Russ Barenberg and Bryan Sutton
This is going to be a truly killer night of music at the Palace! Call for your tickets now!
Acoustic guitarist Russ Barenberg is known as one of the most melodic
instrumentalists in contemporary acoustic music, and his compositions are among
the finest the genre has to offer. He got his start in 1970 with the
groundbreaking bluegrass band Country Cooking and since then has been a member
of a variety of highly influential groups, most notably his collaboration from
1989 to 2001 in a trio with dobro master Jerry Douglas and bassist Edgar Meyer.
Barenberg’s 1979 debut solo album Cowboy Calypso showcased his sophisticated
playing and immediately established him as one of the premier composers and
arrangers in the emerging new acoustic scene. His work since then, including his
most recent collection, When at Last (2007), reflects an ever-deepening
musicality with continuing dedication to vibrant, roots-based melodies and
ensemble interplay.
Sutton is one of the most high-profile acoustic guitarists in bluegrass and
country music these days, a first-call Nashville session player whose
jaw-dropping technique, deep background in tradition, and fluency in multiple
styles have landed him important gigs with Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Earl
Scruggs, the Dixie Chicks, Béla Fleck, and others. But with his third solo
recording he opted for a more low-key approach. Though it features some of the
greatest, iconic bluegrass guitarists in history (Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Earl
Scruggs, David Grier, among others), Sutton's new CD is a tribute to the kind of
personal, spontaneous music making that often happens when guitarists get
together to jam informally. "I wanted to get out of the studios, out of the
sterility of standard record making," he says "and capture as much of the music
on my own as possible, so I decided to go to people's homes.
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The Palace Theater is conveniently located in Downtown Maryville just 17 miles south of Knoxville, TN.
South from Knoxville: Travel 129 South past the airport. Take the right fork and turn left at the first light.
Pass 4 or 5 lights and Take the first right onto Broadway.
The Palace is will be on the right.
Plenty of Free Parking in the city municipal lot.
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