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Acoustic guitarist Russ Barenberg is known as one of the most melodic instrumentalists in contemporary acoustic music. His compositions are among the finest the genre has to offer.
He got his start in 1970 with the groundbreaking bluegrass band, Country Cooking, and since then has been a member of a variety of highly influential groups, most notably his collaboration from 1989 to 2001 in a trio with dobro master Jerry Douglas and bassist Edgar Meyer. He has also performed and recorded with many other top acoustic and country music artists, including Randy Travis, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Tim O’Brien, Sam Bush and Joan Osborne, to name just a few.
Barenberg’s 1979 debut solo album, Cowboy Calypso, showcased his sophisticated playing and immediately established him as one of the premier composers and arrangers in the emerging new acoustic scene. His work reflects an ever-deepening musicality with continuing dedication to vibrant, roots-based melodies and ensemble interplay.
When at Last, his latest release on Compass Records, garnered a 2008 Grammy nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance for the song, “Little Monk,” as well as a nomination for the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Album of the Year. The album features special guests special guests Dennis Crouch, Ruthie Dornfeld, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Viktor Krauss, Kenny Malone and Jeremiah McLane.
Denver’s own Sean McGowan, whose first recording, River Coffee, won the Best Independent Release of the Year Award from Acoustic Guitar magazine, will open.
