Nationally-acclaimed folk and bluegrass singer and songwriter Wil Maring came to No. 3 Railroad Street! Check out her websites below to see a list of her awards, read the incredible reviews of her work by other big-name musicians and to listen to her music.
Robert Bowlin played with Wil. He is a former National Flatpick Champion and played fiddle in Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Wil and Robert often play as an amazing duo.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Wil Maring and virtuose guitarist/fiddler Robert Bowlin combine their talents, smoothly blending elements from all roots music genres to create an original acoustic music all their own - oldtime and bluegrass, jazz and blues, celtic and country, it’s all there. Wil's clear, airy vocal style and heartfelt lyrics, with her proficiency on upright bass, rhythm and fingerstyle guitar, provide a perfect complement to Bowlin's instrumental fireworks. Wil has toured Japan and Europe, was a Merlefest songwriting contest winner, a Kerrville NewFolk finalist, and they both have performed their original music on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and NPR's Whaddya Know program. Robert Bowlin, a two-time National Fingerpicking and Flatpicking Guitar contest winner, is a well-respected Nashville studio musician and has been a band member with legendary artists like Bill Monroe, Maura O'Connell, Kathy Mattea, the Osborne Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Ray Price, and many more.
As a duo, Wil and Robert have travelled coast to coast in the last decade, in Canada and the U.S, playing everywhere from the nation's largest acoustic festivals to intimate house concerts.
Press Quotes:
"I believe that I've found an American treasure; she’s that good, both as a writer and as a performer. Wil Maring could be classified as bluegrass or folk but that wouldn't give you a true picture of her breadth as a writer and performer. What we have here is a case of real Americana - This is music from the heartland – and from the heart... Overall she brings forth great music that will last a lifetime." Steve Clarke of Acoustic Planet, CHES-Ontario
"Hands down, some of the most mesmerizing, exciting, interesting, and enjoyable acoustic music I have ever heard - not clones, but an inspired group with a different message. I love it!" Dave Higgs, WPLN-Nashville
"What a punch this duo packed! Wil Maring's songwriting is superlative, while Robert breezed through his creations with such ease, speed and agility, that at times it didn't seem quite possible that so many beautiful and intricately played notes could come out of one hand with one pick." gotfolk.com.
Artist Websites:
wilmaring.com
reverbnation.com/wilmaring
Wil Maring Facebook
Wil Maring Music Facebook
Robert Bowlin
In Concert at No. 3 Railroad Street: Sunday, April 23, at 8:00 pm.
Suggested Donation: $10-15 at the door
Doors Opened at 6:30, Pot Luck (BYOB) at 7:00, and Music from 7:30 until 10:30
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