Rachel Baiman (CD release) plus Tattletale Saints

Doors at 7 pm.

RACHEL BAIMAN is a fiddle/banjo player, singer, and composer based out of Nashville, TN.  Specializing in Old Time, Bluegrass, Scottish, and Folk music, her interests are diverse and range from the oldest fiddle traditions to the most innovative of collaborations.

Rachel’s debut album, “Speakeasy Man” is a fusion of Scottish and American folk and fiddle music.  Recorded half in Dunkeld, Scotland, under the production of Matheu Watson, and half in Nashville with Grammy-nominated engineer Erick Jaskowiak, the album explores both traditional and original material in a unique range of settings.

Rachel grew up in the Chicago area, where she accumulated numerous awards in the midwest contest scene, including winning the Illinois State Fiddle Championship at the age of 17. She has a passion for fiddle music of all types, and has most recently been a winner of the Old Town School of Folk Music’s Midwestern Fiddle Championships and the 2nd place winner of The Grand Master Fiddle Championship’s “Traditional Styles” Category (2012).

“'Speakeasy Man' is a mixture of originals, covers and traditional tunes, mixing vocal cuts with instrumentals, and there isn’t a bum note to be found. The instrumentals are a real treat with ‘The Tortoise and the Hare/Pinnacle Ridge’, ‘Thank You, Liz Carroll’ and ”Nancy’s Waltz’ getting you to hit the repeat button straight away.“ The Rocker

TATTLETALE SAINTS are a New Zealand born, Nashville Tennessee based duo described as a “masterful blend of Americana fused with jazz, soul and pop." Made up of Cy Winstanley voice/guitar/harmonica and Vanessa McGowan voice/double bass they won the New Zealand Music Award for Folk Album of the Year 2014 and Cy Winstanley was a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2013 for the Tattletale Saints' song Complicated Man.

Admission is $10.