American banjo and acoustic guitar session player, having recorded with the likes of Dolly Parton, Fernando Ortega, Vince Gill and Brad Paisley. He is also a member of Union Station, the supporting band for Country/Bluegrass legend Alison Krauss. Block was born July 30, 1964 in Inglewood, California.
ALBUMS
Damien O'Kane, Ron Block
Banjophonics
2022, CD, Album, Pure Records (12)
Damien O'Kane & Ron Block
Banjophony
2018, CD, Pure Records (12)
Ron Block
Leiper's Fork Christmas
2016, CD, Not On Label (Ron Block Self-released)
Ron Block
Carter's Creek Christmas
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label
Ron Block
Hogan's House of Music
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label
Ron Block
Walking Song
2013
Ron Block
DoorWay
2007
Ron Block
Faraway Land
2001
Aoife Scott
Homebird
2019, CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label, 
,
, Folk
Sierra Hull
Secrets
2008, 
,
, Bluegrass
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Arcadia
2025, CD,
Bluegrass
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Paper Airplane
2011, Vinyl, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Alison Krauss + Union Station*
Live
2003
Alison Krauss + Union Station*
Live
2002
Alison Krauss + Union Station*
New Favorite
2001, CD UML, ,
, Bluegrass/Country
Rob Ickes
Hard Times
1997, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Find My Way Back To My Heart
1997, CD, Single, Promo, Rounder Records
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
1997, CD, Single, Promo, Rounder Records
Alison Krauss & Union Station
So Long So Wrong
1997
Alison Krauss & Union Station
When You Say Nothing At All
1995, CD, ,
, Country
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Every Time You Say Goodbye
1993, CD, Advance, Single, Promo, Rounder Records, 
,
, Bluegrass/Country/Country Rock
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Every Time You Say Goodbye
1992
Weary Hearts
By Heart
1989
Weary Hearts
Faith Is The Answer
1987, LP, Album, Cactus Records (10)
APPEARANCES +
Shelby Means
Shelby Means
2025, ,
, Bluegrass
Amy Papiransky
Friday's Daughter
2024, CD, Album, Mik-Ellen Music
Willie Nelson
Bluegrass
2023
Kate Rusby
Light Years
2023
Bob Minner
From Sulphur Springs To Rising Fawn - The Songs Of Norman Blake
2022, CD, Album, Engelhardt Music Group
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Crooked Tree
2022, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Bellsburg - The Songs Of Rich Mullins
2022
Kate Rusby
30 : Happy Returns
2022
Jesse Brock
Streamliner
2021, CD, Album, Sound Biscuit, ,
, Bluegrass
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
This Life We're Livin'
2021, CD, Album, Billy Blue Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Kate Rusby
Hand Me Down
2020, CD, 
Sierra Hull
25 Trips
2020
Sally Berry
God Is In Control
2019, CD, Album, Upper Management Music, ,
, Bluegrass/Gospel/Religious
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Inner Journey
2019, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Kate Rusby
Philosophers, Poets & Kings
2019
Aaron Lewis
State I'm In
2019, CD, ,
, Country
Midnight Skyracer
Fire
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
Johnny Cash Forever Words
2018, CD, 
Selah
Unbreakable
2017, CD, Album, Curb Records, ,
, Gospel
Michael Johnathon
WoodSongs III Album Sampler
2017, CD, Smplr, Poetman Records USA, ,
, Folk
April Verch
The April Verch Anthology
2017, CD, Comp, Slab Town Records,
Marc Martel
O Holy Night
2017, CD, Album, Marc Martel Music
Alison Krauss
Windy City
2017, CD, ,
, Folk/Country
Kate Rusby
Angels & Men
2017
Marc Martel
The Silent Night EP
2016, CD, EP, Marc Martel Music
Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley
The Country Blues
2016
Kate Rusby
Life In A Paper Boat
2016
Various
Mercyland - Hymns For The Rest Of Us Vol. No 2
2015, CD, Album, ToneTree Records
Damien O'Kane
Areas Of High Traffic
2015, CD, Album, Pure Records (12)
Travis Patton
O Come Emmanuel - Carols Of Christmas
2015, CD, Album, Lucid Artist
Tammy Jones Robinette & The Drive
Tammy Jones Robinette & The Drive
2015, CD, Album, Rural Rhythm Records
The Cox Family
Gone Like The Cotton
2015, ,
, Bluegrass
Kate Rusby
