Laurie Lewis at The Tractor Tavern

About

For fiddler, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and Grammy-winner Laurie Lewis, the traditions of bluegrass and folk arent so much tools in her hands, but burning sources of inspiration that have driven her through a 30+ year career at the forefront of American roots music. A pioneering woman in bluegrass, Laurie has paved the way for many young women today, always guided by her own love of traditional music and the styles of her heroes that came before.Since her debut in 1986, Laurie has recorded over 20 albums. Shes been a founding member of the Good Ol Persons and the Grant Street String Band, twice been voted IBMAs Female Vocalist of the Year, her classic rendition of Kate Longs song, Who Will Watch the Home Place? won International Bluegrass Song of the Year, and her latest album with her band the Right Hands, The Hazel and Alice Sessions, was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Recording Grammy in 2017.