The next international act at Valencia Hall will be US bluegrass group High Fidelity – considered to be in the top echelons of traditional bluegrass bands.
High Fidelity is currently on its first Australian tour, headlining the nation’s two main bluegrass festivals, the Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival in New South Wales and Mountaingrass in Victoria, as well as playing a number of gigs in NSW, Victoria and the ACT.
High Fidelity was formed in 2014 by Jeremy Stephens (guitar, banjo and lead vocals) and Corrina Logston (fiddle and vocals). They’ll be joined on this tour by James McDowell (ex-Carolina Blue) on guitar and banjo, and Ross Sermons on double bass.
Jeremy has played with the world famous country gospel group, The Chuck Wagon Gang, on the television show Ray Stevens’ Nashville, and with Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys.
Corrina has worked with a who’s who of today’s traditional-based bluegrass performers, most notably Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys and Jim Lauderdale. Corrina also toured Australia in 2014 as part of Chris Henry’s Hardcore Grass, when she impressed bluegrass audiences around the country.
High Fidelity draws much of its inspiration from bands like The Stanley Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Don Reno & Red Smiley, and a host of lesser known regional artists from the same era. Few bands have come along in recent years that directly draw their influence from that classic era of the music’s history.
High Fidelity is a group whose love and devotion to that music is unsurpassed. Many have described them as the new Johnson Mountain Boys, interpreting classic era bluegrass through the fresh, young perspective of today’s generation.
High Fidelity will perform at the Valencia Hall on Thursday, November 14, from 8pm. For bookings phone 0439 454 428.
