Mark Schatz joins Claire Lynch Band
Claire Lynch has announced that Mark Schatz will come aboard as her new bass player in The Claire Lynch Band.
Mark has been part of some of the most important ensembles in recent bluegrass/acoustic music history, and is also a recognized solo recording artist, instructor, producer and traditional clog dancer. Until they disbanded (for now) in November ‘07, he had been performing with Nickel Creek, and had done time with Tim O’Brien, B?©la Fleck, Emmy Lou Harris, Tony Rice and Jerry Douglas, among others.
Claire’s band now includes Schatz on bass, Jim Hurst on guitar and Jason Thomas on mandolin and fiddle, with Lynch on guitar and vocals. You can find their tour schedule online.


We got a note from Mark Schatz about his soon-to-be new gig playing bass with Claire Lynch.
Mark had...




Leave a comment
Comments are open and unmoderated for our registered users, only your first comment will require approval before publication. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bluegrass Blog. Obscene, abusive, silly, or annoying remarks may be deleted, but the fact that particular comments remain on the site in no way constitutes an endorsement of their content by The Bluegrass Blog.
You must