Sarah Jarosz Show
by WillJacob on 11/17/13Duling Hall - JacksonStunning work! Truly impressive! Lots of bluegrass roots! A great time for all! Sarah NEVER misses a note! Very intimate with the audience! The band clearly has an undying passion!
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With her captivating voice and richly detailed songwriting, Sarah Jarosz has emerged as one of the most compelling musicians of her generation. A four-time Grammy Award-winner and ten-time nominee at the age of 30, the Texas native started singing as a young girl and became an accomplished multi-instrumentalist by her early teens. After releasing her full-length debut Song Up in Her Head at 18-years-old, she went on to deliver such critically lauded albums as Follow Me Down, Build Me Up From Bones, and Undercurrent, in addition to joining forces with Sara Watkins and Aoife O�Donovan to form the acclaimed folk trio I�m With Her.
Stunning work! Truly impressive! Lots of bluegrass roots! A great time for all! Sarah NEVER misses a note! Very intimate with the audience! The band clearly has an undying passion!
First time I heard her live--AMAZING! Best contemporary singer/songwriter combined with a unique cello and fiddle background! You will love it, even if you have never listened to a single song she's sung before.
Definitely worth the 2.5 hour trip to St. Louis from central IL. Sarah and her trio sounded just like they do on their album, which is stellar! Nice quaint venue where you get a good look at the group from any vantage point. My only gripe was with the opening act. I'm all for up and coming artists getting their shot. But come on! Let them play 3 or 4 songs, then clear the way for the group we payed money and traveled to come see! Some guy I could care less about played at least 10 songs!! Too much..... I went to see Sarah, not some random Joe with a banjo. Still had a blast though!
Sarah is incredibly talented artist. Her vocals and her instrumentals are nothing less than captivating! I only wish the concert could have been longer!
That was the first time seeing her, as well as the first time being in the Duck Room. LOVED the small, intimate setting in the Duck Room. Sarah Jarosz was amazing. She is very very talented.
Sarah and her band are excellent musicians, and the performance lived up to my expectations, however, a 75 minute set (including encore) seemed a little skimpy. The whole thing seemed a bit perfunctory. It also would've been nice if they'd hung around after the performance to sign cd's (I bought the new one - it's good), but they didn't... :-( Those are the reasons I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5...
Great concert. Sarah Jarosz performed both her new CD, Build Me Up From Bones, and old material. She is an amazing talent with a lovely voice. I have listened to all her CDs but she is even better in live. Her music is beautiful and her lyrics creative and thoughtful. If you love great mandolin, banjo, guitar, and fiddle playing, Jarosz and her players' bluegrass is for you.
Sarah Jarosz is a phenomenal artist. At only 22 years old, she has already produced three CDs, each one better than the last one. She started in early years playing traditional bluegrass and American / folk, but with her third CD "Build Me Up From Bones" she has created a new one-person genre. You have to listen to that CD. The concert at The Birchmere was the second of her current tour introducing the new album. By good fortune, Sarah was backed up by Aoife O'Donovan!!!
Amazing show. You get to see the talent of 3 great musicians. The music itself is also phenomenal, some folk and some blues.
For those of you not familiar with this young girl, she is an enormous talent. Her artistic talents go far beyond her amazing abilities to play an array of string instruments. This young singer songwriter has talent far beyond her years and surrounds herself with equally talented musicians on their accompanying string instruments. The show consist of her previous albums along with some songs from her newly released album and a great choice of a few cover songs. She delivered a unforgettable rendition of 'Simple Twist of Fate'; I've seen both Dylan and the Dead sing this song live, on more than one occasion, and this young lady nailed it by making this song her own with her style and intense feeling. Another highlight was engaging the audience to participate in the final song, she end with 'Come on Up to the House' and inspired the fans to sing the chorus. If you ever have the chance to attend a performance of Sarah Jarosz, take advantage of it.
Jarosz is an exceptionally talented singer songwriter instrumentalist and she tours with a terrific small band (one who plays cello and the other the fiddle and guitar).
From what I had heard and seen online, I expected a great performance from Sarah Jarosz. And, she delivered with both her voice and her musicianship. What made this a step above your basic great concert was the absolutely tight instrumental backing behind the voice. The cellist was inspired. The violinist didn't misplay a note. The three played as one.
Sarah J was awesome. A great mix of songs from her prior work and her recent release. Her capabilities across a range of instruments is really remarkable. But the Birchemere needs to get away from its old business model -- force people to show up at 5 pm to wait an hour drinking $7.50 beers and eating small baskets of stale nachos, also $7.50. Rush in at 6 and then wait another 90 minutes for the show. The food and drinks inside weren't bad, just overpriced. I'd pay a premium for an assigned seat that I can show up and sit in at 715.
she has a great voice and all 3 band members could play instruments exceptionally well
What a great show! Sarah & her acompanying "string men" Nat on the Cello & Alex Hargreaves on the violin performed wonderfully! Sarah's voice is the real & authentic, I was very impressed that she sounded as good, if not better in a live venue as on her recordings - for such a young women she delivered a performance of a seasoned veteran. She played music from her prior recordings and some from her album being released this week. Most I had heard & loved, the new songs sounded great. I will be adding them to my ipod. In general, I am not a bluegrass fanatic, I like the music and enjoy listening now & again, I love Sarah's music - I have a feeling she could be a " cross-over" artist.
Sarah Jarosz and accompanying artists put on a great show in a really wonderful venue! Sound, venue, performance and vibe were all great stuff. Looking forward to the next time.
I had immense fun listening to the talented Sarah Jarosz in Portland! Her voice is beautiful live as well and she is so amazing with all the instruments she pulls out on stage. I would go see her again in a heartbeat and recommend it to anyone who wants to be wowed by a wonderfully talented musician.
Had a great time at the Aladdin Theater. The opening performer, Tatiana Hargreaves, was a surprise treat. Sarah and her group are wonderful. I've often wondered how the three of them got together. It's an odd combination of Sarah and her instruments/vocals accompanied by a cello and a violin/fiddle. It REALLY works!!
I wanted to see Sarah Jarosz. This event was combined with Kevin Costner/Modern West whom I DID NOT WANT TO SEE. THIS WAS POORLY DONE BY THE EVENT PLANNERS> Actually, it stunk.
Preface: Not a huge bluegrass fan and normally don't get it right when I go to a concert purely on a newpaper review and no actual listening experience. This past Saturday in Charleston, SC, my wife and I took a chance going to see Sarah Jarosz. The result: What a wonderful surprise and gift. She is an Incredible muscian (along with excellent accompanists for this performance), song writer and singer with a low key and sincere, but infectious enthusiasm for and approach to the music and audience- and only 21! If she had only played her own songs, we would have floated home with enjoyment, but her interpretation of others (Dylan, Decembrists) is marvelous also. We can't wait to see her perform again- hopefully next summer between her college studies- and likely at a bigger venue. In the meantime, we will continue to enjoy her two CDs. Sarah Jarosz is not to be missed!