Laurie Lewis has a New Baby
Well, that’s the way she describes the release of her latest CD, Live, from Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands (Spruce & Maple Music SMM 2004).
From the Bay Area of San Francisco, the highly rated fiddler and two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner for Female Vocalist of the Year has, along with her right-hand men, Tom Rozum, mandolin; Scott Huffman, guitar; Craig Smith, banjo; and Todd Phillips, string bass, recently announced the availability of a first live set of recordings.
The 19-song collection also features, the 13 year old Oregon champion fiddler from Corvallis, Oregon, Tatiana Hargreaves on the medley O My Malissa/How Old Are You?
Recorded on location by Fred Forssell at three different shows – at First United Methodist Church, Corvallis, Oregon, [on 3/9/07]; at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, Longview, Washington [3/10/07]; and at Cashmere Community Coffeehouse, Cashmere, Washington [3/11/07] – the CD captures the Right Hands’ excellent individual talents as well as their dynamic on-stage interplay.
The full track listing reveals the inclusion of many fan favourites ….…
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