Tom (Sauber), Brad (Leftwich), and Alice (Gerrard) (Special Event)

THREE MUSICIANS renowned for their individual contributions to traditional American music combine their talents in this performing ensemble. Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich, and Alice Gerrard are "musicians? musicians," known and respected by their peers for their skill, taste, and life-long devotion to the old-time and early bluegrass music they clearly love so well. Their stunning vocal harmonies over the bedrock of their instrumental work cover a range of emotion that can move you by turns to smiles, to dance, or to tears. TOM SAUBER has long held a reputation as one of the most influential old-time musicians in the western U.S. With his wider travels in recent years, fans farther east are learning why: he?s a master musician in a variety of styles, a multi-instrumentalist (banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin) and singer, well grounded in tradition, with a comprehensive grasp of style and an exceptional ability to teach.BREAD LEFTWICH is a fiddler, banjo player, and singer. He grew up in Oklahoma, in a family with musical and cultural roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and his music reflects the traditions of both those areas. In addition to carrying on his family?s music, he spent years seeking out and learning from older-generation musicians in the southern Appalachians and in Oklahoma and the Ozarks.As editor-in-chief of the Old Time Herald, ALICE GERRARD is at the center of this music. Her career spans some 40 years. She has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music. Alice has many talents: compelling, eclectic songwriting; powerful, hard-edged vocals; and instrumental mastery on rhythm guitar and banjo.Get your MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND off to a rousing start with an evening spent with these three musicians and some very American music.