RARE TRIO APPEARANCE:  Grammy-nominated vocalist Claire Lynch will be accompanied by award-winning multi-instrumentalists Jason Thomas and  Mark Schatz.  Jason on mandolin and fiddle and Mark on bass and clawhammer banjo,are permanent members of Claire's regularly-touring band.  The opening act for this rare Marshfield appearance will be Wisconsin's very own Kings Countrymen of Mondovi, Wisconsin.

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Growing up in the New York town of Kingston, Claire found that music came naturally. "My mother liked show tunes. My family was involved in church; it was a big part of our lives. And so there was church music. I had two sisters who also sang – we all sang, around the table at dinner, or in the car...anywhere." She jokes that her family had "a song for every occasion."

When she was twelve, Claire’s family moved to Alabama "and everything turned upside down – socially and in a lot of other aspects. I began my education in country music. I wasn’t hit with bluegrass until I was graduating high school." By this time the "counter-culture" had taken hold in America, with its values of simplicity and respect for nature. "When I encountered bluegrass I was really struck with the fact that it was self-sufficient and organic. As John Hartford said ‘It don’t need an amp and it don’t plug in.’ I thought that was really cool."

Claire has played a role in bluegrass and country music since the mid 1970s when she joined a band called Hickory Wind, soon to become the Front Porch String Band. When the band took a 10-year break starting in 1981, Claire kept a hand in the music business both as a songwriter and as a session vocalist. Her songs have been recorded by Patty Loveless, Cherryholmes, Kathy Mattea, the Whites, and the Seldom Scene. Her vocals have graced recordings by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea, Jesse Wincester, Sara Watkins and Ralph Stanley.

Listen: www.myspace.com/clairelynch   and  www.clairelynch.com

Please Note: Local musicians will be hosting an informal Bluegrass Jam Session immediately after the show for musicians and listners alike --for anyone interested. Bring your instruments!

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