Sassafras! @ Oakshire Public House

Name: Sassafras! @ Oakshire Public House
Start: 2025-01-04T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-01-04T20:00:00-08:00
Location: Oakshire Brewing (Public House)

Schedule

Sat Jan 04 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Oakshire Brewing (Public House) | Eugene, OR

Under the big heated tent.
Sassafras! plays a unique signature blend of laid-back roots rock, sultry southern Americana, and foolish folk, with a smattering of Celtic and originals. Acoustic playfulness with vocal harmonies, humorous ditties, and heart-felt ballads. They love to get creative with songs from all over like John Prine, The Police, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Lead Belly, traditional Celtic and originals.
Sassafras! is Brent Hample acoustic guitar/vocals • Virgil Cater percussion/whistle/vocals • Kamden Flowers percussion/vocals
Brent was raised in Eugene, playing guitar since age four, singing in school & church choirs, and playing classical & jazz trumpet at L.C.C. and the University of Oregon. He has played guitar and sang in various cover and original bands, most recently in the Celtic band Faroe Rum. Virgil was born and raised in the South, playing percussion since an early age. He picked up the Irish tin whistle about thirty years ago. Kamden grew up in North Texas, surrounded by blues, bluegrass, and country music, often singing along with her father to doo-wop, folk, and big bands. She played trombone, sang in a-cappella honor choir, and was a classical pianist.