With the break between the semesters, I had an opportunity to hear Music City Roots live. The show, held at the Loveless Barn on Wednesdays, ecletically blends bluegrass with blues, country, rock and roll, and more. It has been a primary source for new music for me. This week was no exception as Derek Hoke, Anderson East, Julie Gribble, Snyder Family Band, and David Jacobs-Strain comprised the lineup.
The two highlights for me were Anderson East and Snyder Family Band. Anderson brought a stripped-down sound, just his voice and electric guitar. With such simple accompaniment, he hit the raw nerve of longing, that gut-wrenching emotion. It tears.
While not exactly a polar opposite, Snyder Family Band's music encompassed a very different spectrum. 16 year old Zeb plays guitar while 13 year old Samantha handles the fiddle with their father Bud rounding out the instrumentation on standup bass. The children's ages might mislead, but quite simply, the two of them can flat out play. Classically trained before moving into the blugrass genre, Zeb and Samantha showcase a tone which is exceptionally pure. I expect to be hearing great things from the two for a long time.
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