BOSTON-BASED DELLA MAE TO PERFORM DURING IBMA

Sweet, Feisty Bluegrass-Folk Originals, Traditional Strings,
World of Talent Fill Quintet’s Live Shows

Austin, TX — Della Mae, the all-woman bluegrass quintet out of Boston that brings acoustic grit and twang to town with no apologies, will play shows in Nashville during the IBMA Business Conference and Fan Fest.

Della Mae plays at:
Monday, September 26
12:20 a.m., Boston Bluegrass Union, Room 203

Tuesday, September 27
11:30 p.m., Patuxent Music After-Hours Showcase, Room 108, Nashville Convention Center
12:15 a.m., Acoustic Trail New Frontier Showcase, Renaissance Hotel

Wednesday, September 28
11 p.m., Foreign Affairs, Convention Room 109
12:25-12:50 a.m., Emerging Artist Showcase, Mast Farm Inn

Friday, September 30
2:20 p.m., Layla’s Bluegrass Inn, 418 Broadway St.

Saturday October 1
12:45 p.m., Grand Master Fiddler Champion Stage, Fan Fest Showcase, Room 205

Della Mae features the 2009-2010 National Fiddle Champion Kimber Ludiker, powerful mandolinist Jenni Lyn Gardner, seasoned bassist Amanda Kowalski, and the sweet, sultry vocals and driving acoustic guitar of Celia Woodsmith.

A new member has joined the band: Courtney Hartman, a bluegrass guitar flatpicker from Colorado who grew up playing music with her family. “An extraordinary bluegrass guitarist and a fluid, inventive improviser … one of the finest musicians I have ever had the privilege of working with,” said Matt Glaser, instructor at Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

The band will release its debut full-length album, I BUILT THIS HEART, in October, with all-star guests Alison Brown, Laurie Lewis, Brittany Haas (Crooked Still) and Emma Beaton (Joy Kills Sorrow). The album was produced by Austin Nevins (Josh Ritter) and engineered by Erick Jaskowiack.

Vintage Guitar magazine describes Della Mae’s sound as “straightforward, expertly executed music that stays true to its inspirations.” Its musical style seamlessly blends years of experience with bluegrass music and modern singer-songwriter sensibilities. With award-winning instrumental abilities and a reputation for energetic live performances, the five women of Della Mae are turning heads.

Della Mae performed at RockyGrass and Grey Fox Music Festival and others this year and will play at the Bluegrass Jamboree in Germany in December.

In the words of master mandolinist Mike Marshall, “These gals can get down and aren’t messing around.”

Interview times for the band are available as well as press kits.

For more information, visit www.dellamae.com

Media Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Heidi Labensart 512.698.2621; heidi@mcguckinpr.com