Burlap and Bean: An evening with Rod Picott and Amanda Shires.

An evening with Rod Picott and Amanda Shires.
A special double feature.

Growing up in the small mill town of South Berwick, Maine, Picott was exposed to a surprising mix of musical influences. The seacoast area of southern Maine had an unlikely but thriving local music scene in the 80's and and Picott spent his teenage years in garage cover bands and original bands playing the clubs from Boston, MA to Portland, ME. '94 saw a move to Nashville TN where Rod established himself as one of the better new writers in town and hosted a weekly showcase called Rod Picott's Fireside Whiskey Hour as well as opening shows for Alison Krauss and Union Station and Gillian Welch. His co-write "Broke Down" with Slaid Cleaves was the most played song on Americana radio in 2000.
To listen to samples, visit www.rodpicott.com

Arising from the sun-driven plains of West Texas is fiddler and singer/songwriter Amanda Shires. She sews lyric to melody like land turns to sky. Her muse brings forth songs of heartache; losing loved ones, finding happiness, and the interludes of life in between. Bringing solace to the solemn, as well as clarity and whimsy to the down trodden, Amanda’s bow paints landscapes for stories to unfold, while her voice sings and lulls you into a field of golden possibility. To listen to samples, visit www.amandashires.net

-- Opening will be special guest Kyle Swartzwelder and Chris Velan