Two pairs of artists are performing at Barking Legs Theater this weekend to present memorable nights of bluegrass and romance.
Acoustic guitar superstar David Grier teams with rising mandolin star Casey Campbell on Friday, May 10. Then on Saturday, May 11, crooner Rishard partners with pianist Dave Walters for an evening of romance. Both shows will start at 8 p.m.
Grier is one of the most honored and influential guitarists to come out of the tradition of bluegrass music. He is known for his extraordinary technique and unending creativity.
Bluegrass was very much in the Grier family. David’s father, Lamar Grier, played banjo in the band of Bill Monroe. David began playing guitar at age 6, with instruction coming from Roland White; and through Roland, the influence of the iconic Clarence White helped form his style.
Grier has performed and recorded with many of the greatest bluegrass and newgrass musicians of the past 30 years. He was a founding member of Psychograss, as well as the recently debuted supergroup, the Helen Highwater String Band. He has been on four Grammy Award-winning albums, including “True Life Blues,” a Bill Monroe tribute. In 2000, Acoustic Guitar Magazine recognized Grier as one of the Artists of the Decade. He’s been named Guitar Player of the Year three times by the International Bluegrass Music Association.