One of the most refreshing new voices to arrive in americana music in recent times, melodious singer-songwriter, clawhammer banjo player, and organic gardener Adrienne Young presents a disarming mixture of old-timey and bluegrass sounds with a youthful edge. In concert and on albums like her recent The Art of Virtue, Adrienne applies worldly compassion, a poet's pen, and an independent spirit to songs about choices and consequences, cultivation and stewardship.

"There seems to be a growing passion . . . to understand the foundation of our American culture and how we've turned from that," states Adrienne, a seventh generation Floridian. "Personally, it steered me back toward a time when our country was rooted in agrarian ideals and words were powerful enough to begin a new world." It seems that many would like to follow her there, as The Art of Virtue made "Best of" lists throughout the country, including the Boston Herald's Top Five Folk Albums of 2005.

Accompanying Adrienne tonight is the quartet, Little Sadie, featuring guitarist Hans Holzen, Eric Merrill on fiddle and banjo, bassist Kyle Kegerreis, and drummer Eric Platz.