True North - Americana String Duo

TRUE NORTH is a bluegrass-leaning Americana powerhouse duo of terrific songwriting, lush vocals and crazy-good instrumentalists. 

Fronted by singer-songwriter Kristen Grainger, the duo includes multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Dan Wetzel 

Kristen is making a name for herself as a crafter of great songs, taking first place in the 2020 USA Songwriting Competition (folk), and landing a 2022 songwriter showcase at SXSW. She was named, along with Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton, one of the “Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack” by The Bluegrass Situation.

Kristen has collected accolades and awards at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Wildflower Arts & Music Festival, Merlefest, Kerrville and, together with Dan Wetzel, at Wintergrass . She also won Common Ground‘s 2022 Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest, and 2019 Roots Northwest songwriting competition.

The duo’s most recent album Time And Materials, created an international buzz as it raced up the Folk Alliance and College radio charts.  The album received numerous album of the year nominations and great reviews. 

Tickets are $10 at the door.