Dust off your boots and gather around for some true and original modern honky tonk music this Sunday, August 11 at 5 p.m. on the Village Green as part of the free Summer Concert Series from Orcas Center, Country Corner, OrcaSong Farm, and GiveOrcas/OICF.
Caleb and Reeb both originally hail from Washington State: Caleb from the coastal San Juan Islands, and Reeb from the high desert plateau of Douglas County. The two have come together in music and are hailed as some of the most compelling musicians making country and bluegrass roots music in America today. For the last few years they have been building a venerable bluegrass band to take on the road. Welcome, The Cali Cutups!
The band is a cast of West Coast all-stars: Zach Sharpe on upright bass (The Bowties), Jack Kinney on banjo (The Bowties, Central Valley Boys), and Brandon Godman on fiddle (Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands). These three musicians are legendary as part of the strong fabric of the thriving West Coast bluegrass music scene.
Reeb and Caleb work intuitively, bringing the spirit of legendary country duos to the stage. Their blend of true harmonies, sharply-written songs, and an un-showy authenticity strike a rich vein that embodies the soulfulness of hard-driving country and bluegrass music. Pillars of the Roots Country music scene, they carry the torch of their music around the world, and can be found touring as a duo, as well as with the Foghorn Stringband, and the Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms Country Band.
Sometimes we get so unnecessarily swept up in who’s rising and falling in music that the sheer joy of music is overlooked. Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are a world apart from all of that. Their music lets you immerse yourself in the melody and story of a song until all other cares of life fade away. These two have an eye towards good times and an ear towards the deepest songs and tunes, quietly pursuing a music vision without much care for what’s expected or in vogue at the time. There is a lot to admire in this singular perseverance and honesty.
More information and full concert lineup can be found at www.OrcasCenter.org.
