Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Six-person family bluegrass band Cherryholmes are among the biggest names in bluegrass music today. Two-time Grammy Award nominees and International Bluegrass Music Association's Entertainers of the Year, the group is composed of dad Jere, mom Sandy Lee, and their four children. Regulars at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, they're known for their unearthly vocal harmonies and perfect synchronicity.
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We had a great time. The Cherryholmes family is very professional, fun and slightly zany. They play some traditional bluegrass and some more contemporary and original pieces. In addition to singing and playing instruments, they move around the stage in a variety of ways--dancing, jumping, sliding--and there was never a dull moment. The audience was very lively, too, lots of clapping and stomping of feet.
With six lead vocalists, harmonies in every combination, and instrumentals played in such tight synchrony it almost seems unreal, you’ll wonder if the members of Cherryholmes were born to play together. And in a way, they were. Less than a decade ago, this amped-up, classic-bluegrass-and-then-some band was just dad Jere, mom Sandy Lee, and four young kids. Flash-forward to 2008 and meet Cherryholmes: Jere on upright bass, Sandy Lee on mandolin and clawhammer banjo, Cia Leigh on banjo, B.J. on fiddle, Skip on guitar, and Molly Kate on fiddle – two time GRAMMY-Award nominees, International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainers of the Year, and one of the hottest tickets in the world of bluegrass.
Performances by this American Bluegrass family feature twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling, and old-time claw hammer.
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