The Lake Superior Summer Tour with Americana-roots artists Chastity Brown and Barbara Jean will cover ground on both Lake Superior’s north and south shores, giving four evening performances in three lakeside communities.
Included are performances Aug. 16 in Washburn, Wis.; Aug. 17 at Betsy Bowen’s Studio in Grand Marais; and Aug. 18 at the Amazing Grace Bakery in Duluth.
The Grand Marais concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the “What’s Upstairs” studio on First Avenue West. Call (218) 387-1992 for ticket information.
Barbara Jean grew up immersed in a world of music. Inheriting a musical legacy passed from grandmother to mother to daughter, she honed her early gift for the violin into a sharp eye for songwriting and a skilled hand as a multi-instrumentalist playing banjo, fiddle and viola. Calling Minnesota’s North Shore home for the better part of the last decade, Barbara Jean crafted her debut record, The Great Escape, which brings together rich imagery from Lake Superior’s rugged banks, reflections on difficult choices poised in matters of the heart, and masterful musicianship.
Chastity Brown has emerged as a unique and powerful musician with a sound that is hard to characterize – gospel, roots & soul, jazz, blues & country. Brown channels songs that are carried deep in the American psyche, the hunger, desperation and confidence that run through our times. Coming from Tennessee to Minnesota, touring the country, she has had half her own lifetime and million lifetimes gone before to concoct her powerful sound.
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