The Secret Sisters / Cheyenne Medders
When:
Monday, May 22, 2017 8:00p -
10:00p
Monday, May 22, 2017 8:00p -
10:00p
Where:
The Red Room @ Cafe 939
939 boylston St
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
$15
Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Music, Nightlife, Performing Arts, University
Event website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/669485793235631/
About a 20-minute drive is all that separated The Secret Sisters from being born in historic Muscle Shoals, Alabama, though its sheer proximity to their hometown of Happy Valley practically foretold that Laura and Lydia Rogers were destined for lives as recording and performing artists.
Growing up surrounded by the sounds of the South and the powerful timeless music emanating from Muscle Shoals, The Secret Sisters were heavily influenced by a range of uniquely American musical styles, including country, bluegrass and gospel, as well as classic rock and pop. They were raised on a rich tapestry of music, listening to everything from George Jones and Loretta Lynn, to The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Ramones, Fiona Apple and Rufus Wainwright. But it was their father, a musician himself, who introduced Laura and Lydia to bluegrass at an early age and spent many weekends bringing his daughters to local bluegrass festivals.
While The Secret Sisters’ 2010 eponymous debut was comprised mostly of traditional country songs the sisters grew up loving, although two standouts were Laura and Lydia originals “Tennessee Me” and “Waste The Day.” That album introduced the world to the sisters’ stunning and seemingly magical ability to blend vocals which developed from singing together in church on Sundays and listening to some of the world’s most iconic musicians throughout their upbringing. With that album lauded by critics and adored by their rapidly growing legion of fans, the stage was set for the sisters to advance as artists and further establish themselves as songwriters with Put You r Needle Down. “This record was a long time coming,” said Laura. “Most artists don’t wait three years or so in between records, but we felt it was important to spend a lot of time on our songs and also broaden our sound.”
Cheyenne Medders is an artist and producer living in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2015 Cheyenne's pedal steel gilded country folk album Day Stood Still was warmly embraced by Counting Crows' Adam Duritz and his Outlaw Roadshow community. Roadshow cofounder and music blogger Ryan Spaulding named Day Stood Still one of the top 50 albums of the year. Popular musician Robert Gay called the songs on Day Stood Still "truly well-composed and beautifully-performed additions to the Americana canon: accessible, conversational, and melodic as a Tennessee songbird."
2017 finds Cheyenne working on his next recording project, which he says "calls for more electricity" than his more acoustic-driven work. He currently has tours lined up opening for and accompanying both Darling and The Secret Sisters.
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