LAURIE LEWIS —FIDDLER, SONGWRITER, VOCALIST, BAND LEADER AND PRODUCER

In honour of Bill Monroe in what would have been his 100th year California based folk, bluegrass country fiddle player, vocalist and singer-songwriter Laurie Lewis put out the album Skippin’ And Flyin’ last year. Like all other albums she has recorded it is a top-drawer effort. Lewis started her musical career as a member of west coast bluegrass folk country ensemble, Good Ol’ Persons and has since recorded a long line of albums. Initially she was with Flying Fish before it was taken over by Rounder then Hightone and now her own Spruce And Maple label. An wonderful band-leader Lewis embraces the idioms listed above without any breaks or feeling she is more than another; to the degree she defies any one category other than having a great affinity to bluegrass music.