Bristol Tennessee/Virginia Chamber of Commerce

• Location: Historic Downtown Bristol, State Street
  Bristol
• Date: 08-03-2012
  08-03-2012

Description

Last Train Home and Erin McDermott perform live at Border Bash in historic downtown Bristol on August 3.

Last Train Home -  LTH is led by frontman Eric Brace,” is one of the country’s most formidable roots-rock bands”.  That’s the assessment of the Nashville Tennessean about the band.  And wile roots-rock is the core of LTH’s sound, don’t overlook the country, swing, bluegrass, blues, folk, mariachi, punk, pope and Tin Pan Alley influences you’ll find if you give this band a listen.  Since its beginnings in 1997, Last Train Home has evolved from a five-piece part-time band in Washington D.C. to a full-time touring unit, with more than a dozen members across five states.from a five-piece part-time band in Washington D.C. to a full-time touring unit, with more than a dozen members across five states.ding projects and combine them into 1 cohesive, folk rock, sloppy tonk, harmonized, loose but tight, streamlined audience killing machineding projects and combine them into 1 cohesive, folk rock, sloppy tonk, harmonized, loose but tight, streamlined audience killing machine.from a five piece part-time band to a full-time touring unit.  www.lasttrainhome.com

Erin McDermott - Meet Erin McDermott before the gig, with a Guinness in her hand and a self-effacing wit at the ready, and you’d never suspect the transformation that’s about to take place. But when she sets down her pint and steps onto stage, pay attention. A spruce-topped six string launches into a steam-driving rhythm and her voice rises, gaining power and soaring to a pure quavering vulnerability that makes even the club regulars, the ones who’ve heard it all, stop talking and really listen. And why not? It’s more than the alt-folk barnburners and whiskied-up ballads Erin conjures, the achingly rich, superbly rendered tales of rural America present and past. It’s more than the magnificent players she surrounds herself with, from the hottest pickers in Vermont’s Green Mountains to the Nashville hotshots like Grammy Award winner Tim O’Brien, IBMA "Guitarist of the Year" Bryan Sutton, and ACM "Fiddle Player of the Year" Stuart Duncan, who back her up on her latest album, “Time to Go.” When Erin McDermott sings, it’s an emotional testament to what it is to be human—the sweet and the bitter of life, the pure glory and the heartbreaking, bewildering loss. Live or on record, she’s a performer you don’t want to miss. – Gary Miller/ Strictly Local Media .  http://www.reverbnation.com/erinmcdermottvt 

Border Bash features live music on select Friday nights from May to August. The evenings' events will start with children's activities, crafters, and concessions at 6PM.  Live music begins at 7PM. Open FREE to the public.

Remaining 2012 Border Bash Date:
August 17