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Mason & Weed present "Across the Pond"

In these upcoming appearances, John Weed (fiddle) and Stuart Mason (guitar, mandola, banjo) will be performing traditional Appalachian, blues, and Celtic music that digs deep into the roots of bluegrass music. Long before the time of Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley and the Carter Family, rural Americans were singing and fiddling the ballads and dance tunes of Britain and Ireland, as well as the sentimental and comedy hits of the wildly popular minstrel shows. These sources provided a well of material that later formed the basis of the bluegrass repertoire.

John and Stuart have been working up a batch of new tunes and songs for a new album project their first recording as a duo. So far, material for the project ranges from early American ballads and songs newly composed by their peers to beautiful melodies with Celtic and Nordic roots. They will remain true to their love of American old timey music and Irish trad while expanding the repertoire with tunes and songs that reflect their life long love of traditional music from all eras and all regions. The audience can expect a few surprises along with some familiar favorites, and maybe even a singalong or a humorous party piece dating back to the minstrel era. Along with brand new pieces, these concerts will showcase material from the new Mollys revenge album Lift as well as songs from the lively repertoire of Mollys Revenge, Little Black Train and from Stuarts two solo albums.