KBCO & Swallow Hill Music are pleased to present a very special
all-star performance in the intimate setting of Swallow Hill's Daniels
Hall when Bill Nershi, Darol Anger, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger & Scott
Law all share the stage together.
Since playing together at Pete
Seeger's Birthday Bash at Madison Square Garden in May, Nershi and
Rodriguez-Seeger have been looking for additional opportunities to play
together. Swallow Hill Music is thrilled to host them, along with Anger
and Law, for a troubadour-style show, playing and telling stories in
various combinations.
Bill Nershi is a founding member and
guitarist for The String Cheese Incident, one of America’s most popular
jam bands out of Boulder. Other projects include Honkytonk Homeslice (a
trio that he co-founded with his wife, Jilian, and includes Scott Law),
and the Emmitt Nershi Band, featuring Leftover Salmon’s Drew Emmitt. A
seasoned veteran of flatpicking and a variety of acoustic styles,
Nershi adds a unique, colorful perspective to virtually any musical
situation he encounters, and his enthusiasm and playful spirit
encourage an interactive, participatory experience for musicians and
fans alike. He is leading tonight's attempt by Swallow Hill Music and
Film on the Rocks to make the Guinness World Book Record for the
World's Largest Music Lesson at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Exceptional
among modern fiddlers for his versatility and depth, Darol Anger has
helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his
involvement with numerous groundbreaking ensembles such as his Republic
Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman
Quintet, Montreux and the Duo. Today Anger can be heard on NPR's "Car
Talk" theme every week, along with Earl Scruggs, David Grisman and Tony
Rice. He has recorded and produced scores of important recordings since
1977, is a MacDowell and UCross Fellow, and has received numerous
composers' residencies and grants. He is a featured soloist on dozens
of recordings and motion picture soundtracks.
Filtered through
time and technology, delay pedals, phase shifters and a touch of '60s
psychedelia, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger's music fuses the folk styles of his
family heritage with modern day rock-n-roll. Whether he plays solo,
duo, or with a band, on the guitar, banjo, mandolin, or harmonica, it's
all distinctively Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. His music is a blend of the
times. Perhaps traditional, alt-timey, or American traditional rock
would be apt descriptions. He writes tunes and loves to dig up ancient
folk songs, adding a verse or slightly rewriting them to reflect a more
positive outcome from the old messages of cause and effect, fear and
retribution than in the old moralistic tales.
Scott Law has
been working with legendary artists for nearly three decades. A
multi-instrumentalist, he plays drums and guitar, and his deep interest
in American roots music led him to pick up the mandolin, which he
doubles on frequently in concert. With any instrument in hand, Law is a
bold, imaginative improviser with who plays with exuberance in his tone
and a rare rhythmic concision that always makes the music sound bigger.
He just released a new solo album, Living Room, and is working on a
second release, Love & Repair.
Tickets: Advance $20/$18 for members; Day of $22/$20 for members
