Wil Maring - Free Track Preview - The Turning of a Century

Here's a free track preview of "The Turning of a Century".

Wil Maring and virtuose guitarist and fiddler Robert Bowlin have been recently combining talents to create beautiful original acoustic music which straddles the fence between bluegrass, folk and country music. Wil's beautiful airy vocal style and heartfelt lyrics have raised the eyebrows of the acoustic music world in recent years with the release of her three solo cds and four band cds with her band Shady Mix. Robert, a two-time National Fingerpicking and Flatpicking Guitar contest winner, has been a band member with legendary artists like Bill Monroe, Maura O Connell, Kathy Mattea, the Osborne Brothers, and many more. Their music will leave audiences spellbound long after the show is over. For bigger venues, Wil sometimes appears with whole band, Shady Mix, which includes instrumental lineup of upright bass, fiddle, mandolin, and sometimes banjo.

Mixture of bluegrass, oldtime, folk, country, and even a little pop. Wide variety of influences, and live show includes a heavy emphasis on originals, but also bluegrass and country standards, fiddle tunes, and cowboy and western swing music. Current favorite artists and influences are wide and varied.... Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Martin, James Taylor, John Hartford, John Prine, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Flatt and Scruggs, Bob Wills, Asleep at the Wheel, Tony Rice, Hot Rize, Dougie MacLean, Kate Rusby, Lyle Lovett, Kim Richey, Patty Griffin, Lucy Kaplansky, Nanci Griffith and so many more... from my youth: Dan Fogelberg, John Denver, Jackson Browne, Eagles, and many bluegrass artists.

Robert Bowlin started at age 1 and a half playing the ukelele, graduated to his dad's guitar at age 5, and has been creating unique and beautiful guitar music ever since. He won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship in Winfield, KS in 1979 and got 2nd in the Flatpicking Guitar Contest in 1978. His professional career has included stints with artists such as Maura O' Connell, Kathy Mattea, Tom T. Hall, the Osborne Brothers, Bill Monroe, Ray Price, Bobby Bare, Faron Young, Ricky Van Shelton. He was a session guitarist and fiddler in Nashville for countless recordings. He has played onstage with artists such as BB King and Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, and Vassar Clements.

If you like any of the following you might like Wil: Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Rob Ickes, Dolly parton, Iris Dement, Claire Lynch, Martha Scanlan, Emmylou Harris, Kennedy Rose , Nanci Griffith,
interesting music

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• inspirational
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• americana

[gummoboy]

wil maring is good traveling music, good music too soar to new heights too! : P

[19friday55]

love her voice..similar to Nanci Griffith...who I always loved to listen to....would like to hear more songs from this album...

[kokokahi1]

Good singing wil. What a lovely voice you have wil Maring.Keep it up sister....

[Wazlor]

Its her best song in my mind. It bring Country and unity together for a promise of peace and hope and change which is good.

[OleBlues]

I have this CD and it's my favorite of the 4 I own of Wil's. Robert CD is a gem also  James

[superdave2112]

I love your music. Just wanted to type that to you, out loud.

David Loudenaback

[yvonne2511]

hope your feeling better from yvonne kenny ,will nolan

[ShrivldRichard]

hey love, Liquor_Box here... great tune. Peace from Alaska for now.