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2015 Bluegrass Series with Red Dog Ash and Crary, Evans, and Spurgin
Red Dog Ash is an award-winning bluegrass band from California's central valley. The quintet is known for its original compositions, hard-driving tunes, tight harmonies, and authentic high-lonesome vocals. Inspired by the bluegrass tradition, smart and passionate in its performance, the band's unique sound has recently and aptly been calledSoulgrass.
DAN CRARY is the musical legend, master of the guitar, a founder and pioneer of flatpicking, and a stylist with an international reputation for innovation, taste, and brilliance. His performance style blends traditional material from a variety of American sources and continues to blaze exciting new territory in his recordings and personal appearances today. Dan is a veteran of tours in more than thirty countries as he connects musically and personally with fans throughout the world. If creativity, quality, and longevity are hallmarks of artistic achievement, then Dan Crary must be recognized as one of the greatest traditional artists of our day.
BILL EVANS is an internationally known five-string banjo life force. Bill's electrifying performances spring out of his deep knowledge, intense virtuosity and contagious passion to all things banjo. In a career spanning decades Bill is loved by thousands of fans worldwide, due to his international performing, authorship of Banjo For Dummies, the world's most read book on the instrument, and many remarkable personal appearances, including the San Francisco Symphony and A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Bill Evans' 2012 CD In Good Company topped international folk and bluegrass charts.
STEVE SPURGIN is a native son of the Lone Star State whose song writing, recording, and performing have spanned the globe. As a former Nashville staff writer Steve penned hit songs for the publishing companies of Gene Watson and Reba McEntire. Today, Steve the performer is the essential singer-songwriter, entertaining audiences and winning major awards from BMI and IBMA; recently he won the "New Folk" award at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival. His "performed with" resume' includes, among others, the super group California, Byron Berline and Sundance, Mason Williams, Freddy Fender, and The Limelighters.
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LocationWest Side Theatre (View)
1331 Main St.
Newman, CA 95360
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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