Again in 2005 The Ornaments originated when three pals determined they’d play the music of their favourite vacation TV particular, Charles Schultz’ A Charlie Brown Christmas, with its good soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi, at their favourite native watering gap. Since then, the reveals have grown steadily right into a Nashville vacation custom. It’s a band that solely exists one month a 12 months, as all of the gamers work steadily as freelance musicians with different artists for the remainder of the 12 months.
Now it’s 2024 and the Ornaments have fun their nineteenth anniversary performances of Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. Pianist Jen Gunderman, bassist James Haggerty, and drummer Martin Lynds play the basic Guaraldi album reside from starting to finish and host a rotating forged of visitor soloists who might deliver alongside a trombone, pedal metal, harmonica, tin whistle, electrical guitar, fiddle, saxophone, flute, musical noticed and/or accordion, relying on while you catch the present. Santa Claus himself has been identified to cease by with an electrical guitar.
For the primary time, The Ornaments will probably be showing on the Grand Ole Opry this 12 months, performing three songs in the course of the Opry Nation Christmas on Dec. 15. Full-length reveals begin Saturday Dec. 14 at The Temple Theatre in Portland, TN (4pm & 7pm), and proceed in Nashville with 13 reveals at Eastside Bowl Tuesday Dec. 17 – Sunday Dec. 22 (6pm & 8:30pm, plus an extra Saturday matinee at 2pm). All reveals are seated, household pleasant, and all ages are welcome. The Ornaments will donate 10% of all proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.
ABOUT THE BAND:
Jen Gunderman (piano) divides her time between instructing, performing, and recording. She is an lively studio session participant and reside musician and has been a member of Sheryl Crow’s touring band for eleven years. She has carried out with a various number of musicians, enjoying keyboards and/or singing with Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, Kris Kristofferson, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Stevie Nicks, Chris Stapleton, John Mayer, Put up Malone, John Prine, Elvis Costello, and lots of others. She is Assistant Professor of Musicology at Vanderbilt College’s Blair College of Music. www.jengunderman.com
James Haggerty (bass) is a contract musician and author who excursions with the Blues Brothers, Steve Cropper, Josh Rouse, and The Autumn Protection and information with quite a few others. He’s additionally a member of the band Joe, Marc’s Brother and the founding father of bossa nova group Hags-A-Nova.
Martin Lynds (drums) is a musician and editor who excursions most frequently with Chuck Mead and The Stalwarts however stays busy performing and/or recording with many others, together with Low cost Trick’s Tom Petersson, Kevin Gordon, Marah, Bobby Naked, and Marty Stuart.
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