TICKETS GO ON SALE
Tuesday, April 23, 10 a.m. MST for donors of $500 or more
Tuesday, May 7, 10 a.m. MST for the general public

Shelby Lynne has recorded 15 albums, founded her own record label, and acted in both TV and in movies.

After high school, Lynne left Alabama for Nashville. There she found her first record deal and released three albums. In 1991, she won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist award. After two more albums, Lynne released I Am Shelby Lynne, which she recorded on the Northern California coast. This earned her the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2000, an especially deserved accomplishment as she had been in the music business for nearly 13 years. Lynne will perform at Strings in a duo with guitarist and producer Ben Peeler, formerly of The Mavericks.

Ahead of the evening’s performance, enjoy a fresh, California-style dinner. Upscale fare catered by Steamboat Meat & Seafood Company.

8 p.m. showtime – 7 p.m. meeting time

The California Honeydrops

7 p.m. Meet at Whistler Park

7:15 p.m. Meet at the Rotary Peace Pavilion

Rides start one hour prior to show time, and riders can join at any point along the way!

Gold Sponsors: UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, Ski Haus
Bronze Sponsors: Christy Sports Family of Stores, Orange Peel Bicycle Service, Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare
Special thanks to Routt County Riders for marketing support.

TICKETS GO ON SALE
Tuesday, April 23, 10 a.m. MST for donors of $500 or more
Tuesday, May 7, 10 a.m. MST for the general public

Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the California Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. They’ve toured with heavy-hitters such as Bonnie Raitt,  B.B. King, Allen Toussaint, Buddy Guy, and Dr. John. Whether in those high-profile performances or in more intimate venues where the band can leave the stage and get down on the dance floor, the California Honeydrops’ vision and purpose remain: to make the audience dance and sing.

The band has come a long way since guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynkski and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland subway station but the band has stayed true to that organic, street-level feel. Lech’s vocal stylings are influenced by recordings of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong, as well as Oberlin College education and lessons from the club circuit in Oakland, California. With the additions of Johnny Bones on tenor sax and clarinet, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards, and Beau Bradbury on bass, they’ve built a powerful full-band sound and contagious energy.

More like parties than traditional concerts, their shows feature extensive off-stage jamming and crowd interaction. “The whole point is to erase the boundaries between the crowd and us,” Wierzynski says. “We don’t make setlists. We want requests. We want crowd involvement, to make people become a part of the whole thing by dancing along, singing, picking the songs and generally coming out of their shells.”