Yarn takes Mountain Stage in the Adirondacks

Newgrass, bluegrass, alt-country, whatever you want to call it, Yarn knows good music. But rather than emerge from Nashville the band was hatched on the crowded streets of Brooklyn 3 years ago. They performed last night at Sheppards Park in Lake George while a bunch of us videotaped the show for a pending tv program.

The weather held off most of the evening but had is poured I doubt anybody would have left. A crowd of about 200 stomped their feet and shook their booty to mandolins, guitars, sax and a wicked percussionists.

A few weeks ago the 7-piece band performed on West Virginia's Mountain Stage radio show with originals from their "Empty Pockets" album. The album features guest appearances by Edie Brickell and Caitlin Cary of Whiskeytown. Check your local NPR station this weekend (July 10th - 12th) and enjoy the all-Americana set.

Keep close tabs on these vocal boys. They won the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards last year and recently were honored with eight first round 2009 GRAMMY® nominations.