A FREE Bluegrass Banjo Concert by Telluride Bluegrass Champion ROSS NICKERSON

Saturday , September 18, 2004
11:15 am - Noon
Location: Elderly Instruments
in-store performance (free)

Ross Nickerson's Banjo Road Show is a wild ride down new and exciting musical trails. He delivers a fast-paced journey of truly American music in a unique and exceptionally-personable style--and Elderly's offering a free sample of his showmanship.

Ross recently toured Europe and has recorded with the best in the business, including Tim O'Brien, members of The David Grisman Band, and The Del McCoury Band. He recently appeared in concert with Ralph Stanley and Riders in the Sky, and has played in bands that were two-time winners of the Telluride Band contest and the Four Corners States Bluegrass Festival.

Testimonials to Ross Nickerson's 5-string bluegrass banjo playing, his performance style, and his award-winning Pinecastle Records CD Blazing the West abound. Country Music Television named Blazing the West one of the Top Ten albums of 2003, and True West Magazine named it "Best Bluegrass CD of 2003." The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) voted the album one of the top 15 instrumental CDs of 2003.

"He takes his impressive credentials, his mastery of his instrument, his sensitivity and taste, and adds to them a splendid selection of classic and original material," wrote
Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky.

"Award-winning banjo wizard Ross Nickerson does a bang-up job on his new release,Blazing the West," opined the highly-respected magazine Bluegrass Now.

"Ross Nickerson is indeed a big dog 5-stringer. He can PLAY, and a gentleman too!" - Mike Weber

"Just got that Ross Nickerson CD in...I only have 2 words...AWESOME & COOL" - Jay Shankle, KKNG

Stop in Saturday morning at 11:15 and catch Ross Nickerson's FREE "Banjo Road Show" in-store performance. Ross will also present a four-hour hands-on Bluegrass Banjo Workshop from 1-5 p.m., detailed here in our Special Events listings.

Check out recordings we carry featuring Ross Nickerson