Luke Richardson & Nick Stillman
Sunday, July 1
Show starts at 8:00
$10 cover
Opening the night for Locust Honey String Band with a set of Old- Time duets
About Luke Richardson & Nick Stillman
LUKE RICHARDSON:
Luke Richardson's musical journey began around the age of five after he
found an old, rustic harmonica in one of his father's chester drawers. From
that point on, he has literally taken the instrument and ran with it. Luke's
path led him to traditional Old-Time music in his late teens after he was
introduced to Clawhammer Banjo in March of 2006. Since then, he has reaped
success within the contest scene near his home in sunny Tennessee. Among his
most notable achievements was taking first place at Uncle Dave Macon Day's
National Championship in 2009.
Most recently, Luke has bounced around the states playing, competing, and
teaching music with other like-minded people. Now in Brooklyn with a banjo
on his back and harmonicas in his pocket, Luke is likely to greet anyone and
everyone with a warm smile and southern drawl.
NICK "STILLHOUSE" STILLMAN
Nick "Stillhouse" Stillman was born with perfect pitch, only to lose it
several days later. He grew up, forgoing a promising tennis career, and,
finally, after losing a game of chess for the first and last time, decided
to embark on the wayward way of the ..busker. After looking this word up in
the dictionary, he said goodbye to his computer, bought a new one, and left
wherever he was, to go...wherever. All joking aside, he spent the next 7 or
8 years playing fiddle on the streets of Maine, California, North Carolina,
New England, New York, San Francisco, Old England, Ireland, Denmark, France,
and Spain, just to name a few, constantly repeating the phrases "No, this
isn't Irish music," and "No, I don't know how to play the Devil Went Down to
Georgia," in various local dialects. He has turned down his fair share of
marriage proposals to devote himself to a life of lonely wandering, along
with many of his closest friends.