Ralph Stanley
date:Saturday, October 18, 2008 time:7:30 PM venue:The Moore Theatre address:1932 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 View map from:Paramount Theatre
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Ralph Stanley & The Clinch
Mountain Boys at The Moore Theatre. Although Ralph Stanley needs no
introduction, we'll go ahead and give him one anyway. Ralph was born
in Dickenson County, Virginia, where he still resides when he's not on
the road. After 55 years in the business, he's still the best banjo
picker and tenor singer in bluegrass music. As a recording artist, he
has performed on more than 170 albums, tapes, and CDs. He's also
written many songs himself and with his brother, the late Carter
Stanley. Ralph's played throughout the United States and in many
foreign lands, too, including several tours of Japan. In addition to
the many honors Ralph has received as a bluegrass musician, including
membership on the Grand Ole Opry, he is also a Shriner, a member of the
Primitive Baptist Universalist Church, and active in his local
community, having served on the Dickenson County School Board. Ralph
is married to Jimmi Stanley, and they have two daughters, Lisa and
Tonya, and, of course, one son, Ralph II.
The Clinch Mountain Boys currently live in scattered
communities in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
They meet up in Coeburn, where their tour bus is parked and head out on
the road. Their typical work week starts on Wednesday or Thursday and
wraps up on Sunday, when they normally head in home for a couple days
of well-deserved rest before starting out all over again.
John Reischman
As one of the
acoustic world's top-ranked mandolin players and composers, veteran
artist John Reischman is renowned for his exquisite taste, tone and
impeccable musicianship.
His mastery of the instrument is showcased today in the
powerful bluegrass band John Reischman and the Jaybirds, and his
Latin/jazz instrumental duo with highly-regarded acoustic guitar
stylist John Miller.
The Jaybirds' fourth and most recent album Stellar Jays
is now available. "Any argument about John Reischman & the Jaybirds
being a leading bluegrass band can be settled by listening to their
exceptional third album, The Road West." - Billboard, 2005. "The
musicianship is, as ever, flawless." - The Georgia Straight, 2005.
Their previous CD Field Guide (Corvus/Copper Creek) was nominated for
Canada's highest music award, the Juno, in the Roots and Traditional
Group category for 2002.
Tickets: $33.00 or $23.00 not
including applicable fees. Tickets available Friday, August 22 at
10:00am at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone, service charge
free at The Moore Theatre box office or online at www.TheMoore.com.
