PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present Darol Anger's fifth annual “Keepin' It In The Fam” holiday show at Next Stage on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
In addition to fiddler Darol Anger, the concert features banjoist Tony Trischka, singer/songwriter Emy Phelps, cellist/fiddler Tristan Clarridge, bassist Ethan Jodziewicz, and guitarist Grant Gordy.
To celebrate the holidays, Darol Anger and Emy Phelps have gathered some of the country's best string musicians for an evening of “mythical, magical, musical mayhem,” according to a news release. The multigenerational musical experience focuses on the spirit of midwinter and the turning of the year. Anger's old friend and musical colleague Trischka is this year's very special guest.
Anger has spent more than four decades reinventing American string music to encompass his explorations of bluegrass, jazz, and musical traditions from around the world. Groups that he founded or co-founded include the David Grisman Quintet, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Psychograss, The Montreux Band, the Furies, and the Republic of Strings ensemble. He can be heard every week on the musical background to NPR's “Car Talk,” and has recorded dozens of influential recordings and toured internationally since 1976.
Trischka is perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots-music world, inspiring generations of bluegrass and acoustic musicians. He is not only considered among the most innovative of banjo players, but one of its most respected and sought after instructors, creating 15 instructional books as well as a series of DVDs.