John Reischman and The Jaybirds perform on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons.
Years of European and North American tours, five critically acclaimed albums, two Juno nominations and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations later – the buzz around this group continues to grow. Like the mandolinist at its helm, the group fashions a stylish, elegant take on bluegrass that is at once innovative and unadorned, sophisticated and stripped-down, happily old-fashioned, yet unself-consciously new. A genial blend of story-telling and sideshow humour provides the backdrop to their studied performance of original songs, instrumentals, and newly arranged traditional material.
Working in the contemporary West Coast acoustic music scene, these birds have certainly earned their wings. Together, their seamless ensemble work makes for one of the freshest sounds on the folk and bluegrass circuit today.
Tickets are $20 advance / $25 at the door available at Laedeli Gifts and the Sechelt Visitor Centre. See www.thejaybirds.com for more.
