The musical partnership between consummate performer Alasdair Fraser, “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling,” and brilliant Californian cellist, Natalie Haas, spans the full spectrum between intimate chamber music and ecstatic dance energy. Over the last 16 years of creating a buzz at festivals and concert halls across the world, they have truly set the standard for fiddle and cello in traditional music. They continue to thrill audiences internationally with their virtuosic playing, their near-telepathic understanding, and the joyful spontaneity and sheer physical presence of their music.
Fraser has a concert and recording career spanning over 30 years, with a long list of awards, accolades, radio and television credits, and feature performances on top movie soundtracks (Last of the Mohicans, Titanic, etc.). In 2011, he was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Haas, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, is one of the most sought after cellists in traditional music today. She has performed and recorded with a who’s who of the fiddle world including Mark O’Connor, Natalie MacMaster, Irish supergroups Solas and Altan, Liz Carroll, Dirk Powell, Brittany Haas, Darol Anger, Jeremy Kittel, Hanneke Cassel, Laura Cortese, and many more.
Bob Troutman says that this is probably the only time this band plays here. They are on the rise.
Luthier Marcus Engstrom from Bozeman says they were the finest band at Rocky Grass…quite an accomplishment.
BIOGRAPHY
AJ Lee and Blue Summit made their first appearance in Santa Cruz in 2015. Led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, AJ Lee, the bluegrass band has performed all over the world, but finds home in California’s Bay Area.
The latest full length project, I’ll Come Back, debuted August 2021 – with national touring in support of the record ongoing. Although falling loosely under the bluegrass label, AJLBS generally plays sans banjo, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on steel stringed acoustic guitars, AJ on mandolin, Jan Purat on fiddle, and Chad Bowen on upright bass – a configuration effectively used to create unique space and texture in the arrangements not as commonly found in the music of their peers. Drawing from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock, and jam music, the band uses the lens of bluegrass as a vessel through which to express and explore the thread that binds and unifies all great music.
An evening with The Growling Old Men and Natalie Padilla…
Join Ben Winship, John Lowell and Natalie Padilla as they join together for a unique show featuring their original music. From John’s award winning Western ballads and Ben’s witty songs to Natalie’s acclaimed fiddle tune writing, you’re in for an evening of feel good folk music.
What more can I say, they will pack the house (again).
Weaving together modern and traditional styles of American music, Never Come Down is a Portland, Oregon based 5-piece composed of Joe Suskind (guitar), Crystal Lariza (vocals), Brian Alley (banjo), Kaden Hurst (mandolin), and Ben Ticknor (bass). Their dedication to thoughtful songwriting and dynamic arrangements highlight polished technical skills and a commitment to listening to each other. Formed in 2018, the band began touring extensively- steadily cultivating a passionate fan base at home in the Pacific Northwest, and eventually around the country. NCD released their first studio album “Better Late Than Never” in 2021 and their second LP “Greener Pastures” is slated for release late 2023. They’ve toured internationally and have found acclaim at festivals such as Iceland Airwaves, John Hartford Memorial Fest, Americanafest, FreshGrass and Rocky Grass.
Check these folks out: https://nevercomedownband.com/
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The red-hot Timber Rattlers return to the Longstaff House stage. Caleb is back and they are on a tear.
Mike Compton cane down with Covid and can not make the show, so you mando-geeks may be disappointed. John Lowell from Bozeman will join Joe in Missoula and I will get to add some bass. It will be an enjoyable show, these guys have so much experience ad a history of working together.
This is show 100
Greg Cahill and Special Concensus have been a major band for 40 years and Blake has a monster solo career as well as now being a member of Special C. The Gregs are here for Montana Fiddle Camp and have scheduled shows in Bozeman and Missoula. This is the real deal rght here. Billy Parker is up from Phoenix on mandolin for the show with LSHouse proprietor John Parker on bass and Isaac Callender on fiddle. WOW Expect a night of just plain hard-driving bluegrass. I love getting to pick with these legends and my brother, Billy and good bud, Isaac.
Natalie Padilla is one of the best musicians I know. Not just among my friends, but every player I have seen. She plays multiple instruments and sings and writes beautiful tunes. – John
Hello!
I am thrilled to be inviting you to an evening of music where I get to share my favorite
melodies and songs in multiple folk traditions, new and old, traditional and original. I’ll be
joined by my beloved 00-Martin guitar, Ome banjo and Vigato violin, oh, and Mooshi the shar
pei (if she’s allowed inside). You can expect to hear an Irish jig preceding a Bach
Bourée, a swing standard followed by a Beatles song, and selections from my three solo
albums.
A bit about me if we haven’t met, I’m a native Montanan, currently living in Northampton, MA.
I grew up around a lot of music, mostly bluegrass, texas fiddle, western swing and classical. I
went to college for classical violin, received a bachelor in music performance from the
University of Northern Colorado, where I was lucky enough to teach at for 5 years in the folk
and bluegrass studies program. I’ve played in various bands and orchestras over the years
including: Masontown, Elephant Revival, Thunder and Rain, FY5, Big Chimney Barn Dance,
Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, Greeley Philharmonic, Opera Colorado, and am currently
playing with Vermont based band Low Lily. I write original music and am still celebrating my
newest album Montana Wildflower, released March 31, 2023. I hope you might consider
joining me for an of evening music and community, it would be my pleasure!
“…a rarity in the fiddle world, being equally as adept at folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and old time music, as she
is with the classical repertoire as a violinist. Her original music has consistently showed the same breadth
and depth, exploring sounds of every sort with her instrument.”
– Bluegrass Today
“a highly accomplished fiddle player – and also an established classical violinist”
– Americana UK
“Padilla demonstrates her command of the fiddle and her thorough knowledge of old time music. These
original tunes sound at once familiar and new.”
– Fiddler Magazine
Many thanks,
Natalie
Bring your acrylic painting supplies to Longstaff House and Nancy will guide you in painting a beautiful Montana landscape.
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