A trio of bluegrass concerts are coming to Owensboro in February — ranging from intimate and sentimental, to new faces staying true to the music’s old roots, to a humorous and flashy performance complete with rhinestone outfits.
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the following concerts:
East Nash Grass: Feb. 5 — 7-8:30 p.m.
This concert takes place on the Owensboro Health Lobby Stage. Seating is general admission for $20 per ticket (buy here). At this time, no COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for this concert.
Featuring a who’s-who of Nashville’s hottest young pickers, the band was first founded as a part-time pickup gig band in 2017 before transforming into a more serious project just prior to the first closures of COVID in 2020. Since then, the band has been honing their voice — writing original songs collaboratively and as individuals, breathing fresh life into well-worn standards, and playing gigs together however and whenever they safely can.
The Kody Norris Show: Feb. 12 — 7-8:30 p.m.
This concert takes place on the Owensboro Health Lobby Stage. Seating is general admission for $20 per ticket (buy here). At this time, no COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for this concert.
Call it retro, hillbilly, bluegrass or rockabilly, the group strives for something Norris simply calls “dern good entertainment.” Deeply rooted in North American folk music, Norris has crafted a performance that harkens back and tips a hat to the traditions created by Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin’s showmanship, the Stanley Brothers’ harmonies, performances of the Grand Ole Opry and a bit of Vaudeville. Top-notch picking is center stage, but humor and visual flash are part of the entertaining package. Always clad in colorful, tailored suits adorned with rhinestones, ties, classic hats and ornate boots, the band earns its moniker as a “show.”
Brennen Leigh: Feb. 26 — 7-8:30 p.m.
This concert takes place on the Owensboro Health Lobby Stage. Seating is general admission for $20 per ticket (buy here). At this time, no COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for this concert.
Leigh is an American songwriter, guitar player, mandolin player and singer whose to-the-point storytelling style has elevated her to cult icon status in Europe, Scandinavia, across the United States, South America and the United Kingdom. Her songs have been recorded by Lee Ann Womack, Rodney Crowell, Sunny Sweeney, Charley Crockett, and many others. As renowned for her musicianship as for her writing, Leigh caught the ear of greats like Guy Clark, who endorsed her flatpicking skills, and David Olney, who described her writing as “tender, violent, sentimental, foolish and wise, she is always Brennen. Confident and at ease with herself, without being a jerk about it.”
