Harpeth Rising returns to the Long Grove
For the past six years, Harpeth Rising has challenged the boundaries of folk music and created a sound that is both unique and familiar. Their virtuosic instrumentals of banjo and violin, mixed with cello and foot percussion, create a blend of musical genres that include folk, rock, bluegrass and roots music.
Their original lyrics, conveyed through three-part vocals, are both gritty and poignant.
The all-female group met while studying classical music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and were united - and continue to be driven by - their eclectic musical interests. Within one year of their formation and their move to Music City in 2009, they were voted "Best Local Band in Nashville" by the Tennessean.
Harpeth Rising began touring both nationally and internationally in 2010 with performances that include the Kerrville Folk Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, London Folk Festival, Blissfest, Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, Music City Roots, The Bluebird, and ROMP Music Festival.
After an impressive discography of four studio albums in four years, Harpeth Rising released their first live album in November of 2014. The album consists entirely of performances at The Dreaming Tree Coffeehouse in Baptistown, New Jersey, and includes both original songs and previously unrecorded covers the trio's fans had been requesting. The trio's most recently released studio album, "Tales From Jackson Bridge," reached No. 6 on the Folk DJ Charts and No. 15 on the EuroAmericana Charts.
Their new studio album, "Shifted," is set to release Aug. 15.
The trio will be returning for their third performance at the Long Grove Arts & Music Council Summer Concert Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. In addition to other merchandise, Harpeth Rising will be selling special pre-release copies of "Shifted."
All concerts are held at the Towner Green on Old McHenry Road, across from The Village Tavern, a new location from previous years and are free.
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