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Summer Sounds at The Redwood: Wooden Leg Bluegrass

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

For those who like their pigeonholes neat and tidy, Jimmy Ryan is an unsettling proposition. He plays mandolin with the old-timey pluck of a bluegrass breakdown, but he also plays it with the ferocity of rock guitarist. What else would you expect of a left-handed rebel who began his career by playing both in a bluegrass combo (Pine Island) and a punk band (Decentz)?

That melding of styles made Ryan a pioneer of the so-called “alt-country” scene in the late ’80s when he founded and fronted the bluegrass-tinged rock band The Blood Oranges. And the same eclectic approach makes him one of the most dynamic singer-songwriters on the rich Boston Americana scene today.

 

August 1st

6 pm

Free

This project has been made possible in part by a Rhode Island Foundation community grant.

 

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  • Time: August 1, 2023 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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