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Groupe
Bluegrass US formé en 2009 à Boston (Massachusetts) et comprenant Kimber
Ludiker, Celia Woodsmith, Shelby Means, Jenni Lyn et Courtney Hartman.
Playing a
dexterous, eclectic spin on bluegrass -- one that was as informed by
contemporary singer/songwriters as it was on tradition -- Della Mae made a
splash in the early years of the 2010s. This World Oft Can Be, their 2013 album
for Rounder, brought the band to an audience outside of bluegrass festivals,
earning a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album in 2014. Despite this
success, the group released just one more record -- an eponymous 2015 album --
before taking a long hiatus. After a five-year break, the group returned in 2019
with The Butcher Shoppe EP.
Fiddler Kimber Ludiker formed Della Mae in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009 with
mandolinist Jenni Lyn Gardner, guitarist/banjoist Courtney Hartman, bassist Amanda
Kowalski, and vocalist Grace
Van't Hof. All five musicians were veteran roots and bluegrass players --
among the acts they supported were Willie
Nelson, Del
McCoury Band, and Leon Russell -- so they were positioned to enter this
circuit upon their formation, which they did. An EP called Acoustic arrived in
2010, followed by the self-released I Built This Heart in 2011. That year, Celia
Woodsmith joined the band as the lead vocalist, just after Van't Hof departed. Kowalski left
in 2012, replaced by Shelby Means, and this lineup recorded This World Oft Can
Be, their debut for Rounder.
This World Oft Can Be turned out to be a pivotal album for Della Mae, earning
them a wider audience along with a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album in
2014. Della Mae toured the album heavily, while also making online appearances. Means left
prior to the group recording of 2015's eponymous album with Jacquire King.
Following the conclusion of their 2015 album in May 2016, Della Mae decided to
take a break from touring. Over the next couple of years, the individual members
pursued their own projects, deciding to reconvene -- this time without Hartman --
in 2018.
Accompanied by bassist Zoe Guigueno, Della Mae released "Bourbon Hound," their
first new song in three years, in December 2018, followed by The Butcher Shoppe EP
in March 2019. During the next year, the core trio of Ludiker, Woodsmith, and Gardner worked
with producer Dan Knobler on their fourth album, expanding their sound with
electric guitars and a prominent rhythm section. The resulting Headlight appeared
in January 2020.
Talents : Kimber Ludiker : Fiddle - Celia Woodsmith : Vocals, Guitar - Shelby Means : Bass - Jenni Lyn : Guitar - Courtney Hartman : Guitar, Vocals, Banjo
Style musical : Bluegrass
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
EP
| 2010 | CD DELLA MAE |
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ACOUSTIC - EP - Bowling Green / Head Over Heels / Each Night I Try / The Blues Have Got Me Down / In The Pines / Unwanted Love / Fist City |
| 03/2019 | CD ROUNDER 1166100493 (US) |
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The Butcher Shoppe EP - Bourbon Hound / No-See-Um Stomp / Sleep With One Eye Open / Sixteen Tons / Bluebird Blackbird / Whipping Post |
Albums
| 2011 | CD NOT ON LABEL ? (US) |
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I Built This Heart - Jamie Dear / Sweet Verona / Aberdeen / Polk County / My Heart's Own Love / The Most / Bowling Green / Aged Pine / Down To You / From The Bottle / Blessed Hands / Ballad Of A Lonely Woman |
| 05/2013 | CD ROUNDER 1166191352 (US) |
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THIS WORLD OFT CAN BE - Letter From Down The Road - And Other Things / Maybeline / Paper Prince / Empire / Hounds / Ain't No Ash Will Burn / Heaven's Gate / Turtle Dove / Pine Tree / Like Bones / This World Oft Can Be / Some Roads Lead On |
| 05/2015 | CD ROUNDER 11661-36378-02 (US) |
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Della Mae - Boston Town / Rude Awakening / Can't Go Back / For The Sake Of My Heart / Good Blood / To Ohio / Shambles / Take One Day / Long Shadow / No Expectations / High Away Gone |
| 01/2020 | CD ROUNDER 610077 (US) |
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Headlight - Headlight / Change / The Long Game / I Like It When You're Home / The Odds Of Getting Even / Wild One / It's About Time / Waiting For You / Peg Monster / First Song Dancer / Working / I Can't Pretend |
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