Concerts with Erika: TrueGrass Trio

The second event in Shell Lake Arts Center’s new performance series at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre called Concerts with Erika, The TrueGrass Trio specializes in reviving the music of the old-time masters, adapting modern material to the bluegrass idiom, and creating new original songs and tunes in the traditional stringband style. ​All veterans of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, with over 100 years of combined professional performing experience, they take a traditional music recipe, add a pinch of influence from rock, blues, jazz, gospel, Irish, and Celtic, spice it with experienced showmanship, and cook up a steady diet of fun on and off stage. Natives of Wisconsin, The TrueGrass Trio features Tom Draughon (guitar, fiddle & vocals) from Ashland, Bruce Qualey (bass & vocals) from Cable, and Jed Malischke (banjo, resophonic guitar & vocals) from Spooner.