Tall Poppy String Band presented by Rainshadow Concerts

Tickets: $20 at https://tallpoppy.brownpapertickets.com or the door

Rainshadow Concerts welcomes Tall Poppy String Band https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/, Friday May 6 at 7:30pm to the Palindrome.  Proof of vaccination is required for entry.  This event is generously sponsored by Strait Floors https://www.straitfloors.com/.  Media sponsor is KPTZ radio https://kptz.org/.

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Here is the Rainshadow Concerts Facebook Event link: https://fb.me/e/1HE0mU7iW

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Tall Poppy String Band is a brand new old-time trio featuring fiddler George Jackson, guitarist Mark Harris, and banjoist Cameron DeWhitt. Drawing from the deep well of American string band music, Tall Poppy String Band approaches tradition with playful curiosity; each performance more a discussion than a statement.  Whether they’re chasing the elusive downbeat of a source recording, playing with the pronouns in a bluegrass standard, or challenging the assumed roles of their instruments, Tall Poppy String Band endeavors to prove that tradition is still being written.

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Cameron De Whitt is a clawhammer banjoist based in Portland, Oregon, named by R. D. Eno of Banjo Newsletter as being “…among the finest clawhammer banjo players alive.”  They are the innovator behind pitchfork banjo, a three-finger clawhammer technique that allows for a degree of melodic and rhythmic freedom that is rarely seen in old-time banjo playing. Cameron is also the creator of “Get Up in the Cool,” a weekly old time music and interview podcast featuring conversations and musical collaborations with some of he most influential traditional musicians working today.

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George Jackson is a New Zealand-born fiddle player based in Nashville. He is known for Time and Place, his acclaimed 2019 album of old time fiddle tunes (from which sprang the old time viral hit “Dorrigo”) and now Hair and Hide, his new collection of fiddle/banjo duets with some of the brightest stars in the banjo world. George has toured with such artists as Jake Blount, Front Country, Peter Rowan, Missy Raines and many more. He is the three-time winner of the Australian National Bluegrass Championship on fiddle, and the recipient of the 2019 Mike Auldridge composition award from the DC Bluegrass Union.

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Mark Harris is a guitarist based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Originally from Australia, he has made a name for himself by rethinking the road of the guitar in old time music, developing a style of melodic playing that recreates the droning, driving sound characteristic of old time fiddle and banjo. In 2020 Mark released his debut album Old Time Guitar, a collection of fifteen solo guitar instrumentals that showcase his groundbreaking approach. His music has been featured on The Bluegrass Situation and the podcast Relax Your Grid (with Matt Brown).

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This concert series is produced by Rainshadow Concerts as part of a new collaboration with Matt Miner, former producer of the Northwind Songs concert series held at Northwind Arts Center before the pandemic.

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