Event

Laurie Lewis in Santa Fe

The Sacramento News called her as fine a singer as anyone on the acoustic music circuit, anywhere in the world. Billboard praised her ability to successfully walk the high wire above esoteric country, combining elements of bluegrass and pure country to form her own seamless mix. Sing Out! recently stated, Its not too much of a stretch to suggest that if the Americana format wasnt invented for her, it should have been. And American folk music icon Utah Phillips boiled it down even further: Whatever country music is supposed to be, shes at the center of it.

One of the preeminent bluegrass and Americana artists, Grammy winner Laurie Lewis is a deeply versatile singer, guitarist and fiddler who came of age in the 1970s Bay Area bluegrass scene, where she submerged herself in both regions historic progressivism and its hardcore commitment to musical tradition: primarily the gospels of Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. She co-founded the all-female Good Ol Persons bluegrass band and later the Grant Street String Band, in which her own songwriting came to the forefront. Nowadays, she plays with a fairly regular roster of the best bluegrass musicians, including Tom Rozum, who will accompany her for the Santa Fe show.

Center Stage Santa Fe
6:45 doors, 7:30 show.
Presented in partnership with Santa Fe Performance Exchange