Asheville bluegrass band, Dehlia Low, http://www.myspace.com/dehlialow , was featured in a recent Take 5 article by Jedd Ferris concerning their upcoming EP Release on Saturday, Feb 9th at the Garage.

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Meet Asheville’s newest successful offspring — Dehlia Low. The band, which features Anya Hinkle on guitar and fiddle, Aaron Ballance on dobro, Stacy Claude on vocals and guitar, Scott Shuffler on bass and Bryan Clendenin on mandolin, is poised to become the next buzz band in the inually expanding scene of new school old-time. Mixing vintage country sounds, tight picking and high lonesome harmonies, the group has quickly developed a traditionally minded original brand of mountain music. Ahead of an EP release party at The Garage at Biltmore on Saturday night, Claude talked about the band’s origins and sonic intentions.

Q: Describe your take on bluegrass and acoustic music.

A: I love bluegrass and acoustic music. It’s why most of us ended up settling in Asheville. It takes a great deal of talent and energy to play acoustic instruments on stage. All you have is your voice and your instrument. There are no pedals, effects or amplifiers to change or improve your sounds. It’s very exposing. I personally think there is nothing more beautiful than acoustic instruments playing in a great room.

Q: How do you try to the balance the traditional with the progressive?

A: We’re still a young band and are definitely still evolving and defining our sound. We are rooted in the bluegrass and classic country tradition, but we are putting our own spin on it. We have primarily female vocals, which is nontraditional. We also don’t have a banjo player, which ruffles some traditionalist feathers. Plus, four of us are writing original songs and instrumentals. None of us want to be strictly bluegrass or strictly country, but we all five have a great respect for the traditional tunes and take a lot of inspiration from them.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT Take 5.

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880207095

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