Jim Hurst’s unique picking style and mastery of bluegrass guitar has wowed audiences around the world. He has a self deprecating sense of humor and a fine voice, making him a crowd favorite wherever he plays. Jim toured with Holly Dunn, Sara Evans, Claire Lynch and Trisha Yearwood before going solo in 2010. He was IBMA Bluegrass Guitar Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002.
Session Americana (Boston) is a rock band in a tea cup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle. This band/collective of talented musicians craft an musical experience unlike any other. On stage is a collapsible bar table wired with microphones, a vintage suitcase recast as a kick drum, an old Estey field organ, a pre-war parlor guitar, a mandocello and all of its smaller siblings, a harmonica case fire damaged when Jack's bar went up in flames and graffitied by Depeche Mode roadies, and an assortment of other instruments that get passed around in this freewheeling modern hootenanny. Special guest Ali McGuirk adds to the festivities in this very special presentation!
Instrumental in launching the progressive bluegrass movement, 4-time Grammy nominees The Seldom Scene has enthralled audiences for more than 40 years with their talented musicianship, signature sound, solid repertoire...and sheer sense of fun!
After winning a Grammyfor his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Rooted in the rich ground of American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel and possessed of a deft storyteller’s pen, he weaves vivid, detailed, often drawn-from-life tales that evoke some of our most universal human feelings: love, hope, faith, joy, heartbreak.
Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene, respected by the old guard, revered by the young guns, and adored by the fans who shake his hand after the show each night. After five decades in the game, Trout is a talismanic figure andpart ofthe glue that bonds the blues community together, at a time when the wider world has never been so divided. He’s also the only artist with the vision, talent and star-studded address book to pull off a project on the scale of "We’re All In This Together".
A performance of "The Word Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass" by Carol Barnett. This is an amazing work that beautifully combines traditional choral writing and bluegrass music. We will be accompanying the Sudbury First Parish Choir. We will also be performing our own special selection of Bluegrass Gospel harmonies. All are welcome!
The Ballroom Thieves - Calin “Callie” Peters (vocals, cello), Martin Earley (guitar, vocals), and Devin Mauch (percussion, vocals) - mine immense melodies and hypnotic hooks from personal stories on their 2018 EP, Paper Crown (Nettwerk Records). Under the cover of vintage jazz-style, the five songs reflect feelings of rootlessness from four nomadic years, bouts of depression, and the ever-looming specter of political unrest hanging over the country.
Boston based female trio, fast rising stars in Americana music world. Beautiful and catchy songs about love, loss and drinking, with a rootsy twang and contemporary insight.
Tripping Lily opens the show. BBC Young Folk Musician award winner Jarlath Henderson is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and doctor. His debut solo album, ‘Hearts Broken, Heads Turned’, is an assemblage of traditional folk songs from across the UK and Ireland, collected by Jarlath throughout his musical life, and presented as they’ve never been heard before…Henderson has performed and recorded in such illustrious company as The Transatlantic Sessions, Jack Bruce, Lau, Capercaillie, Paddy Keenan, Salsa Celtic...
She started out singing in Chicago folk music clubs as a teenager. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega, Steve Forbert, The Roches, and others. With a beautiful flair for harmony, Lucy was everyone’s favorite singing partner, but most often she found herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. People envisioned big things for them; in fact, The New York Times said it was “easy to predict stardom for her.” But then Lucy dropped it all.