The High and Wides

The High & Wides (called “apostles of hillbilly boogie,” by The Washington Post) have a big, driving sound that re-imagines musical traditions for a new century.

With roots in urban Baltimore and the rural Delmarva peninsula, they draw on bluegrass backgrounds and weave in influences from new wave to old time to make music that defies boundaries while evoking the era when country, bluegrass, western swing and early rock’n’roll mingled freely.

New England newgrass quartet Mamma’s Marmalade draws from acoustic traditions spanning Appalachia and the Ozarks to craft a sound that manages to be at once familiar and definitively fresh. Honeyed harmonies buoy the classic high-lonesome croon of lead vocalist Lily Sexton, sailing above a whirling reel of steel string sonics and pop melody.

They’ve spent years honing improv skills, instrumental tone, harmony arranging, rhythm and energy to create a compelling live show.