BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39@madisoncountyarts.com DTSTART:20260717T193000Z DTEND:20260717T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260609T163011Z URL:https://madisoncountyarts.com/events-calendar/knackeredramblers/ SUMMARY:Knackered Ramblers (Boosinger & Compton) with Thomm Jutz & Eric Bra ce in Concert DESCRIPTION:Knackered Ramblers\n(Laura Boosinger &\; Mike Compton)\n\nwi th Thomm Jutz &\; Erich Brace\nIn concert at the Madison County Arts Co uncil.\nTickets by phone (828)649-1301\nor online HERE.\nPresented by the MCAC and the Bravo Group\nas part of their 'Long Leaf Pine Variety' Series .\nThe MCAC is delighted to present an evening with the Knackered Ramblers \, Mike Compton and Laura Boosinger\, and the acclaimed singer-songwriter duo of Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz. Both duos perform nationally and interna tionally and present an engaging performance filled with stories\, and ori ginal material based on the fabric of humanity.\nIn the world of Bluegrass and Appalachian Old-Time Laura Boosinger and Mike Compton are two of the most respected on the circuit. They appear as The Knackered Ramblers\, a l ight-hearted poke at the length of their tenure. \nMentored by Bluegrass l egend\, Bill Monroe\, Mike is a Grammy and IBMA Award-winning musician/com poser. He is a founding member of The Nashville Bluegrass Band and has wor ked with big names such as John Hartford\, Elvis Costello\, Norman Blake a nd Doc Watson. He contributed to the “O Brother Where Art Thou?” sound track which just celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Grand Ole Opry.\nL aura Boosinger studied traditional Appalachian music under the tutelage of David Holt\, and was a member of his band\, The Lightning Bolts. One of L aura’s truest musical friendships was the one she formed with George Shu ffler\, guitarist and bass player for the Stanley Brothers. Laura has been instrumental in maintaining the tradition of shaped note singing in works hops at major events like MerleFest. Her podcast “Down the Road on the B lue Ridge Music Trails” is featured on WNCW.\nTheir debut album “We B ’ Ramblin’” has garnered this praise: \n"It’s hardly surprising th en that the pair’s initial collaboration\, the aptly titled\nWe B Rambli n!\, comes across as lively\, compelling and thoroughly enticing. A combin ation of old-time tunes\, Southern spirituals\, and winsome originals\, th e music pays homage to a traditional tapestry. It’s an impressive debut\ , one that reflects Boosinger and Compton’s combined savvy and skills."\ nBluegrass Today\nEric Brace and Thomm Jutz are a formidable duo\, two sin ger-songwriters from Nashville whose second album\, Circle and Square\, ar rived in January\, 2026. It’s a gorgeous rumination on creativity\, art\ , beauty\, love\, and friendship in an age of destruction and hatred. Thei r last album\, Simple Motion\, hit #1 on the Folk DJ chart (FAI) in March\ , 2024.\nEric moved to Nashville twenty years ago from Washington D.C.\, w here he was leading his acclaimed roots-rock band Last Train Home\, named D.C.’s “Artist of the Year” in 2003 by the Washington Area Music Ass ociation.\nThomm moved to Music City from his birthplace of Germany in 200 2 and immediately became an indispensable sideman to the likes of Nanci Gr iffith\, Mary Gauthier\, David Olney\, Kim Richey\, and others\, while als o building a studio and a reputation as a producer and songwriter.\nEric a long with Peter Cooper earned a Grammy nomination for Best Children’s Re cord after making I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow.\nThomm was awarded “Songwriter of the Year” at the 2021 IBMA bluegrass awards. Hi s songs have been recorded by the likes of Tim O’Brien\, Billy Strings a nd the Steeldrivers.\n"Simply stated their recording\, Simple Motion\, ref lects these virtues. \n"Both Brace and Jutz are in that pantheon of musici ans that seem to be able to hit that elusive golden double – prolific an d sustained excellence. This album does not disappoint...Eric Brace and Th omm Jutz can do no wrong."\n- Rob Dickens\, Listening Through The Lens ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://madisoncountyarts.com/wp-content/uploads /2026/06/Knackered-Ramblers-photo-Scott-Simontacchi-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR