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The Kruger Brothers with opening act Raincheck at The Blue Ridge Music Center

The Blue Ridge Music Center's (Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Galax, VA) Saturday Evening Concert Series held in the Center's beautiful outdoor amphitheater nestled at the foot of Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Saturday, June 14th's concert - from 7-9 PM - features Wilkesboro based Bluegrass Band The Kruger Brothers with opening act Raincheck.

Born and raised in Europe, brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger started singing and playing instruments at a very young age. Growing up in a family where music was an important part of life, they were exposed to a wide diversity of abiding musical influences. The brothers were performing regularly by the time they were 11 and 12 years old, and they began their professional career in 1979. Joel Landsberg, a native of New York City who also had a very extensive musical upbringing, joined the brothers in the early 90s and together they established the incomparable sound that the trio is known for today.

The Kruger Brothers personify the spirit of exploration and innovation that forms the core of the American musical tradition.

The Kruger Brothers were awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant for Music from the Spring a symphonic suite composed and orchestrated by Jens Kruger, which premiered in 2007. In late 2010, the Kruger Brothers premiered the Appalachian Concerto, a concerto for banjo, bass, guitar, and string quartet. In addition to their regular concert schedule they perform these pieces regularly with select symphony orchestras and string quartets throughout the country.

Jens Kruger was awarded the 2013 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo.

http://www.krugerbrothers.com/

Members of the band Raincheck have performed with well known bluegrass bands Shady Grove, Southbound, and Wyatt Rice & Santa Cruz.

http://www.raincheckband.com