Monday, July 15, 2013

Bluegrass Monday at Outside the Box

Day three of Boston's free festival bring three bluegrass bands to the Common.
Free
Outside the Box Festival
Boston Common
http://outsidetheboxboston.org/


BARNSTAR!  

MON, JULY 15, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM - BOSTON COMMON: THE BEACON






Barnstar!
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
Dale Ann Bradley
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.” 

Ricky Skaggs

  • MON, JULY 15, 6:45 PM > 8:00 PM - BOSTON COMMON: THE BEACON
Ricky Skaggs
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.


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