Lexington, MA — Darren Beachley & the Legends of the Potomac and Audie Blaylock & Redline will kick off the Boston Bluegrass Union’s 34th concert season. The show is scheduled for tomorrow, November 14th at 7:30 pm, at the National Heritage Museum located at 33 Marrett Rd. (Route 2A) in Lexington, MA. Tickets are still available for the concert. They run $27  for the general public and BBU Members can get them for $24.

Doors open at 6:30pm and directions to the venue can be found online at www.monh.org or call (781) 861-6559.

About Darren Beachley & the Legends of the Potomac

By teaming up such revered masters as dobro player Mike Auldridge and bassist Tom Gray – both founding members of the legendary, revolutionary band the Seldom Scene – with rising-star vocalist Darren Beachley (formerly of bluegrass powerhouse Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver), Darren Beachley and the Legends of the Potomac harnesses the very best of bluegrass past and future. Soulful contemporary ballads share space with more rugged, traditional fair, with Beachley’s soaring tenor front and center and the tasteful virtuosity of Auldridge, Gray, mandolinist Norman Wright, and banjo player Mark Delaney steering the music with peerless precision. With their wide-ranging influences and open-ended approach to acoustic music, Darren Beachley and the Legends of the Potomac pay tribute to the fertile and inventive mid-Atlantic bluegrass scene from which they sprang.

“I really feel like this is the first group of guys that I have ever been around musically, that could do what ever type of material we want,” Beachley reflects, “from straight ‘grass to light country, southern gospel to a jazz-flavored number. We have material ranging from Fats Domino to Johnny Rodriguez to Tommy Dorsey to Mac Wiseman. I feel that we are a well-rounded band that is not afraid to step outside the box, but yet not so far away that we are not still rooted in bluegrass.” Recently signed to Patuxent Records, Darren Beachley and the Legends of the Potomac will enliven this rare Boston-area appearance with selections from their forthcoming debut release.

Audie Blaylock & Redline (L-R) Jason Johnson, Patrick McAvinue, Evan Ward, Matt Wallace (sitting) and Audie Blaylock.

About Audie Blaylock & Redline

A riveting ambassador for classically styled, full-throttle bluegrass, Audie Blaylock first broke into the music as a member of bluegrass giant Jimmy Martin’s band The Sunny Mountain Boys. His new band, Audie Blaylock and Redline, proudly carries forth Martin’s vision of soulful yet propulsive music, lead by Blaylock’s furious guitar playing and sincere, heartfelt vocals. Already a fan favorite, Blaylock has become a beloved figure in bluegrass thanks to high-profile stints as a guitarist and lead and harmony vocalist with such acclaimed bands as Rhonda Vincent and the Rage and Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Produced by noted bluegrass/Americana visionary Carl Jackson, the band’s self-titled debut album also features Patrick McAvinue (fiddle), Evan Ward (banjo), and Matt Wallace (bass), and was recently described by Bluegrass Unlimited as combining “the powerful chops of youth and a confident maturity of purpose.”