Bluegrass lovelies Della Mae – Kimber Ludiker, Celia Woodsmith, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Courtney Hartman and Shelby Means – played at the Tractor Tavern in July. The Boston-based quintet were on tour in support of their sophomore release, This World Oft Can Be. The ladies will be back in town for Wintergrass in late February at […]
Sloan (Jay Ferguson / Chris Murphy / Patrick Pentland / Andrew Scott) played some good ole Rock and Roll at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard on Monday night. Like most of you, I didn’t know anything about Sloan but they are immensely talented and accomplished. Originating from Halifax, Nova Scotia, they (according to a Chart […]
Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden made a recent stop at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard during the first leg of their US tour. In addition to Tucker on vocals and guitars, SOS members include Wes Chandler (guitar), Ethan Place (drums), Matthew Thompson (bass) and Nic Danielson (keys). Here’s a great video of “Best […]
The talented, Grammy-nominated Sarah Jarosz played a sold-out show at the Tractor Tavern. Accompanied by Nathaniel Smith (cello) and Alex Hargreaves (fiddle), Jarosz played a variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin and banjo. The three of them performed numerous songs from her latest album, Build Me Up from Bones, as well as her two prior […]
Eilen Jewell recently made a stop at the Tractor Tavern near the end of her current US tour. Backed by Jerry Miller (guitar), Johnny Sciascia (bass) and husband Jason Beek (drums), Jewell is supporting her latest album, Queen of the Minor Key. Initially hidden behind her guitar, it soon became apparent that Jewell was very […]