Ghost
2014, CD, Album, Pure Records (12), ,
, Folk
West Of Eden
Songs From Twisting River
2014, CD, Album, Dig, West Of Music
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
All-Star Duets
2014, CD, Album, MightyCord Records, ,
, Bluegrass
David Naiditch
Bluegrass In The Backwoods
2014, CD, Album, Naiditch Productions
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Before The Sun Goes Down
2014, CD, Album, Compass Records
Runa
Current Affairs
2014, CD, Album, Not On Label (Runa (9) Self-released), ,
, Celtic
Crowder
Neon Steeple
2014
Andrew Peterson
After All These Years: A Collection
2014, CD, ,
, Gospel/Folk
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
Lonely Comes Easy
2013, CD, Album, Rebel Records (3), ,
, Bluegrass
Mag'Grass
Mag'Grass
2013, CD, Album, Enh, Not On Label (Mag'Grass Self-released)
Aaron Ramsey
Gathering
2013, CD, Album, Omni Artists Productions
Rebecca Frazier
When We Fall
2013, CD, Album, Amtoco, ,
, Bluegrass
Sandra Boynton
Frog Trouble And Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs
2013, CD, ,
, Country/Folk
Tammy Jones Robinette
Let It Shine
2012, CD, Album, Little Creek, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Bluegrass
2012, ,
, Bluegrass
Julie Lee & The Baby Daddies
Julie Lee & The Baby Daddies
2012
Kate Rusby
20
2012, 2x CD, ,
, Folk
Jerry Douglas
Traveler
2012
Clay Hess
Rain
2011, CD, Album, Kang Records (2)
Russ Carson
Last Chance
2011, CD, Album, Patuxent Music
Thomas Porter
"Simple Box Of Pine"
2011, CD, Single, Not On Label
Smith And Nutbeem
Smith And Nutbeem
2011, CD, Album, Not On Label (Smith And Nutbeem Self-released)
Aled Jones
Forever
2011, CD, Album, DMG TV, DMG TV
Eilidh Patterson
This Is Now (Album Sampler)
2011, CD, Album, Promo, Smplr, Not On Label (Eilidh Patterson Self-Released)
Various
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Bona Fide Rarities And Unreleased Tracks
2011, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Country/Bluegrass
Sierra Hull
Daybreak
2011
Randy Kohrs
Quicksand
2010, CD, Album, Rural Rhythm Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Brad Paisley
Hits Alive
2010
Dailey & Vincent
Brothers From Different Mothers
2009, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Adam Steffey
One More for the Road
2009, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Thea Wescott
Cromwell And Other Roads
2009, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Bluegrass
Alison Krauss
Essential
2009, ,
, Country
Livingston Taylor
Last Alaska Moon
2009,
Tony Rice
Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection
2008, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
The Bankesters
Somewhere In Between
2008, CD, Album, Covenant Hills Records
April Verch
Steal The Blue
2008, CD, Album, Slab Town Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
10 Jaar Live Boet'n Deure Poolshoogte Odoorn
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Not On Label, 
,
, Bluegrass/Country/Folk
Jane Saunders
In His Hands
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label, 
Alison Krauss
A Hundred Miles Or More (Live From The Tracking Room)
2008
Dan Tyminski
Wheels
2008
Andrew Peterson
Resurrection Letters, Volume II
2008, CD, ,
, Folk
Darius Rucker
Learn To Live
2008, CD, ,
, Country
Alfie Boe
Onward
2007, CD, Album, EMI, EMI Classics
Lonesome Meadow
Goin' To Town
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label (Lonesome Meadow Self-released)
The Wells Family
Someday Soon
2007, CD, Not On Label (The Wells Family Self-released), ,
, Bluegrass/Gospel
Brad Paisley
5th Gear
2007, ,
, Country/Country Rock
Little Big Town
A Place To Land
2007
Alison Krauss
A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
2007, CD, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Andrew Peterson & Randall Goodgame
Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies
2006, CD, Album, Square Peg Alliance,
Bradley Walker
Highway Of Dreams
2006, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Various
European World Of Bluegrass 2006
2006, CD, Comp, Strictly Country Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Alan Jackson
Like Red On A Rose
2006
Fernando Ortega
The Shadow Of Your Wings - Hymns And Sacred Songs
