KATHLEEN
EDWARDS
opening act
CLARE BURSON

Friday, January 30 -- 8:00 PM

Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1979, the daughter of foreign service parents who played piano and guitar in their spare time. At five, Edwards began to study classical violin, which continued through her early teens. At that point, the Edwards family moved overseas. Removed from the influence of mainstream North American pop music, Edwards delved into her older brother's collection of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and early Tom Petty records. After high school, Edwards landed back in Ottawa, singing and playing her guitar in local clubs and networking with other musicians in the scene.

In 1999, Edwards recorded her debut EP, Building 55, and toured throughout Canada to support it, busking and opening for acts like Hayden and Jane Siberry. A bad breakup led to more songwriting, much of which took place after Edwards moved out of Ottawa and into rural Quebec. Those songs became the basis of Failer, her debut full-length, which she recorded in Ottawa in late 2001. The album was a heartfelt mixture of folk and country, and drew upon influences like Whiskeytown and Gillian Welch. A major critical buzz began then, and gigs at the 2002 South by Southwest and opening for Richard Buckner led to a deal with Zoe/Rounder, which released Failer on January 14, 2003. The album garnered rave reviews, and Edwards and her band toured extensively in support, headlining clubs and theaters and playing arenas opening for Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. In 2004, Edwards headed back into the studio to record her second album, with her guitarist and bandleader Colin Cripps serving as producer. The final product was called Back To Me, and arrived in stores in the spring of 2005. It was followed in 2008 by Asking for Flowers. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide.

Kathleen Edwards' Website

Clare Burson is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, renowned for her relaxed, gentle acoustic melodies… Clare incorporates intricate mandolin work into her unique style. The Nashville Rage has described as “awakening on a sunny morning, a breeze whispering through soft curtains . . . rumpled, a little seductive, and highly musical.

Clare Burson's Website

General Admission tickets: $20.00
Student tickets : $15.00

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THE DIXIE
BEE-LINERS

Saturday, January 31 -- 8:00 PM

With a ground-breaking new album that has achieved four #1's to date, PINECASTLE recording artists THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS are creating quite a buzz. Known for their high-octane harmonies and stunningly beautiful original songs, the band has appeared live on BBC Radio Scotland, NPR, the Food Network, and radio playlists across the country and world-wide, including regular rotation on Sirius and XM satellite radio. Their critically acclaimed new album, RIPE, recently topped the Bluegrass Now Fan's Choice Top 20 chart twice, and also achieved two simultaneous #1's on Bluegrass Music Profiles' Top 20 Hot Singles and the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart. The Bee-Liners spent nine consecutive weeks atop the RMR Bluegrass chart and two consecutive months in the Top Ten of both Bluegrass Unlimited charts.

Known equally for her golden pipes and lead foot, the dulcet-throated BRANDI HART is a native of the Bluegrass State. She grew up singing and playing music in Southern Baptist church choirs, where she got her start at the tender age of 2. Her thoughtfully penned originals cover a surprisingly broad range, from hard-driving blues scorchers to ancient-toned instrumentals. She plays rhythm guitar, Nashville guitar, fiddle, and mountain dulcimer. Bluegrass veteran BUDDY WOODWARD was a founding member of seminal 90's alt.country whiz kids THE GHOST ROCKETS, and NYC honkytonkers BUDDY WOODWARD & THE NITRO EXPRESS ("as explosive - and polished - a hard honkytonk outfit as you'll find around New York." Throughout much of 2005 and 2006, Buddy appeared in the Barter Theater's smash hit play, Man of Constant Sorrow: The Story of the Stanley Brothers, playing the roles of George Shuffler, Pee-Wee Lambert, Bill Monroe, and a Primitive Baptist preacher. A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Buddy plays the mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, and (*gasp!*) drums, as well as handling production chores for the band. Bristol native fiddler and sweet-voiced thrush RACHEL RENEE JOHNSON is a protege of Becky Buller's. Before joining the Bee-Liners, Rachel played with the Stevens family and the Boohers. JONATHAN MANESS is a crackerjack lead guitar and mandolin pickin' man, most recently seen with Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike as well as Young Harmony, and his own fine group, Mountain Soul; double-bassist JEREMY DARROW came back to his bluegrass roots after formal jazz studies, and has been seen recently with the The Philadelphia Bluegrass Band and The Acoustic League of Justice; and British-born banjo picker extraordinaire SAM MORROW, formerly of Mac Puckett & the Good Company Band, rounds out the sextet with his signature bluesy, Stanley-tone punch. Together, these accomplished musicians have performed and taught in hundreds of venues around the world. Their dynamic improvisational styles add jaw-dropping grit, humor, and emotion to THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS' live performances.

The Dixie Bee-Liners' Website

General Admission tickets: $10.00
Day of Show: $12.00

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