RED, WHITE & BLUEgrass! July 2, 2011

MILKDRIVE (Austin TX)
This award winning alt-folk-progressive acoustic stringband from Austin TX plays original instrumentals influenced by jazz, bluegrass, and progressive acoustic music. With fingers flying at breathtaking speed, original tunes that feel familiar at first but go beyond extraordinary, songs with themes universal but unique, heart and brains behind dynamic performances: It’s an uncompromising musical journey the members of MilkDrive are on.
Tonight’s show is the official CD release show for MilkDrive’s debut
studio album, ROAD FROM HOME, produced in Nashville with Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck, Bob Dylan, Ralph Stanley).

2010 World Fiddle Champion!
2009 RockyGrass Mandolin Contest Champion!
2009 and 2008 Texas State-Fiddlers Frolics Champion!
2002 Walnut Valley Music Festival Champion!
2004 Texas Flatpick Guitar Champion!
Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Jazz Guitar Competition Champion!

http://www.milkdrive.com

Official Website: http://www.shelbyashpresents.net/redWhite/redWhiteBluegrass.html