The Lovell Sisters / The Ebony Hillbillies

Show Description

The Lovell Sisters, three teenage sisters, blend in heavenly harmony and play mandolin, fiddle and dobro. Nearly three years ago, The Lovell Sisters strayed from their classical roots to pursue the instrumentation and improvisation of traditional music. Jerry Douglas' Slide Rule was the first Americana album they heard, inspiring Megan to play the resophonic guitar. The Lovell Sisters now bring youthful vigor and a wide variety of musical influences to their live performances. Joined by talented collaborators on guitar and bass, the music has roots deep in bluegrass Appalachia, and branches growing ever upward and outward, towards parts as yet unknown. The Lovell Sisters Band has arrived and is making its presence felt. "THE LOVELL SISTERS play like pros, sing like angels, look like models, and are one good CMT video away from stardom. Their energy is awesome and nobody in the Americana world wants to follow them on stage. They're better than 99.9 percent of the bands on country radio today, and I don't expect their eventual success to spoil them. A truly rare thing." Jeff Styles, Talk Radio 102.3 FM, Chattanooga, TN

"...the premiere black string band in AMERICA"
-Tony Thomas, Black Banjo Association

The Ebony Hillbillies are not only one of the last black string bands in AMERICA, but they are the only string band based in NYC. Consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard and bass fiddle, they have successfully created a following that has crossed over to audiences in pop, country, bluegrass, folk, jazz and beyond while maintaining their grassroots credibility. Their 19thcentury string band sound was popular in the 1920's and 1930's; and was a key element in the genesis of jazz and virtually everything after (blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock & roll, etc...). The Ebony Hillbillies' own extant CDs, 'Sabrina's Holiday', 'EH Sessions Vol.1 & 2', and 'I Thought You Knew' provide a great introduction to a largely forgotten cultural legacy.