„The Future of Bluegrass“ Della Mae (USA) Deadly Gentlemen (USA) Cahalen Morrison and Eli West (USA)
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Many of the exciting developments in 
Bluegrass are currently found outside the regions of its origin in the South East of the United States. In the same way Bill Monroe and his band invented Bluegrass in the late 1940s mixing Blues, Jazz, Irish and Scottish folk, Gospel and Spirituals in Kentucky, his peers and successive generations of players kept experimenting on developing new aspects and sounds until today.
This year the „Jamboree“ artists are all from the northern states of the USA, where the music grows more freely without sometimes rather conservative limitations of the South.
The sound stays fully authentic and usually only experts may notice the differences and find out that most of
the music is new and does not draw from the repertoire of sixty years of
Bluegrass, although the connection is still easy to recognize. But be sure -
there will also be a good dose of "Monroe" tribute on the show!
The two rising stars of the Seattle Folk scene perform new pieces with the musical sound of today.Cahalen's songwriting is inspired by the old songs of a time, when hard work and the struggle to survive the Depression years in the mountain region of the Appalachians lead to a musical form that dealt with the existential aspects of life: themes of landscape, nature, love, sorrow, grief, joy,death and reverence, deeply spiritual, open and honest. In the course of history this sometimes-called "White Man's Blues" was named oldtime, folk,country, bluegrass and hillbilly.
The "fire" of Cahalen and Eli emerges from the combination of songwriting with the intensity of the Bluegrass and beautifully played instruments as well as intense vocals. At age 15 the(practically incurable) bluegrass virus got Eli, since then he has been devoted to stringed instruments. His special way of playing the guitar combines breathtaking solo and rhythm work. He also writes the vocal arrangements which can be characterized by spirited rhythmic and harmonic explorations of the style - exactly the artistic freedom that motivated the musicians of the genre back in the early years of the 20th century – or as Monroe put it: "create your own music!"
THE DEADLY GENTLEMEN These banjo-rappers at some of their performances in the South virtually had to escape from the stage of a traditional Bluegrass Festival, because the audience did not seem ready for the innovative “rap-grass“-sound of the band. Amazing, as they further developed Bill Monroe's idea of Bluegrass:the mix of old and new: Rap, Jazz, Pop and Rock, New Acoustic Music plus Bluegrass into something they call „Grasscore and Epic Folk“. The lyrics sometimes are harsh and violent, but also sweet and romantic and tell about love and hate and many other timeless topics. The way they combine rhythmic vocal structures and wild, improvisational instrumental outbursts is simply revolutionary. "The Bluegrass Police will definitely keep an eye on us" laughs master Gentleman, banjo wizard and doctor of molecular biology Greg Liszt. He joined Bruce Springsteen for productions and on tour, became a founding member of progressive folk roots band "Crooked Still" and is considered as one of the few true banjo innovators. His playing is "funky"and expands traditional three-finger picking into a four-finger style with exciting rhythmic elements along powerful melodic lines.
DELLA MAE, or in other words five of the best female Bluegrass musicians and performers of the North East together in one “supergroup“. They do not think much of the rather softly played softer modern Bluegrass style, but favour amore speedy and rough version of this kind of music. As huge fans of the 40`s and 50`s sound of the wild men of that era, the five women combine a strong drive, powerful harmonies and modern songwriting to a contemporary and intensive style of Bluegrass, which they will perform for the first time in Europe at all. Celia Woodsmith's powerful voice is influenced by various styles of music from Bluegrass, Country and Soul over to Blues and even Folk. Through her impressive play of the rhythm guitar on stage she`s the connective part between the different members of this ambitious band. Kimber Ludiker plays the fiddle: when she was three years old her grandfather taught her the first fiddle lessons and today by the beginning of her 20sshe already has been awarded Grand National Fiddle Champion twice. She is considered as one of the central artists of her generation and in her furious play of the extraordinary five-string fiddle she mixes elements of Bluegrass, Oldtime and Western Swing.Courtney Hartman provides the Flat Pick Solo Guitar, an instrument which first in the 1960`s became an equal part of the Bluegrass-ensemble besides mandolin, fiddle and banjo and is more often played by men. For her virtuoso solos she regularly gains standing ovations from enthusiastic audiences.Today besides her band activities she is taking classes in "serious" music at the well-respected Berklee College of Music in Boston, a region where currently the most exciting developments in Bluegrass music in the USA are taking place. Jenny Lyn Gardner is a master of the Bluegrass Mandolin: As the band's “snare drum“ she is responsible for the typical Bluegrass off-beat rhythm. In traditional Bluegrass there is no percussion itself, so this part is taken over by the other instruments together. During the band`s performances it is always an exciting moment listening to Jenny Lyn`s vivid solos. Amanda Kowalski plays the acoustic String Bass. A true and living legend at the string bass, she has played in extraordinary projects together with banjo explorers Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck or Abigail Washburn, only to name a few of the great names she has performed with over the years. Her musical journey lead Amanda, who was born in the Hillbilly State of West Virginia, to the “Grand Ole Opry“ in Nashville as well as to Sidney`s famous opera house where she played highly respected shows.3. Bluegrass Jamboree! – Festival of Bluegrass and Americana Music 01.12.2011 77654 Offenburg Reithalle 20:00 02.12.2011 72762 Reutlingen franz k 20:00 03.12.2011 CH-8200 Schaffhausen Kammgarn 20:00 Switzerland 04.12.2011 80333 München Amerikahaus 20:00 05.12.2011 88212 Ravensburg Zehntscheuer 20:00 06.12.2011 87435 Kempten Haus International 20:00 07.12.2011 91154 Roth Kulturfabrik 20:00 08.12.2011 84478 Waldkraiburg Haus der Kultur 20:00 09.12.2011 53121 Bonn Harmonie 19:30 10.12.2011 63303 Dreieich Bürgerhaus Sprendlingen 20:00 11.12.2011 06295 Lutherstadt-Eisleben Landesbühne 18:00 12.12.2011 CZ-Prag OREA Hotel Pyramida 19:30 Czech Republic 13.12.2011 34127 Kassel Schlachthof 20:00 14.12.2011 99817 Eisenach Alte Mälzerei 20:00 15.12.2011 44137 Dortmund Domicil 20:00 16.12.2011 31137 Hildesheim Kulturfabrik Löseke 20:00 17.12.2011 28816 Stuhr Gutsscheune Varrel 20:00 18.12.2011 41564 Kaarst Albert Einstein Forum 20:00
ATTENTION: Again there will be a world wide live radio broadcast of the full first show of the tour. So all of you who can't be at this show can catch the music on radio Wueste Welle in Tübingen via Internetradio.http://www.wueste-welle.de DATE: Dec 2, 20-24:00 (Central European Time)RADIO LINK http://188.40.63.198:8000/stream.m3u or http://www.wueste-welle.de/ (click on "on air" down left)
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