were up first at on Saturday, brining their old-timey feeling and soulful sounds to an eager crowd of bluegrass fans. Mixing rich harmony with gorgeous instrumentation, this acoustic six piece with local legend Todd Livingston on the resonator guitar served as a good lead-in for the evening. The high tenor voice of the bass player, an exercise in contrasts itself, was a welcome surprise and a good summary of the mix of music old and new put forth by this band. They even added a drummer in the second half of their set, disappotining some purists but reminding us all that the bluegrass world is wide open.
From melodic and uplifitng to haunting and ethereal, truly lives up to its name. Reminiscient of genre-bending acts such as Robinella and the CC String Band, the Waifs and Paper Bird, their jazzy style added another layer to the evening. The award-winning lead singer, Emma Beaton, belted out the lyrics with a voice that tore through the soul and sent shivers down the spine, illuminating the darkness of Daniels Hall. By the time the first notes of their last song, “Kill My Sorrow,” struck the entranced crowd, sadness had truly been driven from Swallow Hill.
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