently (July 6, 2009 - May 9, 2011) the guitarist and lead singer for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper.