The Grandsons and John Eaton Return to The Barns During Thanksgiving

Local Faves the Grandsons and John Eaton Return to The Barns During Thanksgiving Weekend

The Grandsons
General Admission Dance
Friday, November 26 at 8:00 p.m.
$16

Dubbed "the hardest working band in D.C.," the Grandsons are a celebratory mainstay of the metro area's thriving music scene. They return to The Barns joined by special guests Jon Carroll and Derek Huston. Together for two-and-a-half decades, this roots-rock quartet continues to enjoy critical success as the 2007 recipient of the Washington Area Music Association's (WAMMIE) Artist of the Year and Best Roots Rock Recording awardS. Boasting six full-length albums, including two live discs recorded at The Barns at Wolf Trap, Live at the Barns-The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings Volume One and Volume Two, the Grandsons' work continues to represent an exuberant blend of rhythm and blues, rockabilly, swing, and country two-step.

Priding themselves on avoiding repetitive themes in their lyrical content, the Grandsons entertain with hilarious songs about hitchhiking and heartbreak, mob bosses' daughters, finding happiness on a tight budget, overly aggressive young ladies, civil engineering, and supermarket tabloids. Live music enthusiasts can also hear the Grandsons on Raise The Roof-A Retrospective: Live from The Barns at Wolf Trap, a benefit album forWolf Trap's numerous education programs.

John Eaton
The Roaring '20s
Saturday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m.
$25

John Eaton's presentation of The Roaring '20s marks the first in his series of three performances at The Barns throughout the 2009 -10 season. This one-of-a-kind program pays homage to the heroes of the Jazz Era on which Eaton cut his teeth as a musician and subsequently built his career as a one-man revivalist, adhering closely to their musical philosophies and theories. This signature Eaton performance will salute the timeless works of jazz heroes George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, and Hoagy Carmichael, with performances of "Stardust," "Rhapsody in Blue," and "Tea for Two," among others. In addition to musical selections, Eaton offers his unique style of spoken word, complete with historical insights that serve as valuable supplements to each song.

Eaton has brought his versions of popular music to more than 20,000 Wolf Trap patrons at over 50 shows in the past two decades. This Washington, D.C. jazz pianist is a featured player at the Kool Jazz Festival and the Smithsonian Institution Performing Arts Jazz series. He has been repeatedly broadcasted nationally on National Public Radio and Radio Smithsonian.

Looking for more with John Eaton? Visit YouTube and search "John Eaton Talks with Wolf Trap" for an interview about his five decade career, and why he'll never interpret any modern day music.

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