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Paula Spurr (upright bass, vocals), Amber-Lynne Yourk (mandolin, vocals), Ed Yourk (guitar, vocals)

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Drawing on the talents of up-and-coming Nashvillians Andy Hall, Chris Eldridge, Chris Pandolfi, Jeremy Garrett, Jesse Cobb, and Travis Book, the Infamous String Dusters manage to balance a fluency in old-timey bluegrass with indie jamgrass sensibilities. They released their first album, Fork in the Road, on Sugar Hill in 2007. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide
to read more visit www.infamousstringdusters.com

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Years of European and North American tours, four critically acclaimed albums, a Juno nomination and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations...little wonder, the buzz around John Reischman and The Jaybirds continues to grow. Like the mandolinist at its helm, the group fashions a stylish, elegant take on bluegrass that is at once innovative and unadorned, sophisticated and stripped-down, happily old-fashioned, yet unselfconsciously new. To see their live show is to believe it. A genial blend of story-telling and side-show humor provides the backdrop to their studied performance of original songs, instrumentals, and newly arranged traditional material.

Hailing from the variegated ranks of the contemporary West Coast acoustic music scene, each of these 'birds has certainly earned his wings: the list of projects they have contributed to over the years is nothing less than a short list of acoustic power houses. Like any good flock, though, only when they move together as a group do they reach their full splendor.

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Junior Barber, Tom Venne and Julie Venne Hogan are “Beartracks” the trio was formed early 2004 and has been making its mark as a group that performs roots country, bluegrass and Americana music. The main focus being the sibling vocal harmony of Tom and Julie and Junior’s unique stylist approach to playing resonator guitar, they are a very special act to watch perform and the response from fans regarding their stage shows has been extremely positive. Their music is the kind that makes everyone feel good!

WORKSHOP

Beartracks will also be hosting workshops from 2-3 pm at the Irish Cultural Centre, free of charge for members, $5 for non-members. Tickets at the door only.

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At the age of 16, Charlie Sizemore joined Ralph Stanley's band as lead singer, replacing Keith Whitley. Nine years later, he formed The Charlie Sizemore Band, toured for a dozen years and made seven critically acclaimed albums, with guests such as The Oak Ridge Boys, Vern Gosdin, Allison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Tom T. Hall, J. D. Crowe and Ralph Stanley. He also appeared on the Grammy-nominated recordings Saturday Night and Sunday Morning with his mentor Ralph Stanley and on Tim Austin's Grammy-nominated The Stanley Brothers, Tribute to a Bluegrass Legacy.

Currently Sizemore maintains a demanding and highly successful law practice, writes short stories and songs in his spare time and continues to record for Rebel Records. His issued a tribute to his longtime friend and fellow Eastern Kentuckian, Tom T. Hall, for the album The Story Is...The Songs of Tom T. Hall. The song "Me and Jesus" from this recording was nominated for a Dove Award.
to read more visit www.charliesizemoreband.com

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Legend is not always loud. Particularly in the beneath-the-radar substreams of American folk music and bluegrass, it is bestowed more by whispered word-of-mouth, over years and decades, than by the hurried hype and ballyhoo of the pop mainstream. You can't measure Laurie Lewis's 30-year career with the usual commercial yardsticks. She has won a Grammy ("True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe," 1997), and twice been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association).
to read more visit www.laurielewis.com

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