Barbaro, Mulefoot

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The heralded Minneapolis-based group **Barbaro** forges an exciting new musical path on *About the Winter*, their inaugural outing for StorySound Records. Featuring guitarist Kyle Shelstad, bassist Jason Wells, and violinist Rachel Calvert, the gifted, young band developed a strong following for their modernist bluegrass sound on their 2020 debut, Dressed in Roses. Their new album, however, represents a “coming of age” for Barbaro, according to Shelstad, as it more authentically reflects the band’s adventurous musical evolution over the past few years. About The Winter showcases the dynamic interplay arising from Shelstad’s string band roots blending with Calvert’s and Wells’ backgrounds in classical music. The album’s ten tracks also reveal the group deftly integrating electric instrumentation into the group’s acoustic-grounded music. Barbaro, together with the pivotal assistance provided by producer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens), has fashioned a captivating pastoral Americana sound on About the Winter that is both traditional and progressive.Barbaro quartet members are Kyle Shelstad (guitar, voice), Rachel Calvert (vocals and fiddle), Jason Wells (vocals and bass), and Isaac Sammis (banjo).

**Mulefoot** is a Chicago-based string band with a repertoire drawing from old time, early country, and bluegrass traditions. The band features Jess Baldissero (fiddle, voice), Sara Coral (banjo, voice), John Huber (guitar), Aaron Smith (bass, voice)

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$15adv/$17dos + taxes & fees

The heralded Minneapolis-based group **Barbaro** forges an exciting new musical path on *About the Winter*, their inaugural outing for StorySound Records. Featuring guitarist Kyle Shelstad, bassist Jason Wells, and violinist Rachel Calvert, the gifted, young band developed a strong following for their modernist bluegrass sound on their 2020 debut, Dressed in Roses. Their new album, however, represents a “coming of age” for Barbaro, according to Shelstad, as it more authentically reflects the band’s adventurous musical evolution over the past few years. About The Winter showcases the dynamic interplay arising from Shelstad’s string band roots blending with Calvert’s and Wells’ backgrounds in classical music. The album’s ten tracks also reveal the group deftly integrating electric instrumentation into the group’s acoustic-grounded music. Barbaro, together with the pivotal assistance provided by producer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens), has fashioned a captivating pastoral Americana sound on About the Winter that is both traditional and progressive.Barbaro quartet members are Kyle Shelstad (guitar, voice), Rachel Calvert (vocals and fiddle), Jason Wells (vocals and bass), and Isaac Sammis (banjo).

**Mulefoot** is a Chicago-based string band with a repertoire drawing from old time, early country, and bluegrass traditions. The band features Jess Baldissero (fiddle, voice), Sara Coral (banjo, voice), John Huber (guitar), Aaron Smith (bass, voice)

This is a 21+ event

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