The Hot Iron String Band is a four piece acoustic ensemble featuring Samuel Payne on guitar, Dan Andree on fiddle, Dustin Norder on mandolin, and Chris Strand on upright bass. Their inspiration is drawn from the hard-driving back-beat pulse of Bill Monroe's bluegrass and from the lively, boot-tapping bounce of an old-time fiddle tune. From the infectious swing of Django Reindhart's gypsy jazz to the lonesome moan of a honkey tonk blues. And just like the roots from which their musical vision has grown -- steeped in the age-old tradition of breaking the rules -- they play it just a little bit different.
Hot Iron String Band will be performing
Saturday evening Nov. 5
5:45-6:45pm, Independent Media Center
Free with Festival wristband