Native Grass Band brings Americana-style bluegrass to Kayenta
By Walter Josey
If you’re a fan of bluegrass music, Native Grass Band offers up songs and instrumentals with an eclectic mix of traditional and original music in what can be best described as “bluegrass Americana.” Native Grass Band will be in concert at the Kayenta Center for the Arts Theater April 13 at 7 p.m.
Native Grass Band consists of local southern Utah performers Dave Holder on guitar, JD Thompson on upright bass, Lindsey Short on banjo, and myself on mandolin. You’ll hear tight three-part harmonies, flashy lead breaks, and great arrangements on our original compositions that weave a homespun story on top of a great melody.
We’re all influenced by the greats of bluegrass. Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and Stanley Bros. created timeless music that never gets old to play or listen to, but most of those songs were written about life in the Appalachian Mountains. We are blessed with fantastic songwriters and musicians in Native Grass Band, and we enjoy thrilling our audience with never-before-heard music that we create through playing the traditional bluegrass instruments. Hearing new, fresh music with the overtones of the traditional stuff, with including themes from all across our great country is why we like to refer to our style as bluegrass Americana.
Original songs include “I Hear a Train,” “Wild Horse,” “Lovely Hellen,” “Shirley May,” “Native Grass Stomp,” “Man’s Good Life,” “Red Roses for Guns,” “Hypnotic,” “Memories of June,” “West Bound Train to Nevada,” and more. This band is the real deal when it comes to captivating songwriting. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at nativegrassband.com or at the door on the day of the concert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Kayenta Center for the Arts Theater is located at 881 Coyote Gulch Ct. in the Kayenta community just west of Ivins. Be sure not to miss some local, homegrown music from the mandolin, guitar, banjo, doghouse bass, and vocal talents of the Native Grass Band!
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