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A Winter Concert
December 6, 2011
8:00 pm
with Laurelyn Dossett, Rhiannon Giddens, Mike Compton, Joe Newberry and Jason Sypher
and featuring the music of The Gathering and Beautiful Star
Christmas music with roots.
Come enjoy the music of the holidays with Laurelyn Dossett (Polecat Creek) and fellow musicians Rhiannon Giddens (The Carolina Chocolate Drops), Mike Compton, Joe Newberry and Jason Sypher. It all begins with The Gathering, a new song cycle that focuses on a cold, dark, North Carolina winter night and a prodigal daughter's return. Then take a journey back to one of the greatest hits in Triad Stage's history with the songs of Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity. It's an evening filled with the best Christmas music Appalachia and the Piedmont have to offer.
Learn more about the creation and development of The Gathering.
A Winter Concert is presented as a special event. Triad Stage gift passes and discounts to not apply.
The Band
Laurelyn Dossett co-founded the band Polecat Creek with singing partner Kari Sickenberger, and has partnered with Triad Stage’s artistic director Preston Lane on four plays featuring regional folklore and original music: Brother Wolf, Beautiful Star, Bloody Blackbeard and Providence Gap. Laurelyn is also a regular performer at regional music festivals such as MerleFest and a guest on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion. www.laurelyndossett.com
Rhiannon Giddens is a classically trained opera singer, raised in Greensboro on the sounds of bluegrass from one side of her family and classic blues and jazz on the other. Best known for her band, the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon was also a member of the Beautiful Star band at Triad Stage in 2006 and 2007. www.carolinachocolatedrops.com
Mike Compton is a Grammy Award-winning mandolin player who was mentored by Bill Monroe and has worked with such artists as John Hartford, David Grier and TBone Burnette, and toured as part of the Nashville Bluegrass Band. His talents are featured on two award-winning albums, O, Brother Where Art Thou? and Down From the Mountain. www.mikecompton.net
Joe Newberry, an accomplished guitarist, fiddler, singer and banjo player, plays with Big Medicine and has been featured on A Prairie Home Companion. He also makes music with the Jumpsteady Boys, the Grey Eagles and Mike Compton. www.reverbnation.com/joenewberry
Jason Sypher, on bass, has a varied career as an interpreter of jazz and folk styles. While living in New Orleans, he immersed himself in blues, zydeco and jazz, performing with legends Irma Thomas, Little Freddie King and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown.
