By any measure, Claire Lynch is high on the bluegrass world’s A-List, with accolades that include two International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year awards and two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass Album, and most recently, Lynch won the 2012 USA Artists $50,000 Walker Fellowship.
Now, on the heels of the prestigious award, Lynch has prepared her highly awaited Compass debut DEAR SISTER to be released by Compass Records next Monday, June 3rd.
The album showcases Lynch and her razor sharp band (Mark Schatz – bass, Matt Wingate – guitar, mandolin, Bryan McDowell – fiddle, mandolin, guitar) on a rocksolid, 10 song set of bluegrassy folk and Americana.
Standouts include “Doin’ Time” (with Tim O’Brien on vocals and bouzouki), the title track “Dear Sister”—an
anthemic ballad of the Civil War written by Lynch and Louisa Branscomb based on recently discovered historic letters written by a relative of Louisa’s on the eve of the battle of Stone’s River—and the Pierce Pettis penned “That Kind of Love.”
Taken as a whole, the songs constitute what is possibly Claire’s most personal record to date and certainly one of the most broadly accessible albums of her storied career.
Look for Claire on tour in the following cities:
- 06-08-2013 Rolla, MO
- 06-09-2013 Belle Plaine, KS
- 06-10-2013 Perkins, OK
- 06-27-2013 New York\, NY
- 06-28-2013 Blairstown, NJ
- 06-29 and 6/30 2013 Altamont, NY
- 07-12-2013 Mount Solon, VA
- 07-13-2013 Lorton, VA
- 07-25-2013 Hiawassee, GA
- 07-26-2013 Athens, GA
- 07-27-2013 Bloomingdale, GA
- 08-01-2013 Ridgefield, CT
- 08-02-2013 Sodus, NY
- 08-08-2013 Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- 08-09-2013 Richmond, MN
- 08-11-2013 Alta, WY
- 08-14-2013 Billings, MT
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