Prepare for an evening of wild invention when pioneering fiddle maestro Darol Anger and his ground-breaking Republic of Strings (formerly known as the Fiddle Ensemble) take the Freight to places it's rarely been before. Violinist, fiddler, composer, producer and educator, Darol Anger is famous as a creator of innovative string techniques. For 30 years, Darol has continually reinvented the American string ensemble to incorporate his explorations into American traditional, bluegrass, jazz, and world musics in groups he helped found such as the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Psychograss, Newgrange, and Montreux.

With the Republic of Strings, in collaboration with flat-pick guitar master Scott Nygaard, cello phenomenon Tristan Clarridge, and fiddle's newest prodigy, Tyler Andal, Darol is at it once again, exploding the limits of tradition. In concert, as well as on their recent eponymous album, Darol's complex, richly textured original compositions and Scott's own intriguing tunes, along with a selection of traditional music from Appalachia, Sweden, Brazil, Mali, and elsewhere, showcase the ensemble's virtuosity, open heartedness, and irresistible sense of fun.

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