Frank Fairfield

http://www.myspace.com/frankfairfield

California-based fiddle, guitar, and banjo player, and ardent 78 collector Frank Fairfield has made his living as a musician, often found playing on the streets of Los Angeles. Handpicked by Fleet Foxes to open their U.S. tour last year, Frank released a 7" on Tompkins Square and recorded his self-titled debut album. His 7" won over tough critics and purists like Grammy winning producer Chris King (Charley Patton, People Take Warning box set), Phil Alexander (Mojo) and Greil Marcus, to name a few.

"Few questions can be satisfactorily answered about Frank Fairfield, mostly because he keeps to himself. He seems to be at once very open to share his insights, but yet in no way willing to give away his secrets. He was born in the San Joaquin Valley of California. He speaks of his grandfather leaving Texas to pick crops around the country, a constant traveler, a musician, who eventually "got religion" and settled in Kettleman City, Kings County as a pastor. Dust storms, tumbleweeds, cotton crops. . . this imagery has been richly cultivated in Fairfield's young mind. Somewhere along the road Frank Fairfield finds himself and begins to play his grandfather's old fiddle, picks up the banjo and gitbox, and starts playing the tunes of old with great conviction, learning many songs from the collection of rural gramophone records he has hungrily hunted down."

Ian Thomas

http://www.myspace.com/ianthomas

Twilite Broadcasters

http://twilitebroadcasters.com

Adam Tanner and Mark Jackson are The Twilite Broadcasters. Having come together in Weaverville, NC in late 2008, the duo continues the tradition of two part harmony vocals with acoustic instrument accompaniment once common in the southern United States. The fundamental components of lead and harmony vocal in tandem with guitar and mandolin are the seminal sounds that set the stage for a variety of American musical styles, including country, bluegrass, and rock n' roll. Adam and Mark bring new shadings to material ranging from folk ballads and parlor songs to early country music.

Adam Tanner has been playing Mandolin, Guitar and fiddle and singing some of Southern Appalachia's best known and most obscure songs since he was 15 years old.

Adam's membership in the Crooked Jades, a California based progressive string band band marked the beginning of his career as a performing and recording Acoustic musician. During 2003,04 and 05, the Crooked Jades, with Adam on fiddle, mandolin and acoustic lap guitar, toured folk festivals and clubs throughout the US, UK and Germany and participated in the the recording Worlds on Fire.In December 2006, Adam parted ways with the Crooked Jades and embarked on a solo career focusing on early country blues vocal and instrumental styles. During this time, he completed work on the cd Sure as You're Born. In June 2007, Adam was called upon to fill in for Kip Beacco with The Hunger Mountain Boys in 2008, he played a variety of dates with the band in the U.S. and U.K.

Mark Jackson began performing and recording in Americana and rock bands in Tennessee and Georgia through out the late 1990's/2000's while he continued to explore early country music and learn material. He later worked for Appalshop, the acclaimed Appalachian arts and media organization, where he had the opportunity to take in a number of well known old-time musicians from eastern Kentucky. Before moving to Asheville, he worked for a performing arts presenter in Ohio that featured national touring artists in genres ranging from Celtic and Jazz to American Roots music. In late 2008, Mark and Adam Tanner began singing early country music duets and exploring the wealth of early country music adaptable to the close harmony/duet style.

8:30pm. $8 advance / $10 day of show.

Advance tickets available online and at our local outlets.

Limited seating available.