Radio Bristol Sessions presents Chris Coole & Ivan Rosenburg

WBCM Radio Bristol presents  Chris Coole & Ivan Rosenburg.  A live radio interview and performance in The McGlothlin Foundation Performance Theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Everyone is invited to be part of the studio audience for free! You can also listen by downloading the WBCM Radio Bristol mobile app or locally on the air at WBCM Radio Bristol 100.1 FM.

The session will begin at 2:00 p.m.

When Clawhammer banjo and Dobro duo Chris Coole and Ivan Rosenberg hit the stage, people quiet down and truly listen.

Described as “a two-man folk festival,” they have the distinction of being the only clawhammer and Dobro duo act in the known universe, and they take advantage of the musical space that affords by creating spellbinding old time folk music unlike anyone else.

Coole and Rosenberg first took to the road in 2008, and they have since toured in British Columbia, Ontario, Oregon, California, and most of the northern states. 2010 marked the release of their debut CD, Farewell Trion. Along with the rest of the Foggy Hogtown Boys, Coole and Rosenberg also released The Hogtown Sessions, which debuted at #3 on the Folk DJ radio chart. In September 2014, Coole and Rosenberg released “Return to Trion,” which Bluegrass Unlimited called “…an even stronger set of material featuring Coole’s wonderful banjo playing and Rosenberg’s delightful resonator guitar mastery…The arrangements show off the virtuosity of these two great musicians while enhancing each piece. The clarity and rich substance of the material is shown in a new light, drawing the listener’s ear to aspects sometimes lost in the rush…If you are a fan of great music that doesn’t always follow the rules, look no further.”

Coole is well-known for his virtuosic clawhammer banjo music as well as his guitar playing and singing with the award-winning bluegrass band The Foggy Hogtown Boys. His solo album “Old Dog” received glowing reviews; he was a finalist at the Clifftop banjo contest in 2004 and 2006; and his CDs with fellow Toronto banjoist Arnie Naiman are treasured by fans of old time banjo. Of late, Coole has also toured throughout North America as a sideman for folk music icon David Francey, and Coole’s trio with Max Heineman and John Showman, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, was an official showcase band at the 2015 IBMA World of Bluegrass.

Rosenberg is known as one of the top Dobro players on the scene today. His original music has appeared in over 300 TV shows and films including The Daily Show, Oprah, and Deadwood. He earned an International Bluegrass Music Association award for co-writing the 2009 Song of the Year and played on the CD “Southern Filibuster: A Tribute to Tut Taylor” (produced by Grammy winner and Dobro legend Jerry Douglas). Rosenberg also recorded Pharis and Jason Romero’s award-winning albums “A Passing Glimpse” and “Long Gone Out West Blues,” and John Reischman’s 2013 release “Walk Along John.” In recent years, he has also performed with Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, the April Verch Bigger Band, and Lizzy Hoyt.

Both Coole and Rosenberg are in high demand for their instructional skills at acoustic music workshops around North America and beyond, having taught upwards of 80 weeks of music camp between them at events including: Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp, Sore Fingers Summer School (England), Midwest Banjo Camp, Walker Creek Music Camp, California Bluegrass Association Music Camp, British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop/Nimblefingers, 108 Cabin Fever Workshop, ResoSummit, Salt Spring Island Fiddleworks, Augusta Heritage, The Woods Music and Dance Camp, NBCMS Acoustic Music Workshop, Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Grand Targhee Music Camp, NBCMS Acoustic Music Workshop, Old School Bluegrass Camp, and many more.