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One of the Best Female Angelic Voices of Our Time Claire— DigitalJournal.com Lynch

“…one of my very favorite singers in all of acoustic, country, and – she is a jewel.” — Mary Chapin Carpenter quick facts • Home base: Toronto, ON Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a • Touring Config: 2-4 Musicians pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. Her career • Current Album: North By South has been decorated with many accolades including GRAMMY nominations, seven • For Fans of: , International Bluegrass Music Association awards and the prestigious United States , Del McCoury, Nancy Griffith Artists Walker Fellowship.

Blazing her own trail in the mid 70’s when there were few role models for young career women in the genre, Claire Lynch made history when she led the Front Porch String • GRAMMY Nominee – Best Band which evolved in the 80s and 90s into “one of the sharpest and most exciting Bluegrass Album (1995, 1997, post-modern bluegrass bands on the circuit.” She formed her own Claire Lynch Band 2017) in 2005 and has since consistently been a top pick of prestigious publications, critics • IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year (2013, 2010, 1997) - (17 time and audiences across the U.S. and beyond. nominee) Claire’s seasoned sound is simultaneously unpretentious and richly textured. It’s a • IBMA Song of the Year (2014) down-home, front porch sensibility — until you realize that it’s a rare front porch, • Charter Member, Alabama indeed, that has ever hosted musicians of this caliber. Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame • USA Walker Fellowship Award Recipient (2012) www.myriadartists.com/clairelynch Special Projects myriad [email protected] • ‘Holiday!’ Seasonal Show artists 919-967-8655