The Bee Eaters return January 28 with a new CD, Odfellow's Road, and their fresh interpretations on the world of new acoustic chambergrass.
The Bee Eaters boast three of the most accomplished, creative young talents of the new generation, tracing roots back to the musical traditions of bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, jazz and pop. It's a band Darol Anger calls "The instrumental cream of the brand new string nation."
The group combines the strong, striking music of hammered dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman and the inimitable sound of brother-sister fiddle duo Tristan and Tashina Clarridge.
Tristan, an inventive cellist and six-time Grand National Fiddle Champion, spends most of his time these days touring with Crooked Still. He's also performed extensively with Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, and Cape Breton fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster.
Tashina, also a Grand National Fiddle Champion, has toured with Laurie Lewis, Mark O'Connor and Tony Trischka and has performed at Carnegie Hall as part of MacArthur Fellow/Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer's Young Artists program.
Hammered dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman, has performed with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, opened for Bill Frisell, and at 16 was a scholarship guest artist at the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia. His sophisticated rhythmic sense and ingenious tonal flexibility, on an instrument usually considered limited, has created a buzz among musicians all over the world.
The Bee Eaters capture an elegant fusion of tradition and innovation. As Darol Anger notes, "somehow these kids have absorbed everything we had to offer and alchemized it into a whole new musical world."
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