Fronted by Grand Ole Opry veteran Kate Lee and mandolin prodigy Forrest O’Connor and backed by guitarist Jim Shirey, Wisewater plays a contemporary folk set in Isis Restaurant and Music Hall’s upstairs lounge on Friday, June 5.
The Nashville-based band, notable for its members’ virtuosity and sweet male-female vocal harmonies, has shared the stage with the likes of Emmylou Harris, John Cowan, Mary Gauthier and more.
For information and ticket reservations ($6 per person), visit isisasheville.com.
Here is the full release from the band:
Critically acclaimed contemporary folk trio Wisewater will be performing at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall in The Lounge on Friday, June 5th.
Wisewater’s debut EP, The Demonstration, was released last November and reached #13 on the iTunes Singer-songwriter charts. Featuring five original songs, the record was hailed as “beautifully poetic” by The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY).
Based in Nashville, Wisewater (Kate Lee on vocals/fiddle, Forrest O’Connor on vocals/mandolin, and Jim Shirey on guitar) have appeared on The Grand Ole Opry several times in the last year and have toured across the country, sharing the stage with Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, John Cowan, Mary Gauthier, and many others.
O’Connor, a graduate of Harvard University and son of legendary fiddler Mark O’Connor, plays sessions around Nashville and won the Tennessee State Mandolin Championship in March. He formed Wisewater with Lee in 2014 after a string arranger in Nashville introduced the two. Lee recently graduated from Belmont University and has appeared on the CMA Awards and Christmas Shows for several years, backing up many major entertainers including Rod Stewart, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Lady Antebellum. Shirey, also a Harvard alumnus, has co-written songs with O’Connor for several years and joined Wisewater last fall.
Their show at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall begins at 7:00 PM ET. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Tickets are $6. For tickets and reservations call 828-575-2737. Seating without dinner reservations will be first come, first serve.
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