(Town of Nelson, NY – Sept. 2013) Louise Mosrie with The Cadleys featuring Chad Darou will perform Saturday Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Nelson Odeon. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Mosrie began writing pop/folk songs in her early 20s while living in Knoxville after college, producing two independent albums before moving to Nashville in 2004 to work on her song-craft. There, she made friends and contacts in the Americana and bluegrass side of Nashville, playing rounds and writing with artists like Donna Ulisse & Rick Stanley, Diana Jones, and producer Ray Kennedy.
Ironically, the melodies and imagery that emerged most strongly in her writing after 2004 came straight from the southern culture she once dismissed. Influenced by artists such as Nanci Griffith, Allison Kraus and Lucinda Williams, her songs tell stories of joy, love, struggle and heartbreak through the vivid characters and scenery of southern life.
“Seeing and hearing Louise Mosrie perform her eclectic mix of folk and English pop is like having a good friend sit down in your living room to play guitar and sing: The beer is cold, the room is lit by candles and there’s something ethereal about her sweet voice.” -Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times
Opening for Louise are The Cadleys featuring Chad Darou, one of the area’s most entertaining and popular duos (plus one!).
Following in the tradition of great male-female duets like Ian & Sylvia and Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, they show how the simplicity of two voices and two acoustic instruments can produce powerful music.
Their repertoire draws on the traditional bluegrass of Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers, the tight harmonies of the Louvin Brothers, the “new acoustic” sounds of Alison Krauss and Claire Lynch, and John’s own originals, which have been recorded by national bluegrass artists such as Tony Trischka, Jim Hurst, Missy Raines, and Lou Reid, who, with Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs singing harmony, took John’s song, “Time,” to the #1 spot on the national bluegrass charts for three consecutive months.
Upcoming shows:
Louise Mosrie with special guests The Cadleys
Saturday, September 14
Kevin So
Friday, September 20
Fishtank Ensemble
Friday, October 4
Trace Bundy
Saturday, October 19
Alash
Friday, November 1
John Elliott
Saturday, November 2
The Wiyos
Saturday, November 9
The Sultans of String
Friday, November 15
Savoca & Heitzman
Saturday, November 23
Jeffrey Foucault and Roosevelt Dime (double bill)
Saturday, December 7
The Nelson Odeon is located at 4035 Nelson Road in the town of Nelson. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.nelsonodeon.com.