Monday, July 18, 2005
Grammy-award winner Sam Bush will be Live at Lincoln
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Grammy- and IBMA award-winning mandolinist Sam Bush will show off his innovative picking at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, on the Live at Lincoln Amphitheatre stage. Perhaps best known as the founder and driving force behind the legendary New Grass Revival, Bush has been called “a Bill Monroe for our times.” Bush was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1952. A child prodigy on the fiddle, Bush placed first at the national fiddle contest in Weister, Idaho, three times in a row. He bought his first mandolin at the age of 11 and made his debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. He founded New Grass Revival, which also included Evansville native John Cowan and banjoist Bela Fleck, in 1972. New Grass Revival challenged the preconceived notions of traditional bluegrass instruments by fusing a wide range of styles, including gospel, rock, pop, reggae, jazz, country, and bluegrass. Bush recorded his first solo album, “Late as Usual,” in 1985. New Grass Revival disbanded in 1990, and Bush went on to lead Emmylou Harris’ Grammy-winning Nash Ramblers for five years. In 1995, Bush worked as a sideman with Lyle Lovett and Fleck's Flecktones. He formed his own band, featuring Cowan and ex-Nash Ramblers, shortly before recording his second solo album, “Glamour & Grits,” in 1996. He released his next album, “Howlin' at the Moon,” in 1998, with many of the same players and special guests, including Harris, Fleck and J.D. Crowe. Since then, he’s released a live album, “Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride” (2000) and “Hold On, We’re Strummin’” (2003) with fellow master mandolinist David Grisman. His most recent release is “King of My World” (2004). Tickets are $20. For tickets, call the Lincoln Amphitheatre box office at 800/264-4ABE (4223) or go to www.lincoln-amphitheatre.com. Lincoln State Park is located in Lincoln City, Indiana. The Live at Lincoln Amphitheatre concert series is produced by the University of Southern Indiana. Sometimes called “America’s Most Beautiful Outdoor Stage,” the 1,500-seat Lincoln Amphitheatre sits on the land where Abraham Lincoln’s family homesteaded. Though the sides and back of the auditorium open onto beautiful woods of Lincoln State Park, the audience and the stage are fully covered from the elements by a permanent roof and events are never rained out. |
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