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Darol Anger's Monster String Quartet
Friday, July 3, 2009
w/ Natalie Haas, Brittany Haas & Lauren Rioux
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M. | Purchase advance tickets: $18.50

Darol Anger's Monster String Quartet is, in Darol's words, "Quite simply the groovin'est, best-looking string quartet on this planet." These four fabulous string artists promise to knock off your socks, then wrap you in a warm sonic towel with a repertoire that ranges from old-timey scorchers to deep blues, classical to jazz, and Scandinavian folk hits to Darol's famed originals.

For over two decades, violinist and composer Darol has been reinventing the string ensemble to incorporate his explorations into American traditional, bluegrass, jazz, and world music in groups he helped found such as the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Psychograss, Montreux, and the Republic of Strings.

A vibrant cellist, Natalie Haas has spent much of her career investigating the cello's potential for rhythmic accompaniment to fiddle tunes. She has performed extensively with master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Mark O'Connor, as well as with fiddler Natalie MacMaster and Irish supergroup Solas. Brittany Haas' phenomenal rise as a fiddle prodigy results from her command of a number of styles, including old time, bluegrass, and jazz. She is a founding member of Darol Anger's Republic Of Strings, and has performed with banjo masters Tony Trischka and Steve Martin. Lauren Rioux' sensuous sound, vibrant rhythmic sense, and fluency in old-time, Celtic, and Scandinavian fiddle styles add depth to any ensemble she joins, including Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, Scott Nygaard and Crow Molly, and the StringNation Orkestra.

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