Blue Highway’s Award-winning Bluegrass comes to EOH tonight
EARLVILLE – Blue Highway is without doubt one of the most esteemed and influential groups in contemporary bluegrass. The powerhouse band brings their fiery bluegrass to the historic stage at the Earlville Opera House at 8 p.m. Friday. This performance is generously sponsored by Seven Oaks Clubhouse Restaurant and WCNY TV & Classic FM.
With eight highly praised albums, Blue Highway has garnered two Grammy nominations, a Dove Award, topped the Bluegrass Unlimited radio charts, and won numerous International Bluegrass Music Association awards. With a deep bench of virtuoso songwriters, vocalists and instrumentalists, Blue Highway steers a path that balances between tradition and innovation, remaining at the forefront of contemporary bluegrass music.
Performing together for 15 years, the band includes master musicians Jason Burleson on banjo, guitar, and mandolin; Rob Ickes on dobro; Shawn Lane on mandolin, fiddle, and vocals; Tim Stafford on guitar, and vocals; and Wayne Taylor on bass and vocals.
Band member, Tim Stafford says they are “a democracy in the best sense of the word”: five gifted artists selflessly merging talents into a seamlessly dazzling group sound. Rob and Jason turn out the heart-pounding instrumentals, while Shawn, Tim and Wayne give Blue Highway a depth of songwriting talent unprecedented in sixty years of bluegrass bands. Some may remember the amazing talent of dobro player Rob Ickes, when he was an unexpected guest musician with Sean Camp at EOH in 2007.
Bluegrass Unlimited notes that: “Never before has a bluegrass album composed entirely by band members achieved this high a level of song craft from start to finish. Lane, Stafford and Taylor have moved beyond writing great songs, as we have come to expect from them, and entered into the world of genuine art. As songwriters, the three now demonstrate a mastery of imaginative creativity. Rather than just writing intriguing songs that tell stories, the stories now seem to be fully their own, no matter how far they move beyond the composers’ lives.” July 2008
Don’t miss the stellar musicianship and songwriting of Blue Highway in the remarkable acoustics of the Earlville Opera House this Friday. General admission is $26 and $21 with an EOH membership. Students are discounted to $21. Premium seating is available for added $5. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
Before the show, take a visit in our Art Galleries, Artisan’s Gift Shop and EOH Arts Café. The café is always open before the performance and during intermission, and serves tasty desserts, refreshing summer drink classics, and hot coffee/tea as well. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call 315-691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The Opera House is located at 6 East Main Street, in Earlville.
Earlville Opera House events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and through the generosity of Earlville Opera House members.
With eight highly praised albums, Blue Highway has garnered two Grammy nominations, a Dove Award, topped the Bluegrass Unlimited radio charts, and won numerous International Bluegrass Music Association awards. With a deep bench of virtuoso songwriters, vocalists and instrumentalists, Blue Highway steers a path that balances between tradition and innovation, remaining at the forefront of contemporary bluegrass music.
Performing together for 15 years, the band includes master musicians Jason Burleson on banjo, guitar, and mandolin; Rob Ickes on dobro; Shawn Lane on mandolin, fiddle, and vocals; Tim Stafford on guitar, and vocals; and Wayne Taylor on bass and vocals.
Band member, Tim Stafford says they are “a democracy in the best sense of the word”: five gifted artists selflessly merging talents into a seamlessly dazzling group sound. Rob and Jason turn out the heart-pounding instrumentals, while Shawn, Tim and Wayne give Blue Highway a depth of songwriting talent unprecedented in sixty years of bluegrass bands. Some may remember the amazing talent of dobro player Rob Ickes, when he was an unexpected guest musician with Sean Camp at EOH in 2007.
Bluegrass Unlimited notes that: “Never before has a bluegrass album composed entirely by band members achieved this high a level of song craft from start to finish. Lane, Stafford and Taylor have moved beyond writing great songs, as we have come to expect from them, and entered into the world of genuine art. As songwriters, the three now demonstrate a mastery of imaginative creativity. Rather than just writing intriguing songs that tell stories, the stories now seem to be fully their own, no matter how far they move beyond the composers’ lives.” July 2008
Don’t miss the stellar musicianship and songwriting of Blue Highway in the remarkable acoustics of the Earlville Opera House this Friday. General admission is $26 and $21 with an EOH membership. Students are discounted to $21. Premium seating is available for added $5. The EOH Theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.
Before the show, take a visit in our Art Galleries, Artisan’s Gift Shop and EOH Arts Café. The café is always open before the performance and during intermission, and serves tasty desserts, refreshing summer drink classics, and hot coffee/tea as well. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call 315-691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The Opera House is located at 6 East Main Street, in Earlville.
Earlville Opera House events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and through the generosity of Earlville Opera House members.
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