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The Growling Old Men Billings favorite, The Growling Old Men return to Cisel Hall on Saturday, February 15th. Presented by the Yellowstone Bluegrass Association and Yellowstone Public Radio, MSU-B Music Department, Hansen Music and Kirk’s Violins. Doors will open at 6:30 PM, with the show beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 and available at the door.
projects – “Acorns” and “Toolshed.” This summer, the duo will be performing at festivals in Idaho, Utah, Montana and at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. Both Winship and Lowell are in high demand as workshop leaders and teachers and have instructed students all over the world.
The Growling Old Men features John Lowell (guitar & vocals) and Ben Winship (mandolin & vocals). The two veterans of the Rocky Mountain bluegrass and Americana scene present a relaxed set of virtuosic musicianship and tight harmonies – informed equally by the music of the Appalachian hills and the western plains. In concert, the Growling Old Men are both engaging and spontaneous as they strive to blend simplicity with complexity; all with good tone and a warm sense of humor. For nearly 30 years they’ve played at festivals, concerts and workshops across the US, Canada and Europe, and have four duo recordings to their credit. Additionally, in 2019, Lowell released, “This Long Stretch of Gravel” and Winship released two new
This concert will be a Co-CD release celebration of all the new musical projects. For more information on the band, please go to http://www.growlingoldmen.com, as well as http://www.johnlowell.com and http:// www.benwinship.com.
Documentary Screening Join the Montana Wilderness Association for a screening of “Awaxaawippíia: The Crow Nation’s Sacred Ties,” a short documentary film about the historic, cultural, and spiritual relationship that the Apsáalooke (Crow people) have to the Crazy Mountains. • Monday, Jan. 27 • 6:30 – 8 p.m. • Billings Public Library • 510 N. Broadway Awaxaawippíia [pronounced a-wuh-kawwah-pee-uh] is the Crow word for the mountain range known in English as the Crazy Mountains. The film explores the many reasons why the Crow Tribe is urging the Forest Service to protect the mountain range in the upcoming Custer Gallatin National Forest plan.
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