Saturday, July 25, 2020
8:00 pm CDT
$15
Online access to this event can be purchased through 7:00 pm CDT on Saturday, July 25. Ticket holders will then be emailed a custom URL to stream this event on their favorite go-to device from the comfort of their own homes. Performance will also be archived for later viewing.
The Parkway’s new livestream performance series continues with award-winning bluegrass and Americana from Becky Schlegel and members of the High 48s!
A rare opportunity to catch these acclaimed musicians on stage together.
Hosted by Ellen Stanley, aka Mother Banjo — musician, publicist, music writer and host of KFAI's popular weekly radio show, Womenfolk.
Broadcast in HD video with stereo sound — from one of the best live music rooms in the Twin Cities.
Award-winning bluegrass greats The High 48s recently joined forces with renowned singer/songwriter Becky Schlegel, combining their high-energy modern bluegrass sound with Schlegel’s soulful singing and her sophisticated take on three-chords-and-the-truth country songwriting.
Although this is their first foray performing together as a band, Becky and the 48s have been collaborating for years. “We were Becky fans long before we started the band, but it took us a few years to work up the courage to ask if she had any songs for us,” said the 48s’ fiddler and mandolinist, Eric Christopher.
And as it turned out, she did have some songs. Lots of them.
The 48s recorded Becky Schlegel’s “Baltimore and Ohio,” which she penned with Nashville songwriter Craig Market, for their 2014 release Great Northern Railroad, and “Christmas Every Day” for 2016’s Holidays with the High 48s.
But each time they picked a song for the record, there were many more gems left on the cutting room floor — not enough room on the album.
According to Christopher, “That was our first inkling that there might be more to this collaboration than borrowing a song every couple of years.”
So, in the summer of 2019, Becky and 48s went into the studio recorded and “Laramie,” their first single. “Laramie,” a Becky Schlegel song, tells a story of lost love set against the windswept plains of eastern Wyoming.
About the High 48s
Since forming in northeast Minneapolis in 2006, the High 48s have been making music that combines the soulful sound of classic bluegrass with a modern attitude.
They’re a band with one foot in tradition and the other in the world of music today, and one of the few who can find an overlooked bluegrass classic in a song by M. Ward or the Clash then throw down hard on a standard by Bill Monroe.
About Becky Schlegel
Her music is original, drawing on the influence of classic country, bluegrass, folk, and her own thoughtful spirit. Becky’s incredible voice floats, whispers then soars above music of the highest quality. She takes her listeners on a musical journey, exploring new places and meeting new people in every song.
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Hear more about Becky and the 48s musical partnership in this interview with KBEM’s Phil Nussbaum.
Ellen Stanley has worked for over 15 years as a publicist, promoter, DJ and music writer. The founder of EFS Publicity and the host of KFAI’s popular Womenfolk radio show, she has worked with venues, writers, arts orgs and some of the top names in folk, roots and Americana music, including The Wailin’ Jennys, Josh Ritter and Lucy Kaplansky. As the former Director of Publicity & Promotions for indie label Red House Records, she launched many Billboard-charting releases and was voted “Best in the Industry” by Americana DJs five years running. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of the Minnesota Music Coalition, a statewide nonprofit supporting artists of all genres, ages and backgrounds with mentoring, professional training and industry networking. Ellen serves on the Folk Alliance International Board of Directors and performs her own music under the name Mother Banjo. Her music has been featured on SiriusXM and CMT.com.