All about Big Bluestem
Big Bluestem is a six-member acoustic ensemble featuring Kathleen Everingham on fiddle, Jose Agusti on guitar, Tom D’Avello on banjo, Rebecca Grosser on guitar, Drew Phillips on mandolin and Todd Kinney on bass.
The BBSB repertoire is an eclectic mix of fiddle tunes, old-time string band music, bluegrass and historic tunes, with an occasional sprinkling of swing and the blues.
Upcoming Performances
The Iron Post
Wednesday, March 17
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Urbana, Illlinois
Get your Irish on at the Annual BBSB St. Patrick’s Day Panick!
Marchfest Dance Weekend
Saturday, March 20
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Illini Union
Boneyard Arts Festival
Saturday, April 17
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Iron Post
Sunday, April 18
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Sidney Artist’s Guild
Krannert Uncorked
Thursday, May 6
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Urbana, Illinois
Strawberry Jam
Saturday, June 12
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Meadowbrook Park
Urbana, Illinois
Lake of the Woods American Museum
Sunday, June 13
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Mahomet, Illinois
Kickapoo Landing
Friday, July 23
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Want to be notified about upcoming gigs? Send a request to be added to our email list to bigbluestem@bigbluestemstringband.com.
Available now! Under the Prairie Moon
The disc features 15 tunes from the band’s eclectic repertoire. Be sure to pick one up at our next show!
Why “Big Bluestem”?
Our name pays homage to our prairie heritage. Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) once dominated the tall-grass prairies of North America, forming rippling waves of amber taller than a man on horseback from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern forests. The prairies are largely gone, but big bluestem is still an important forage grass in parts of the Mississippi valley and a dominant component in prairie hay. The “King of Grasses” produces better quality and greater amounts of forage than any other native American prairie grass. Cows and bison love it. Big bluestem is the official Illinois prairie grass.
Booking Information
Contact Kathleen Everingham at 217/384-0903, or any other band member, to book Big Bluestem for your next event. You can email us at bigbluestem@bigbluestemstringband.com.
Last update: 03/2/10
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