|
Event
Mike Compton Solo Performance
Grammy award winner Mike Compton is perhaps best known as the featured mandolin player on the "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou" movie and soundtrack. He also performed on the "Down From The Mountain Tour", as well as the "Cold Mountain Tour". Mike has made a powerful mark in the bluegrass and old-time music circles as one of the most influential mandolin players in the world.
He has collaborated with such diverse notables as John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, David Grier, Sting, Elvis Costello, and T-Bone Burnett. Mike treasures his memories of a friendship with his mentor, Bill Monroe, and has "wholeheartedly concentrated on the art of Bill Monroe and the furtherance of his musical legacy." (STOMP, 2006)
Mike currently plays mandolin with the Nashville Bluegrass Band which has won two Grammy Awards, two Entertainer of the Year honors from IBMA, and four wins as IMBA's Vocal Group of the Year.
Additionally, Mike, along with old-time fiddle master Bruce Molsky and Rafe Stefanini, and banjoist Joe Newberry make up the JUMPSTEADY BOYS and have achieved much success during tours down under to Australia and in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
In 2005, Mike was nominated for the IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year.
David McCarty writes in the Mandolin Magazine's article, "Mike Compton -- The Unlikely Icon"... "Today, few fans of bluegrass mandolin anywhere in the world are unfamiliar with the work of Mike Compton. He's taken a passel of influences -- old-time fiddle tunes, rock salt and nails bluegrass, the aching allure of the true Delta blues and even a whiff of Seales and Crofts -- to create one of the most recognizable and respected mandolin voices anywhere. Sometimes, it would seem, you just have to look a little deeper to see the icon within." ROTTEN TATERS, Mike's newly released solo cd, recorded at Twang Studio in Western Australia, shows off his unique dexterity, mastery and musicality. As a prolific composer in his own right, of the fifteen songs and tunes on ROTTEN TATERS, six are from Compton's own pen, though each of these could easily pass for an old time fiddle or bluegrass tune from traditional sources....the mandolin solos glide like a "slow drying creek in the heat." More blues, ragtime and those upbeat numbers filled with innuendo, roll in with Midnight Hour Blues, How Do You Want Your Rollin' Done (aka How Do You Want it Done) and I'll Tell You About the Women, all are a showcase for Compton's innate sense of humour as well as precise rhythm and clear diction (something in short supply these days) that never betrays his Mississippi roots. Lyrics are delivered with an honesty and feeling that cannot be faked.
Writing from the point of a musician, Mike Compton noted, "...our function is not merely to entertain but to communicate to one another...If you hear something herein that stirs your memories...or causes you to reflect on the day, I am satisfied I have done my job well."
For more information about Mike, visit: https://mikecompton.net/
|
|
 |
LocationOn the Rise Bakery (View)
39 Esplanade
Richmond, VT 05477
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
Contact
|
