Thursday, September 19, 2024 · 8:00 PM CDT
Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters / Luke Bulla
4545 N Lincoln Ave · The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall · 773.728.6000
Thursday, September 19, 2024 · 8:00 PM CDT
4545 N Lincoln Ave · The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall · 773.728.6000
Forsythia, the latest LP from Caleb Caudle, is a portrait of his truest self, of the artist at his most solitary and reflective. It's produced by John Carter Cash, and features veteran session players Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Dennis Crouch and Fred Eltringham, and the vocal talents of Carlene Carter, Elizabeth Cook and Sarah Peasall McGuffey. Simplistic arrangements - in which Caudle was the only guitarist - built a framework for space that is filled intentionally so that the songs themselves can be heard and appreciated without an overcrowding of instrumentation. On this record, outsider influences come into play nearly as much as his foundational knowledge of traditional Appalachian folk and other music history. This collection of 10 songs serves as a manifesto of Caudle's beliefs and simplest desires. Forsythia sees Caudle as a master of his craft as a songwriter and musician.
Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life. Touring with and singing in his family band from age four, Luke started early and never looked back. He spent his early years in Tennessee playing fiddle in Ricky Skaggs' band, Kentucky Thunder, which earned him his first Grammy Award with stints in both John Cowan's band and Lyle Lovett's Large Band following shortly thereafter.
