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This is the 18th season for the Corsair Concert Series in Tawas City, Michigan - presenting nationally-renown Bluegrass and Americana music in an old-time, up close atmosphere.
Presented by the Corsair Trail Council, proceeds from the concert series are used to maintain and operate the Corsair Skiing and Hiking Trails in the Huron National Forest.
Events are held at the Tawas United Methodist Church Family Center, on highway M-55, in Tawas City. Showtime is 7:30 pm. For further information please contact Gary Nelkie (989) 362-2001

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January 30, 2010
Corsair Concert Series presents
NEWFOUND ROAD

When it comes from NewFound Road, it comes from the soul. You’ll be hard pressed to find a contemporary bluegrass band that plays and sings with more feeling and heart than this extraordinary ensemble. There aren’t many bands who can shake you to your emotional core the way this one can. NewFound Road is chock full of driving rhythms, haunting ballads and classic bluegrass, all brought into sharp focus by the band’s instrumental prowess and the soulful, rich, chesty baritone vocals of Tim Shelton. Exuberant energy, smart instrumental breaks and richly-textured vocals in a classy repertoire has put NewFound Road on a fast track to bluegrass stardom.
www.newfoundroad.com

March 20, 2010
Corsair Concert Series presents
THE BOXCARS

We are excited to present one of the first appearances of the newly formed bluegrass supergroup, The Boxcars. Adam Steffey, Ron Stewart, John R. Bowman, Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon make up what will surely be one of the top headliners in bluegrass music. With collective stints with Alison Krauss & Union Station (Adam Steffey, John Bowman), J.D. Crowe & The New South (Ron Stewart, John Bowman, Harold Nixon), Blue Moon Rising (Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon), The Isaacs (John Bowman) and most recently, The Dan Tyminski Band (Steffey and Stewart), this quintet starts out with an impressive rap sheet. Adam Steffey is a six-time recipient of the IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year award. His newly released project on Sugar Hill Records, "One More For The Road", is being acclaimed as the best bluegrass album of 2009 and is receiving a great deal of airplay. The recording features guest appearances by Alison Krauss, Ronnie Bowman and Dan Tyminski. We can expect The Boxcars to cover this material and branch out into their own unique style of contemporary bluegrass laced with Steffey's signature rhythm that can be traced back to his early days with Union Station. IBMA award-winning instrumentalist Ron Stewart will deliver rock solid banjo work, but will occasionally set down the banjo and pick up the fiddle on some tunes. It's always a rarity to have multiple strong vocalists in the same group, and The Boxcars will benefit from strong vocal performances from Keith Garrett, John Bowman and Steffey's signature baritone. Look for a new album release from The Boxcars in the first quarter of 2010.
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May 1, 2010
Corsair Concert Series presents
THE CLAIRE LYNCH BAND

Over the past two decades, Claire Lynch has crafted one of the most instantly-identifiable sounds in acoustic music. Delicate and lilting, yet uplifting and rhythmically spry, Claire’s style encompasses classic bluegrass and thoughtful infusions of contemporary folk, country, rock, and swing. She has twice been nominated for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy® Award, and was named 1997 Female Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. As a songwriter, Claire Lynch’s songs have been recorded by Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others, and she has performed as a backing/harmony vocalist with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, and others.

The Claire Lynch Band is Matt Wingate (guitar, dobro, mandolin, vocals), Mark Schatz (bass, clawhammer banjo) and Jason Thomas (fiddle, mandolin, vocals).
www.clairelynch.com

What is “Americana Music”?
American folk music, also known as Americana, is a broad category of music that includes Native American music, bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, Appalachian folk, blues, zydeco and cajun. The music is considered "American" because it is either native to the United States or the music varied enough from its origins that it struck musicologists as something distinctly new. For example, traditional bluegrass instrumentation consists of the banjo which originated on the African continent, guitars from Europe, fiddling styles which have their roots in traditional Irish and other Gaelic fiddling techniques, and yodeling from the alpine regions of Europe. It is also considered "roots music" because it served as the basis of music later developed in the United States, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and jazz.

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