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Ticket" $15.00 Door - $20.00
Doors open at 6 PM for jamming and show begins at
7:30 PM
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By any measure, the Claire Lynch Band is high
on the bluegrass world's A-List, with musicians
whose accolades include International Bluegrass
Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the
Year and two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass
Album (Claire); five IBMA Bass Player of the Year
awards (Missy Raines); and two IBMA Guitar Player
o the Year awards (Jim Hurst).
Claire's collaboration with Missy Raines and Jim
Hurst dates back to the days of the Front Porch
String Band, resulting in a seasoned sound that
is simultaneously unpretentious and rickly textured.
It's a down-home, front porch sensibility - until
you realize that it's a rare front porch, indeed,
that has ever hosted musicians of this caliber.
Jim Hurst throws out impossible leads effortlessly,
and the band is grounded by Missy Raines' unerring
instinct for the right groove and her lithe, boundary-stretching
bass lines. The band's newest member, Toronto native
Jason
Thomas, brings monster chops on fiddle and mandolin,
supported by remarkable musical versatility and
imagination that have made him instantly at home
in one of the greatest bluegrass bands currently
on the scene.
Dolly Parton credits Claire with "one of the
sweetest, purest and best lead voices in the music
business today." Claire's harmonies have graced
the recordings of many stellar musicians, from Ralph
Stanley to Emmylou Harris. Equally gifted as a songwriter,
her songs have been recorded by The Seldom Scene,
Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea, The Cherryholmes,
April Verch and others. The Claire Lynch Band is
now touring with a moving and impressive CD, "New
Day," released on March 28 by Rounder Records.
Whether you are a longtime fan of Claire and the
Front Porch String Band, or are new to the bluegrass
sound, the Claire Lynch Band will jump to the top
of your personal A-List, right from the first song.
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