“Yes, I definitely look up to her,” said Kauai musician Michaelle Edwards, who will be the opening act Saturday for Grammy Award winner Laurie Lewis and her mandolin-playing partner, Tom Rozum. Saturday’s concert marks the second time Edwards will be
“Yes, I definitely look up to her,” said Kauai musician Michaelle Edwards, who will be the opening act Saturday for Grammy Award winner Laurie Lewis and her mandolin-playing partner, Tom Rozum.
Saturday’s concert marks the second time Edwards will be doing the audience warm-up for Lewis and Rozum. She’ll take the stage with her finger-picking bluesy sounds at 7 p.m. with Dave Mundy, singer and harmonica player, at The Church of the Pacific in Princeville.
“I love doing a live concert rather than playing a bar or club where people are talking,” said Edwards. “At a concert everyone is there to really hear the music.”
The main musical attraction will be Lewis, praised by Billboard as, “Successfully walking the high wire above esoteric country, combining elements of bluegrass and pure country to form her own seamless mix.”
Lewis, dubbed the “queen of bluegrass,” will take the stage with Rozum and show off the reason for her nickname, playing violin, guitar and bass.
She has twice been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association and has won Best Country Album of the Year as well as the California state fiddling championship. She also sang the title cut of the Grammy winning album, “True Life Blues – Songs of Bill Monroe.”
Lewis and Rozum have recorded 12 albums and performed around the globe since forming their musical partnership in 1986. This will be her 10th concert on Kauai.
Advance tickets are $25 or $30 at the door. Tickets are available at Harvest Market Hanalei, North Shore Pharmacy in Kilauea, Hanalei Surf Co., Hanalei Strings & Things, Papayas Natural Foods Kapaa, Island Soap and Candle, Princeville, Kilauea and Koloa, Kauai Music & Sound Kapaa, Magic Dragon Toys, Princeville and Healthy Hut in Kilauea.
