Live im Gasthaus Lamm 20:00

THE MATCHING TIES TRIO
Bluegrass - Newgrass - Irish & American Folk

Expanding the possibilities of classic American and Celtic string instrumentation, Matching Ties' repertoire has grown to include many standard and original Irish, English and Scottish folk songs, ballads and instrumentals continuing to present a wide cross-section of their many American acoustic music styles. Their recordings, represented on 2 MC and 4 CD productions always contain their special mix of Celtic and American roots. Covers are never copied, but are always arranged in a distinct Matching Ties folk, newgrass and bluesy style. It is exactly this wide scope which allows them to play so many different kinds of venues, and to obtain a wide audience appeal from many different fan groups. They can lean a show in any one direction, be it Irish folk or American music, or as in the case of their concerts, present a blend of all their styles.

With their roots in the folk revival and folk rock era of the 60s and 70s, they arrange many "west coast" and country rock standards of this era in a fresh, newgrassy style, often new to European audiences. Country blues on bottleneck and fingerpicking guitar, as well as standard and western swing numbers remain true to their origins through acoustic string instrumentation, yet take on a modern flair with original Matching Ties arrangements and interpretation. The mainstay of their music is folk, the music of Ireland, England and Scotland and its fascinating “ties” to the new world America.

Matching Ties plays as a duo with founding members Paul Stowe (USA) and Trevor Morriss (GB). They also play as a trio with Germans Thomas Kärner on upright bass.

weitere Infos:
http://www.matchingties.com/