Sprig of That
Saturday at the Crossroads – Intro to Indian Rhythms (Krissy Bergmark) – 10:00 – 10:50
Saturday in the Barn – Groove A-Go-Go – 11:45-1:00
Sunday Grassy Knoll – Concert – 11:15 – 12:15
Sunday Grierson Stage – Listen Up! – 1:30 – 2:45
Sunday In The Barn – Fiddle Me This (Isabel Dammann) – 3:15 – 4:30
“Sprig of That is cultivating a genre-jumping string sound with violin, guitar, and tabla. The young band is exploring new tonal terrain.”
Greg Cahill – Strings Magazine
Like Béla Fleck’s non-bluegrass work, Sprig of That’s sound harks back to pioneering ’70s progressive folk groups like Oregon as well as The Kronos Quartet. The trio synthesizes various styles in service of music that… honors melody as much as it does the shifting rhythms and deep harmonic structures they’re adept at creating.
Edd Hurt – Live For Live Music
Sprig of That is a tabla, fiddle, and guitar trio playing a hearty Midwest-raised and globally inspired acoustic stew. In February 2023, they released bloom, their full-length, all-original debut album, produced by Wes Corbett (Sam Bush Band, Joy Kill Sorrow) and engineered/mixed by Dave Sinko (Punch Brothers, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer) recorded at Nashville’s legendary Sound Emporium studios over the course of a week in December 2021.
Formed in Minneapolis, MN in 2018, the group has spent the last five years making a name for themselves across the country: playing legendary venues like Seattle’s Tractor Tavern, Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center and NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall, sharing the stage with artists like Charlie Parr and Emilia Amper, and collaborating with organizations like Carnegie Hall, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Mile of Music Music Education Team to give educational workshops across the country. In 2021, they released “Eight Threads,” a cross-genre collaboration comprising 8 compositions written for the trio by eight very different Twin Cities-based music makers that was accompanied by an eight episode self-produced podcast.
In addition to bloom and Eight Threads, they have also released two EPs of original compositions and arrangements: Sprig of That in 2019 and Untold in 2020. With an album comprising their best work yet and dates booked across the country, 2023 is looking to be the biggest year yet for Sprig. Grateful for what has been and excited for what’s to come, Sprig is, in a word, ready to bloom.