We happened upon Lisa LeBlanc at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend. For those who haven’t attended, it’s four days of great music and you end up stumbling from one showcase to another, like cruising the honky tonks on Lower Broad in Nashville. That’s the last time we’ll be so nonchalant about seeing her.
She’s an excellent banjo player who defies expectations about the instrument by playing full-throttle and with a rock sensibility.
She’ll be in Nashville at the City Winery on March 10. It’s in the lounge, so that means very reasonable ticket prices and a welcome intimacy.
A sample of her talents:
