Tricky Britches bluegrass band to perform at Patten Free Library

BATH — Put away your mud boots, haul out your dancing shoes, and come to Patten Free Library for an evening of foot-stomping bluegrass music by Portland band Tricky Britches. The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 and is free and open to the public.

Rooted in old-time country, with a bluegrass kick and the bounce of a street-corner jug band, Tricky Britches will put some swing in your step from the moment you hear them. Songwriting chock full of down-home harmonies and dirty licks, their original material harkens back to humble beginnings sawing out mountain tunes on the Portland, Maine sidewalk.

Band members Jed Bresette, Seth Doyle, Tyler Lienhardt and Ryan Wilkinson formed Tricky Britches in 2009, playing on street corners across the country simply as a means of paying for a road trip. Suddenly there were weddings, parties and dances to be played, and before the boys knew it, Tricky Britches had gained too much momentum to be stopped.

As time went by, they focused more on songwriting and original material which makes up the majority of their recorded tracks. Their influences include John Hartford, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Everly Brothers, and American traditional folk music. Their 2011 album Hard Fought Day has been played all across New England, and their new album Good Company will be released this month.

Patten Free Library is at 33 Summer Street. For more information, email [email protected].