Silver City originated in the Washington, D.C. area, where the band had a popular 10-year run and released their first CD, "Somewhere In These Hills."  The California version of the band has been taking the stage at festivals, fairs, concerts and pubs in Northern California and Nevada since 2023.  Their new EP "Train at the Station" was released in August 2025 and is available on popular streaming platforms.​​
 

Leta Simons (guitar, vocals): Leta’s mother was a bona fide coal miner's daughter from the hills of Southwest Virginia.  Bluegrass and country music dominated the radio, record player and TV at home, and when Leta was twelve her mother pulled out an old guitar from the closet and strummed a few chords.  Leta took it from there and has been singing and playing ever since as a solo artist and in country, bluegrass, and Americana bands.  A multi-instrumentalist, she toured as a pianist with Dixieland band Celebration Road Show when she was still a teenager.  Leta later honed her songwriting skills in Nashville where she was a featured singer/sonwriter at writer's nights in the round, sharing the stage with well-known country lyricists.  She was living in Alaska when she fortuitously met bass player Dan Pollak.  In her new hometown of Folsom, California she spends most of her artistic time developing the repertoire and arrangements for Silver City.

Dan Pollak (bass, vocals): Dan began his musical career in the Bay Area playing saxophone in various jazz ensembles and R&B bands. His love of bluegrass and roots music later inspired him to take up the upright bass. A temporary job assignment in Juneau, Alaska led to forming his first roots band with Leta in 2008, and their move to Washington, D.C. in 2010 sparked the creation of the original Silver City.  In the D.C. area Dan also laid down the bassline in a variety of other bands including The Truck Farmers, Djangolaya, and Little Pink, the backup band for alt-country singer/songwriter Mary Battiata.  Moving back to his home state, Dan launched the California version of Silver City with Leta in 2023.  Since then he has also played with Sacramento-area bluegrass band DeltaGrass and can be seen onstage from time to time playing saxophone with area jazz ensembles.

 

Silver City rounds out its lineup with a rotating roster of exceptional musicians.  The band has regularly featured Dave Corina and Tom Shewmake on mandolin, Giorgi Khokhobashvili on fiddle, and other notable California instrumentalists, all of whom add energy and virtuosity to every performance.  Silver City combines all these talents to deliver a high-spirited mix that blends tradition and originality.