The Southern Maryland Bluegrass concerts present Junior Sisk Band

Name: The Southern Maryland Bluegrass concerts present Junior Sisk Band
Start: 2025-03-02T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Calvert Elks #2620

Schedule

Sun Mar 02 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Calvert Elks #2620 | Prince Frederick, MD

Southern Maryland Bluegrass presents their Sunday afternoon concerts with the Junior Sisk Band
Junior Sisk is widely recognized as one of today's top bluegrass vocalists and is a constant reminder that traditional bluegrass is still alive and well. His early influences included The Stanley Brothers, Larry Sparks, and Dave Evans, but he often credits the Johnson Mountain Boys with inspiring him to pursue bluegrass professionally. Sisk first made his mark in bluegrass as a songwriter in the early 1990s, penning classic Lonesome River Band songs like "Game (I Can't Win)" and "Tears Are Blinding Me."
As a member of Wyatt Rice & Santa Cruz and Blueridge, he helped define the sound of driving, modern traditional bluegrass. Sisk founded Ramblers Choice in 1998, releasing Sounds of the Mountains on Rounder Records. After leaving Blueridge in 2006, he reformed the group and began a successful career with Rebel Records. His 2011 album Heart of a Song helped bring the band into the spotlight and eventually was named IBMA Album of the Year in 2012. Its single "A Far Cry from Lester and Earl," which Sisk co-wrote, became a rallying cry for a resurgence of traditional sounds in bluegrass and received the 2012 Song of the Year Award from the IBMA. Sisk was furthered honored when he was named 2013 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year, while his band earned the 2014 SPBGMA Bluegrass Band of the Year award. In 2016, "Longneck Blues," a collaboration with noted singer-songwriter Ronnie Bowman, was named Recorded Event of the Year by the IBMA. Most recently, Sisk received the 2017 Male Vocalist of the Year award from SPBGMA. He and his band now record for Mountain Fever Records.
Solidifying the success of the latest album, Junior Sisk has received a landslide of nominations in the IBMA Awards for 2021, including Album Of The Year, for LOAD THE WAGON, Song Of The Year, for "Just Load The Wagon" and Male Vocalist Of The Year. SPBGMA also recognized Junior's recent music releases with two WINS in February 2022, for Album Of The Year, for LOAD THE WAGON, Song Of The Year, for "Just Load The Wagon!"
For more information and tickets, go to: https://www.somdbluegrass.com/tickets-and-information