Free
Outside the Box Festival
Boston Common
http://outsidetheboxboston.org/
BARNSTAR!
MON, JULY 15, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM - BOSTON COMMON: THE BEACON
When a band’s line-up includes fiddle, banjo, and double
bass players, you know you’re in for something unique. Barnstar!’s
bluegrass-folk sound (and the occasional fiddle solo) is the perfect
soundtrack for kicking back on the front porch after an long day’s work.
The band only plays a handful of shows each year, since the quintet is
busy juggling acclaimed singer/songwriter careers and side gigs with
artists like Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, and Jonathan Edwards. Their
Outside the Box performance is a rare chance to catch the band
performing their versions of Neil Young and Paul Simon classics, as well
as their own bluegrass compositions.
Dale Ann Bradley
- MON, JULY 15, 5:30 PM > 6:30 PM - BOSTON COMMON: THE BEACON
A five-time winner of the IBMA Award for Female Vocalist
of the Year (2007-2009, 2011-2012), Dale Ann Bradley was raised in
Pineville, Kentucky, and began performing publicly at the age of 14 at
Pine Mountain State Park. She soon joined her first bluegrass band, Back
Porch Grass, and with help from fellow bandmate Harold McGeorge, put
together a demo, took it to Nashville, and got a gig on “Barndance”. In
1991, she became the lead singer and guitarist with New Coon Creek
Girls, recording four albums for Pinecastle Records. In 1997, the group
disbanded and she became a solo artist.
Since going solo, Dale Ann has recorded eight albums on several record labels, with several top 10 songs on the bluegrass charts and her album Catch Tomorrow voted Album of the Year by Bluegrass Now. She’s been hailed by Alison Krauss and Ricky Skaggs as one of the greatest vocalists in country and bluegrass music, and Ashland Coffee and Tea says, “Bradley commands a list of awards as long as Highway 40, yet a few minutes with her tells you she is something even more than extraordinarily gifed – she’s extraordinarily human.”
Since going solo, Dale Ann has recorded eight albums on several record labels, with several top 10 songs on the bluegrass charts and her album Catch Tomorrow voted Album of the Year by Bluegrass Now. She’s been hailed by Alison Krauss and Ricky Skaggs as one of the greatest vocalists in country and bluegrass music, and Ashland Coffee and Tea says, “Bradley commands a list of awards as long as Highway 40, yet a few minutes with her tells you she is something even more than extraordinarily gifed – she’s extraordinarily human.”
Ricky Skaggs
- MON, JULY 15, 6:45 PM > 8:00 PM - BOSTON COMMON: THE BEACON
A life full of music - that's the story of country and
bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs. He struck his first chords on a
mandolin over 50 years ago, and this Grammy, CMA, and IBMA Award winner
continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. With
12 consecutive Grammy-nominated classics behind him, all from his own
Skaggs Family Records label, the diverse and masterful tones made by the
gifted Skaggs come from a life dedicated to playing music that is both
fed by the soul and felt by the heart.
His talent catapulted him to success in the mainstream of country music, playing with Emmylou Harris and J.D. Crow & the New South, and he was the youngest member to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1982. His life's path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass music, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.
Ricky Skaggs has often said that he is "just trying to make a living" playing the music he loves, but it’s clear he’s done much more than that. The long-awaited album Music To My Ears is out now.
His talent catapulted him to success in the mainstream of country music, playing with Emmylou Harris and J.D. Crow & the New South, and he was the youngest member to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1982. His life's path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass music, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.
Ricky Skaggs has often said that he is "just trying to make a living" playing the music he loves, but it’s clear he’s done much more than that. The long-awaited album Music To My Ears is out now.
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