AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Suwannee Roots Revival - Live Oak, Fl 10- 13- 2022

Well now, leave it to Randy, Beth and crew to pull in yet another very talented and fresh band furthur up the stakes and furthur enhance the overall experience of this festival...Bravo!
AJ Lee and Blue Summit made their first appearance in Santa Cruz in 2015. Led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, AJ Lee, the bluegrass band has performed all over the world, but finds home in California’s Bay Area. In 2019, they released their debut album, Like I Used To. Their second full length project, I’ll Come Back, came out August 2021 - with national touring in support of the record ongoing.
Unlike their first record, which featured experimentation with session musicians and electric instruments, the new project is a pure reflection of the live sound of the group, hearkening back to their acoustic roots. Each band member performs at their peak, and the variety of songs on the record caters to their broad fanbase. Certain tracks (“Put Your Head Down,” and “Faithful,”) fall more in the classic bluegrass realm of songwriting, while others (“Lemons and Tangerines,” and “I’ll Come Back,”) fall into that hard-to-define realm of acoustic Americana that blends mesmerizing lyricism and acoustic mastery.
Although falling loosely under the bluegrass label, AJLBS generally plays sans banjo, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on steel stringed acoustic guitars, AJ on mandolin, Jan Purat on fiddle, and Chad Bowen on upright bass - a configuration effectively used to create unique space and texture in the arrangements not as commonly found in the music of their peers. Drawing from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock, and jam music, the band uses the lens of bluegrass as a vessel through which to express and explore the thread that binds and unifies all great music.
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[@alan4sure]

AJ and the band are hot hot hot!👍👍

[@timkilby5390]

aj your the best!!!!!

[@kathyhoneycutt3233]

Would like to hear this band play "Rocky Top" or "That Good Ole Mountain Dew"

[@gunterkarl9384]

Thank you so much for that wonderful music!

[@dannybowen4565]

A wonderful show by a truly talented band! Thank you for sharing!🎻

[@timkilby5390]

thank you richard and mark!!!!!!

[@rxcapasso]

I would sure like to purchase some live recordings. Always seem to be much better than those from the studio. AJ, you should think about that.

[@rich65vwbus]

Videos I shoot and upload are not for sale they are uploaded for everyone to enjoy and share for free. Sharing these for those who weren’t able to make a show or would like to remember. The gift of music is just that a gift

[@fretfix1]

@@rich65vwbus You rawk!!

[@steveadams8438]

Thank you Mr. Baumgarten. Nice video. Fun stuff!

[@fretfix1]

Out West We've known about AJ for years. Fyi...this is West Coast Bluegrass. Lest we forget, Bluegrass is a hybrid of styles. The difference is that the banjo is swapped out for a 2nd guitar. Sully Tuttle (Molly's brother) came in 2nd at Winfield (if you know what that is?) a few years back in the flatpicking competition. AJ played with the Tuttle family band for several years when she was quite young. Just wanted to fill in some gaps for ya. Head West sometime and find out what you been missing...

[@sebastiannai4381]

Sounds condescending, and as if you are taking credit by way of living in CA for what these musicians are doing. Maybe do something yourself of note instead, or just be more humble. Working class folks in other parts of the country can't always afford to go to CA bluegrass festivals. CA will probably eventually ruin bluegrass, like it does everything; $5k tickets to the VIP sections, peasants can sit in the nosebleeds, you get the drift. Be proud of CA though, if that's all you have, hey it's something.

[@agnome1176]

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