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LAURIE LEWIS AND TOM ROZUM

Since forming a musical partnership in 1986, when Tom first joined Laurie's acclaimed band, Grant Street, Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum have recorded 12 albums and performed around the globe. These Grammy-nominated artists (for their 1995 album The Oak and the Laurel) are widely regarded as among the leading lights of modern bluegrass and are highly-prized by their peers as sidemen and producers.
International Bluegrass Music Association executive director Dan Hays calls Laurie "one of the preeminent bluegrass and Americana artists of our time." Acclaimed musician Sam Bush puts it more simply, calling her "a great singer, terrific fiddle player, fine songwriter, and one very good band leader." Laurie also performed on both the Grammy-award winning, 1997 IBMA album of the year True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, and the Grammy-nominated Ralph Stanley & Friends' release Clinch Mountain Country.

In 2004, Lewis & Rozum released their third duo album, Guest House (their first for HighTone Records), a characteristically versatile and engaging offering of love songs, laments, social commentary, and freewheelin' fun in the spirit of old-time music. Laurie and Tom pay homage to such eminent influences as Woody Guthrie, Hazel Dickens, Grandpa Jones, and the inimitable Bill Monroe, adding their own distinctive touches to traditional favorites as well as performing several of Laurie's nonpareil compositions.

Laurie and Tom are available for master classes and workshops in fiddle, mandolin, songwriting and vocal arrangements.
 

THE FOGHORN TRIO

The Foghorn Trio is Caleb Klauder, Stephen "Sammy" Lind and Nadine Landry.  Caleb Klauder and Stephen “Sammy” Lind have been playing together since 2000 with the Foghorn Stringband and many other musical endeavors including the Caleb Klauder Country Band, the Dirk Powell Band, Balfa Toujours and Going Across the Sea. The Foghorn Trio features Caleb and Sammy trading off on vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo.  Nadine Landry switches between upright bass and guitar, bringing in elements of Cajun by drawing on her French Acadian roots. 

The Foghorn Trio has performed traditional American Old Time music all over the globe. They have toured extensively throughout the US, the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Malaysia; including the Tonder Music Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, the Rainforest World Music Festival, the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival and The Seattle Folk Life Festival. 

Check 'em out at www.quicksilverproductions.net/foghorn-stringband.php and www.foghornstringband.com  

Steve James

In the studio, his solo efforts have been enriched by musical contributions from fellow travelers Bob Brozman, Bad Livers, Alvin Youngblood Hart,Cindy Cashdollar, Gary Primich, Ruthie Foster, and his frequent duet partner Del Rey. In turn, Steve has recorded with a diverse crew including Maria Muldaur, James McMurtry, Jesse 'Babyface' Thomas and Kevin Russell of the Gourds. He's played live with a slate of blues/roots luminaries including John Hammond, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and Howard Armstrong. His original songs have been variously covered by artists from new-folk phenom Ana Egge to folk/blues godfather Dave Van Ronk. Steve has also appeared on numerous compilation albums, including a recent Grammy-nominated tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell and an homage to Charley Patton to which he contributed both music and liner notes.

A noted traveler, Steve James has toured extensively, playing at festivals, concerts and clubs throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland and the U.K., continental Europe, Australia, Brazil and China.

"Flawless fingerpicking and slide guitar paired with an idiosyncratic writing style and an exuberant performance persona makes Steve James come onlike a full band." 
--Dirty Linen

WILD ASPARAGUS

Dance Music From New England

Wild Asparagus is a five person band from Western Massachusetts. Drawing upon music from New England, the British Isles, and Canada, as well as classical sources, Wild Asparagus takes an original approach to the traditional dance music of our folk heritage. Using their unique blend of instruments, creativity, and skills, they offer a sensitive and powerful performance. Since 1984, Wild Asparagus has been highly successful in bringing their music to dances and concerts throughout the United States.

 
Wild Asparagus is Ann Percival on piano, guitar, and vocals. Ann’s playing is highly inventive while still maintaining an irresistible rhythm. David Cantieni, a woodwind wizard, pours forth lively melodies and liquid harmonies on his flutes, tin-whistle, oboe, saxophone and bombard. George Marshall is an accomplished English concertina player and also provides driving rhythms on bodhran and bones. Harry Aceto on bass is a dynamo of musical energy. Becky Tracy’s masterful fiddling is that rare combination of energy and beauty. George also provides excellent instruction and calling for New England style contras.   

Ani deFranco summed it up well when she said of Wild Asparagus,
"you'se guys kick butt!"

LITTLE BLACK TRAIN

What do you get when you mash up a virtuosic bluegrass mandolinist, a traditional Irish fiddler, and an old-timey songster? Kenny Blackwell (mandolin and guitar), John Weed (fiddle), and Stuart Mason (guitar, banjo, and mandola) are the bluegrass-roots trio Little Black Train. From Depression-era gospel and blues to Appalachian and Celtic dance tunes, they dig up the roots of bluegrass that traveled to America from Ireland and Scotland in the 19th century. Avid practitioners of the time-honored folk process, these boys combine new words and melodies with traditional songs from sources such as the Carter Family, Doc Boggs, and Charlie Poole. On the instrumental side, they mine fiddle tunes from archival sources in West Virginia, Ireland, and Scotland.

"Each of these three is amazingly accomplished, but something magical happens when they play together, their instruments swirling around one another like curls of smoke from a smoldering fire. This is old-time music at its most riveting!" --Glen Starkey, New Times SLO

TRIPLE CHICKEN FOOT

Triple Chicken Foot is a Los Angeles based Old Time band.  Having played together for more than five years, The Foot has honed their skills and focused on playing Old Time music rooted in tradition.  Spending time with veteran players around Los Angeles and the country, they have soaked up knowledge and technique handed down through the years.  The Foot finds their voice through their repertoire of tunes and songs, be it gospel songs, archaic banjo tunes, or crooked fiddle tunes.  In recent years they have been a powerful new dance band on the scene.  They have recently released their second full length CD titled Tar River.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS

Our goal is to bring our music to the public. We have played over 85 performances in 2008, and are rapidly adding to our 2009 schedule. We play at schools, weddings, birthdays, senior and adult living centers, and special events. Our music includes, but is not limited to, Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Western Swing and Dance. We play most occasions for a nominal fee. We can set up our own sound system, or use yours.