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Bluegrass for the Greenbelt The Fifth Annual Benefit Concert for Greenbelt Alliance
Greenbelt Alliance is grateful to the following artists who will generously participate in our fifth annual Bluegrass
for the Greenbelt benefit
concert. Click on the artists' photos to listen to their music.
Country rock pioneer and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman pairs with old Desert Rose Band-mate and renowned banjo player Herb Pedersen at Bluegrass for the Greenbelt.
"Hillman's excellent guitar and Mandolin stylings blend beautifully with the hillbilly flavors provided by Pedersen's fiery banjo picking ..." Guitar Player magazine
Called "the most important folk group to emerge from Boston since the early 60's" by the Boston Globe, Crooked Still combines the modern with the old-timey in its diverse repertoire of bluegrass, folk, and new string band music.
"Crooked Still's vision of string band and bluegrass music sounds like nobody else's... they play their instruments gorgeously, radiating warmth and [a] deep love of the music and songs they play." Sing Out! magazine
Listen to Crooked Still's "Some Strange Country" streaming on NPR's Exclusive First Listen series May 10-18.
Bay Area bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis has helped organize Bluegrass for the Greenbelt since the beginning. Once again, she and her band the Right Hands, will treat us to their grammy-nominated repertoire.
"A Laurie Lewis live show is a guaranteed good time." Sing Out! magazine
The Wronglers made their stage debut at the 2006 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and the offers for gigs haven't stopped since. Known for their fun and twangy old-time sound, The Wronglers will bring their infectious stage presence (and dancing) to their third consecutive Bluegrass for the Greenbelt festival.
"Listening to the Wronglers conjures up memories of a simpler time in music." Spinner SXSW 2010
Banjo player Warren Hellman is the founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and a sponsor of Bluegrass for the Greenbelt.
