Harpeth Rising to Perform at CHIRP on Thursday, August 27
For the past six years, Harpeth Rising has challenged the boundaries of folk music and created a sound that is both excitingly unique and surprisingly familiar. Their virtuosic instrumentals of banjo and violin mixed with cello and foot percussion create an exciting and unique blend of musical genres that include folk, rock, bluegrass, and roots music. Their original lyrics, conveyed through powerful three-part vocals, are both gritty and poignant. The all-female group met while studying classical music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and were united - and continue to be driven by - their eclectic musical interests.
Harpeth Rising began touring both nationally and internationally in 2010 with performances that include the Kerrville Folk Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, London Folk Festival, Blissfest, Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, Music City Roots, The Bluebird, and ROMP Music Festival. The trio has recently relocated to Louisville, KY to be closer to their southern Indiana roots and join the growing eclectic musical and cultural landscape of the region.
After an impressive discography of five albums in five years, Harpeth Rising’s latest album, ‘Shifted,’ is set to release later this August. Midwest Record has already said the album is “taking Newgrass to the next dimension, taking back lyric writing as an form: if you’ve cleaned your ears out recently, this set is going to blow your mind.” The trio also recently released their first live album in November of 2014. The album consists entirely of performances at The Dreaming Tree Coffeehouse in Baptistown, NJ and includes both original songs and previously unrecorded covers the trio’s fans had been requesting. The trio’s most recently released studio album, 'Tales From Jackson Bridge,' reached No. 6 on the Folk DJ Charts and No. 15 on the EuroAmericana Charts. This constant innovation combining old and new genres of music, technical mastery, and heartfelt sensibility has earned Harpeth Rising the distinction of one of the most engaging and dynamic new groups in folk music today.