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Front Country
Front Country - Progressive Bluegrass
Formed in 2011 as a collective of the Bay Area's finest young acoustic talent, Adam Roszkiewicz, Jacob Groopman, Jordan Klein,
Leif Karlstrom, Melody Walker and Zach Sharpe joined forces to play a monthly gig with friends in San Francisco's Mission District.
They quickly found a musical rapport that was open to challenging arrangements, unique covers and original songwriting.
Since then they have continued to expand their repertoire and push the boundaries of bluegrass on the national scene.
In 2012 they won the Rockygrass band competition in Colorado and followed up in 2013 with a win at Telluride becoming the third
band in history to win both contests. Also in 2013 lead singer Melody Walker won the Chris Austin Songwriting competition at Merlefest
and mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz was nominated for Grammy for his work with the Modern Mandolin Quartet on their album "Americana".
2013 and early 2014 has seen Front Country break onto the national scene with festival performances at Rockygrass, Old Settlers Music Festival,
Wintergrass, Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival and many others along with headlining performances at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
In addition to performances at Telluride, Summergrass and IBMA's Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, 2014 will see the release of their highly
anticipated debut album "Sake of the Sound" in September.
Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters says of the album "Front Country have arrived, the latest acoustic ambassadors to emerge from
the California coast. This first album will certainly serve them well, meeting all the technical criteria without getting lost in, focusing instead on
the substance of these great songs. They represent their roots well, both musical and geographical, but the door is clearly open to transcend both.
With 'Sake of the Sound,' Front Country are well on their way"
"Front Country draw on the ever valuable lessons of bluegrass while making music that is distinctly their own..Front Country have arrived,
the latest acoustic ambassadors to emerge from the California coast" Chris Pandolfi (Infamous Stringdusters)
"They somehow strike that perfect blend of soaring vocals, impressive bluegrass playing and interesting song choices" - Fretboard Journal
"There's a remarkable new player on the contemporary bluegrass scene in Bay Area collective Front Country. Their "Sake of the Sound" debut
has remained in heavy rotation on my iPod for the past few weeks and I can't wait for the band to make a tour stop in Pittsburgh" - PGHTUNES
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LocationArcata Playhouse (View)
1251 9th Street
Arcata, CA 95521
United States
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