An evening of classical guitar
Join Story Parlor for an evening of classical guitar, featuring the musical stylings of Laura Boswell, Jimmie Griffith, Steve Newbrough, and Andy Jurik with Rachel Hansbury.
Meet the Musicians…
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Laura exhibits a poetic and technical depth that has garnered comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and Nick Drake. She writes intimate folk music with classical influence that Asheville's Mountain Xpress described as "chamber-folk." Along with being a singer-songwriter, Laura has a degree in classical guitar performance and studied piano from a young age. She views music as a bridge to human connection and vulnerability, as well as a powerful tool for fostering community. The multi-instrumentalist has self-released two albums, Counting Eyes (2014) and Fall Away (2017), and released her EP Place to Be in late 2020, recorded with local engineer and musician Daniel Shearin of River Whyless. Laura performs with Molly Hartwell as WellSpring and is a core member of Kathryn O'Shea's band, Honey Butter Biscuits. She teaches piano, guitar, and ukulele lessons at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
More info at lauraboswell.com
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Jimmie Griffith’s original music is inspired in the culture of Minas Gerais, Brazil and the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.
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Guitarist, arranger, and educator Andy Jurik actively explores the intersection of classical and popular music. His research in classical/jazz fusion has been presented as lectures and performances at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Dublin Guitar Symposium, Radford University International Guitar Festival, Clemson Guitar Festival, Southern Guitar Festival, and Carnegie Mellon University.
His debut album, strive, featuring solo guitar arrangements of works by Ernesto Nazareth, Radiohead, the Beatles, and others, has received acclaim from Acoustic Guitar magazine, Soundboard, and Classical Guitar magazine.
Andy teaches at Western Carolina University and the University of North Carolina Asheville, and directs the Asheville Classical Guitar Society.
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Rachel Hansbury is a vocal artist and educator based in Asheville, NC. She has performed as a soloist with chamber music groups including the Asheville Choral Society, Gateway Chamber Orchestra, and Music City Baroque, with whom Nashville Arts Now described her performance as "The highlight of the night…angelic, yet full of human emotion.”
Always curious about the human voice, Rachel has completed studies and masterclasses with artists such as Judy Collins, the King's Singers, and Meredith Monk, and educators such as Clifton Ware, Jeannie LoVetri, and Sharon Mabry.
Currently she performs as half of the guitar and voice ensemble Demeler as they perform their blend of French café music and global art song throughout the Southeast.
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Guitarist and chamber musician Steve Newbrough has performed across the United States in diverse venues, on television and radio. An eclectic musician, Steve has enjoyed performing in a variety of different genres including electric guitar with gospel choirs, abstract twentieth-century music with dancers, solo classical guitar, and touring the country as part of the internationally-acclaimed Minneapolis Guitar Quartet. Steve began his guitar studies with Gordon Kreplin in Elizabeth City, NC. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as a student of Joseph Pecoraro. In 2008, Steve received his Master of Music Degree in Classical Guitar Performance under Jeffrey Van at the University of Minnesota. He currently serves on the faculties of Clemson and Furman Universities. He is also the director of the Summit Academy of Music, an arts organization serving the WNC region. His latest endeavor is Video Guitar Glossary, a source for quick and accurate definitions of music terms.