Becky Buller + Monroe Crossing // Picking Party on the Home Planet
Friday, June 16, 2023
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
$20 Advance General Admission // $27 At The Door
All Ages
Ticket Purchases are Final and Non-Refundable
Join 10-time IBMA award-winning fiddling singer-songwriter Becky Buller when she lands back in her home state for a special night of music with Monroe Crossing.
Becky will be joined by banjo player extraordinaire Ned Luberecki as they play songs from their 'All the Banjos Tour.' Renowned quintet Monroe Crossing will then deliver a set of their always entertaining brand of bluegrass. Finally, watch all seven musicians go intergalactic as they collaborate on a picking party not to be missed!
Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki: All The Banjos Duo Tour 2023
When she was 18, St. James, Minnesota native Becky Buller set out to see where the music would take her. After studying bluegrass and public relations at East Tennessee State University, she spent many years in other bands before forming her own in 2015. She is the first female to win the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Fiddler Of The Year. She is a frequent guest of WSM’s Grand Ole Opry and a 2023 Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame inductee. She and her family live in Manchester, Tenn.
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Ned Luberecki is a favorite voice on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction, heading up Saturday’s “Derailed” show and “More Banjo Sunday”, which includes the ever-popular “Sunday Banjo Lesson.” The Bluegrass Junction team received a 2016 IBMA Distinguished Achievement award. Ned is an international banjo guru: he teaches online lessons, has a series of banjo instructional videos with TrueFire and books with Alfred Publishing. Ned is also the voice of the IBMA Award Show. His latest two singles are: “Back In Baltimore” and “Magrathea” — listen for them wherever you stream your music. Ned and his wife, Kelley, live in Nashville, Tenn.
Monroe Crossing performs an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, original bluegrass and some surprising selections outside the bluegrass genre. Named in honor of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, Monroe Crossing’s superb musicianship and on-stage rapport has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
For over 20 years this Minnesota based band has averaged 100 performances a year. They perform in intimate rooms, community theaters, churches, major venues and outdoor festivals. They are favorites among bluegrass connoisseurs and non-bluegrass audiences alike. Regardless of the venue, the band’s good natured and infectious stage show has won over many audiences throughout the years.
Monroe Crossing has released 17 albums, appeared twice at Carnegie Hall and has performed in exotic places like South Korea. Monroe Crossing is a proud member of the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.