2006
Josh Turner
Your Man
2006, CD, ,
, Country
Alison Krauss And Union Station*
CMT Most Wanted Live
2005, DVD-V, NTSC, CMT Home Entertainment
Alison Krauss And Union Station*
Home On The Highways (Band Picked Favorites)
2005, CD, Comp, Enh, Music Catalogue Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Rounder Records, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
The Chapmans
Simple Man
2005, CD, Album, Pinecastle Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Liz Meyer
The Storm
2005, CD, Album, Strictly Country Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Little Big Town
The Road To Here
2005, CD, ,
, Country
Various
Dog Train
2005
Various
Blue Highways : 42 Americana Originals Vol. 1
2004, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Continental Record Services, ,
, Country/Bluegrass/Folk
Tim Stafford
Endless Line
2004, CD, Album, FGM Records
Alison Krauss And Union Station*
Restless
2004
Alison Krauss And Union Station*
Lonely Runs Both Ways
2004, ,
, Acoustic/Bluegrass/Country Rock
Becky Buller
Little Bird
2004
Shania Twain
Up! Close & Personal
2004
Andrew Peterson
Behold The Lamb Of God: The True Tall Tale Of The Coming Of Christ
2004, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic
Andrew Peterson
Love & Thunder
2003, CD, Album, Watershed Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic
Jonathan Noël
Silent Movie
2003, CD, Pyanagrin Music, ,
, Acoustic/Soft Rock
Various
White Dove: The Bluegrass Gospel Collection
2003, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
Mickey Harris
Find My Way
2003, CD, Album, Not On Label
Eric Uglum
Shenandoah Wind
2003, CD, Album, Backcountry Music
Brad Paisley
Mud On The Tires
2003
Tony Rice
58957: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
2003
Various
A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
2003
Inishkea
100 Pan Pipe Chillouts
2003
Various
Just Because I'm A Woman - Songs Of Dolly Parton
2003, CD, ,
, Country/Country Rock
Chris Jones
A Few Words (The Best Of The Originals)
2002, CD, Comp, Rebel Records (3), ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Music From The Motion Picture
2002, CD, ,
, Country Rock/Chanson/Blues Rock/Soul/Vocal/Easy Listening/Swing/Gospel/Downtempo
McBride & The Ride
Amarillo Sky
2002
Various
O Sister 2 (A Women's Bluegrass Collection)
2002
Tim Rushlow
Crazy Life
2002
Various
Bluegrass Goes To Town
2002
Jerry Douglas
Lookout For Hope
2002,
Various
Blue Trail Of Sorrow (16 Top Bluegrass Gems)
2001, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
Sally Jones
Love Hurts
2001, CD, Album, Pinecastle Records
Jason White
Shades Of Gray
2001, CD, Album, Hanging Vines Music Ltd., Southwest Wholesale
Various
Under The Texas Sky: Songs From Texas Highways Magazine
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Smplr, Rounder Records
Reba McEntire
Greatest Hits Volume III - I'm A Survivor
2001, CD, ,
, Country
Various
Down From The Mountain (Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
2001, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Down From The Mountain - Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001, ,
, Bluegrass
Brad Paisley
Part II
2001
Various
O Sister! (The Women’s Bluegrass Collection)
2001, CD, ,
, Bluegrass
Chris Jones
Just A Drifter
2000, CD, Album, Rebel Records (3), ,
, Bluegrass
Bryan Sutton
Ready To Go
2000, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2)
Various
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture)
2000, ,
, Soundtrack/Country/Bluegrass/Folk
Various
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
2000
Darryl Worley
Hard Rain Don't Last
2000
Andrew Peterson
Carried Along
2000, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Acoustic/Soft Rock
Dan Tyminski
Carry Me Across The Mountain
2000, CD, ,
, Bluegrass
Alison Krauss
Forget About It
1999, ,
, Country
Various
Happy, Texas (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture)
1999, CD, ,
, Country/Soundtrack
Ronnie Bowman
The Man I'm Tryin' To Be
1998, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2), ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Bluegrass Breakdown: 14 Instrumentals
1998, CD, Comp, EasyDisc, ,
, Bluegrass
