The Virginia Creepers have been playing Appalachian old-time stringband music since 1991. The original members, Steve Huestis (banjo), Rick Olcott (guitar) and Peter White (fiddle) met at a jam sponsored by the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society (NM FolkMADS) and were later joined by Laurie Phillips (mandolin) and Bruce Thomson (fiddle). Over the years, the Creepers have had more bass players than Spinal Tap had drummers, even occasionally drafting family members. Scott Mathis (guitarron), an early member of the band, has taken over bass-ish duties, now that he's back from his 5-year vacation in Denver.

The "Creeps" as they are affectionately known, come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds, but all have found a niche playing the original country music of Appalachia, spanning roughly the period from just before the Civil War to the 1920's. Bluegrass music is a direct outgrowth of this "Old-Time" tradition.