IF YOU GO* What: Woodsongs Coffeehouse concert.* When: 7 p.m. Saturday (seating starts at 6:30 p.m.; reservations preferred).* Where: Freight Depot, 305 S. Depot St., Dalton, Ga.* Admission: $8 adults, $5 students 12 and older.* Website: Woodsongs Dalton.com.
Songwriter Louisa Branscomb, whose bluegrass standard “Steel Rails,” has been featured on two Grammy-winning albums, will be the featured artist at Saturday’s Woodsongs Coffeehouse concert in Dalton, Ga.
She’ll be joined by a Daughters of Bluegrass bandmate, Frances Mooney, as well as Jane Baxter and Kathy Reed.
Branscomb, who’s earned multiple industry awards and had 85 songs recorded over 30 years, is most often identified for “Steel Rails.” The song was a hit for Alison Krauss from her Grammy-winning album “I’ve Got That Old Feeling.” John Denver also included it on his final release, another Grammy winner.
She and Mooney are among multiple women involved in the Daughters of Bluegrass, a project begun in 2000 to spotlight female pickers and singers.
Mooney is a 2009 International Bluegrass Music Association winner for her Daughters of Bluegrass work and Female Vocalist of the Year nominee with the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America.
Baxter is one of the most sought-after session musicians in the Southeast and most recently toured with the Gary Waldrep Band. Reed is a singer/songwriter in the Atlanta trio Lonesome Redwing.
“This promises to be a reunion of great regional musicians and an evening of top-notch songs,” said event coordinator Paul Byrum.
A portion of proceeds will benefit Providence Ministries Shelter for Women and Children. Concessions will be available.