Chris Jones
Follow Your Heart
1998, CD, Album, Rebel Records (3)
Billy Dean
Real Man
1998, ,
, Country
Twila Paris
Perennial (Songs For The Seasons Of Life)
1998
Various
Tribute To Tradition
1998, ,
, Country
Various
Awesome God (A Tribute To Rich Mullins)
1998, ,
, Soft Rock
Clint Black
Nothin' But The Taillights
1997
Various
The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers (A Tribute)
1997, CD, ,
, Country/Country Rock
Ricky Skaggs
Life Is A Journey
1997, CD, ,
, Bluegrass/Country
Dale Ann Bradley
East Kentucky Morning
1997
Bill Frisell
Nashville
1997
Various
The Best Of Country Sing The Best Of Disney
1996, Cassette, ,
, Country
Vince Gill
High Lonesome Sound
1996, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Various
Twister (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Country Rock/Hard Rock/Pop Rock/Experimental
Forbes Family
In The Shadow Of Your Wings
1996, Cassette, ,
, Bluegrass/Gospel
Susan Ashton
A Distant Call
1996
Michael Johnson
Departure
1995, ,
, Vocal/Ballad
Alison Krauss
Now That I've Found You: A Collection
1995, CD, ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Alison Krauss
Baby, Now That I've Found You
1995
Kate Mackenzie
Let Them Talk
1994, CD, Album, Red House Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Keith Whitley / A Tribute Album
1994, CD, ,
, Country
Dolly Parton
Heartsongs (Live From Home)
1994, CD, ,
, Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Gospel/Country Blues
Alison Krauss And The Cox Family
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
1994
The Cox Family
Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone
1993, ,
, Bluegrass
Tim O'Brien And The O'Boys
Oh Boy! O'Boy!
1993
Butch Baldassari
Old Town
1990, CD, Album, Rebel Records (3)
Butch Baldassari
What's Doin'
1987
Yankee Bluegrass
On The Move
1983, LP, Album, Not On Label
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
Cloud Of Dust
CD, Album, RP, GSM Records (2)
Tony Rice
58957: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
CD, Comp, RE, EDC, Rounder Records
Various
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
CD, Comp, Enh, RE, Dig, Lost Highway, Lost Highway, ,
, Bluegrass/Soundtrack
Various
Country Goes Raffi
CD, ,
, Country
Fernando Ortega
This Bright Hour
CD, ,
, Religious/Gospel
Marc Martel
Christmas Duets
2024, LP, Album, MarcMartelMusic
Becky Isaacs Bowman
Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times
2022, CD, Album, House Of Isaacs, ,
, Country/Gospel/Bluegrass
Benjamin Daniel
Shelterheart
2021, CD, Post Emo Records
Various
Songlines: Top Of The World 141
2018, CD, Comp, Songlines
Andrew Greer
Angel Band: The Hymn Sessions
2012
Various
Sinner's Prayer
2008,
Various
Rounder Europe Presents …
2007, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
, Country Rock/Samba/Bluegrass
Various
Fresh Cut Bluegrass - 2007 Rounder Record Sampler
2007, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rounder Records, Borders Exclusive
Various
IBMA Sampler 2007
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Rounder Records
Various
Come To The Mountain
2004, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass/Country/Folk
Eric Clapton
Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Various
Bluegrass Number 1's (A Collection Of Chart-Topping Songs)
2004, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Bluegrass Borders Style
2003, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass
Various
Music That Moves You
2001, CD, Comp, Rounder Records,
Various
FYE Selects Volume 1 - Folk
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Zoë Records, Rounder Records Corp., Trans World Entertainment
Various
Christian Country Volume 41
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, HMG Nashville
Alison Krauss
Windy City
2017, CD, 
Eric Clapton
Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004, DVD-V, D/Sided, Unofficial, Multichannel, Reprise Records (2), ,
, Blues Rock/Classic Rock
Various
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture)
2000
Eric Clapton
The DVD Collection
8xDVD-V, Unofficial + Box, Unofficial, Not On Label
Alison Krauss And Union Station*
Lonely Runs Both Ways
CD, Album, Unofficial, Universal