Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play powerful, unadorned, and intense traditional bluegrass. There is no hybrid or genre-bending music here. Their combination of instrumentation and vocals convey the energy and emotion of classic bluegrass and country music. Presented with Common Ground on the Hill
3-time GRAMMY winner Tom Chapin presents the Keynote Lecture at Common Ground on the Hill’s Traditions Week 2. This keynote will launch us into a week of celebration, creativity and learning. In a career that spans six decades, 26 albums and three GRAMMY awards, Hudson Valley Troubadour Tom Chapin has covered an incredible amount of […]
To mark the culmination of Common Ground on the Hill’s Traditions Weeks, an all-day festival features music, traditional arts, crafts, food vendors, and a wine and beer garden. 3-time GRAMMY winner Tom Chapin headlines. Other acts include Blues Hall of Fame band Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, GRAMMY nominee Guy Davis, Nicolas Carter, Steafan Hannigan, […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership between Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Center. Fiddler, vocalist and master of stringed instruments, Bryan McDowell performed for 4 years with Claire Lynch and has since performed with bluegrass notables Sierra Hull, Alison Brown, Ron Block, & Molly Tuttle and many others from the […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Council. It’s holiday time in the hollers of Appalachia, and Walt Michael & Co. are breaking up Christmas! Join hammered dulcimer virtuoso/multi-instrumentalist Walt and friends as they celebrate the season with Southern Appalachian, Celtic, old-time, bluegrass and original […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Center. Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 50 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Center. Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 50 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Center. Victor Furtado is a clawhammer banjo player, teacher and performer from Virginia. Victor has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour and more. He has played with musicians including Eli and Aila Widman, Andrew […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Center. The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. The honesty of […]
Presented by Common Ground Downtown, a partnership of Common Ground on the Hill and the Carroll Arts Council. Multi-Grammy award winner Tim O’Brien and his wife Jan Fabricius have performed together nationally and internationally either as a duo or as part of the Tim O’Brien Band since 2015. Co-founder of Colorado’s Hot Rize, Tim’s songs […]
The Heritage Award-winning 53rd Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention includes band and individual performer competitions in bluegrass, old-time and Celtic music, and vocal and Appalachian clogging/flatfooting competitions. Top prize for the band competition is $1000. This family friendly event includes food and craft vendors and a beer garden, but the day is all about making, […]
Common Ground on the Town KRISTEN GRAINGER & TRUE NORTH, a bluegrass-leaning Americana powerhouse of terrific songwriting, lush vocals and crazy-good instrumentalists. Fronted by singer-songwriter Kristen Grainger, the band is comprised of multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Dan Wetzel and Pacific Northwest bluegrass superstars Martin Stevens (mandolin, octave mandolin, fiddle, vocals) and Josh Adkins (upright bass, vocals), […]
Multi-Grammy nominated Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen are known for their meaty pile-driving rhythms and Frank’s dynamic and bold vocals. The band’s last two albums have both received Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. They have twice been named IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year and earned numerous other IBMA nominations including Male Vocalist of […]
SOLD OUT With an inventive take on bluegrass, renowned progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene displays both their original material and their interpretations of songs from limitless genres. The Seldom Scene is dobro player Fred Travers, bassist Ronnie Simpkins, guitarist Dudley Connell, mandolinist Lou Reid and banjo player Ron Stewart. Presented by Common Ground Downtown, […]
Common Ground Downtown Join Walt Michael and Company and special guests in their annual holiday concert, featuring seasonal string band music from Scotland, Ireland, New England and Southern Appalachia. Fiddles, guitars, mandolins, banjos, hammered dulcimer and four-part harmonies to ring in your holidays! This festive performance represents the Southern Appalachian tradition of “Breaking Up Christmas.” […]
