| March 14, 2009 [Saturday] | |
| 8 pm | |
| http://www.thesweetbacksisters.com/ | |
This young group of pie eyed plunkers perform an incredible array of traditional old time & honky tonk music reminiscent of the 1940's & 50's. With their hot licks and sweet girl-on-girl harmonies they're sure to warm the heart of any of you modern day cowboys and girls. The Sweetback Sisters are on the rise. In April 2007 the group recieved a special invitation to perform on A Prairie Home Companion for their People in Their Twenties Talent Show! yeeehaw! So why not come see this wild bunch in action? |
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| Zara Bode | |
| vocals. Raised by a dancer and a comic artist, Zara was steeped in the arts during her childhood. She first drew public attention to her voice in high school while attending the Pioneer Valley School of Performing Arts. There she sang with Downbeat awarded a capella group 5-Alone, starred in many musicals, and studied folk music from around the world. She has since studied musical theater at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, provided guest vocal work for Blue-note recording artist Amos Lee. | |
| Emily Miller | |
| vocals. Emily Miller is rapidly becoming known in folk circles around the United States and Europe as a singer, fiddler and workshop leader. Raised in a family of old-time musicians, she couldn’t escape an early education in traditional American musical styles (try as she might!). | |
| Jesse Milnes | |
fiddle, guitar. Jesse Milnes, a born-and-bred West Virginian, grew up surrounded by old-time
fiddle and banjo music. His natural tone and driving rhythm set him apart from
modern country fiddlers and his patented Milnes-style guitar picking is enough
to make even the most seasoned bluegrasser green at the gills. Also on his
musical resume are stints playing electric bass in a punk band in Mexico, fiddle
in a country band in Nashville, and square dances in just about every dance hall
in West Virginia. He resides in Elkins, West Virginia, where he teaches fiddle
and cleans banjos. |
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| Joseph DeJarnette, Corey Dimario, or Amanda Kowalski | |
bass |
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| Stefan Amidon | |
drums. Stefan grew up singing with his family (The Amidons) and has been the percussionist for the cutting edge contra dance band Popcorn Behavior/Assembly since he was ten. Now a jazz percussion student at Oberlin Conservatory, he is in demand as a dance percussionist at dance weekends and recording studios around the country. |
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| Ross Bellenoit | |
Telecaster and lap steel. |
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| Need more information about this concert? | |
| Call 304.415.3668 | |
