For the very first time ever, the USA is coming to Balcairn this year!!
Balcairn Hall is pleased to be hosting a very cool, very fun, very fast paced bluegrass band, Sassafras, straight from the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, USA.
Their repertoire includes a range of musical styles including Ole-time, Country, Folk, Western Swing and original bluegrass.
Sassafras is made up of 4 professional and very talented musicians, Wes Tuttle (Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals), Randy Gambill (Guitar, Vocals), Gray Tuttle (Banjo, Vocals) & Josh Scott (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) and they have played with an incredible range of prominent Bluegrass and Americana artist and at a very large list of festivals and concert halls in the USA and internationally.
They will be paying homage to the origins of Bluegrass music - the Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs era - but also enjoy pushing the edge of progressive 'Newgrass' music as well.
Bluegrass music is the toe-tapping, fast paced music associated with the Appalachian region of the USA. It has its roots in traditional English, Scottish, and Irish ballads and dance tunes, mixed up with blues and jazz.
If you love good quality music, excellent talent and of course the best of Bluegrass, then this band is surely one not to be missed.
Learn more about the band at their web site
Concert: Balcairn Hall, Ashby's Road, Balcairn
Saturday 17 February 2024, 7:30 pm
Tickets $30