Larry Keel and Natural Bridge are heading into our neck of the woods ready to tear it up with some killer flatpickin' at Dante's Bar in Frostburg, MD on Saturday, March 6th, 2010.

Keel himself absorbed the best lessons of his Bluegrass family upbringing, both sides deeply steeped in the rich mountain music culture and heritage of Southwest Virginia.  From there, he has integrated that solid musical grounding and natural-born talent with his own incomparable approach to flatpicking the guitar and to his original music.

The combination is pretty irresistible, and has earned Keel the highest respect and billing among the top acoustic musicians alive, and some now gone: Tony Rice, Vassar Clements, Sam Bush, Del McCoury, John Hartford, Bill Monroe, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, to name a few.  His fierce, high-spirited energy also appeals to young rockers, jammers, and alt country pickers and fans who are equally drawn to Keel’s deep rumbling voice, his earthy and imaginative song-writing, and his down-home-gritty-good-time charm.

Keel regularly collaborates with jamband and rock giants Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Jorma Kaukonen, David Nelson, Jim Lauderdale, members of String Cheese Incident, and Leftover Salmon, amongst others.

They'll be back in the area again for Delfest in May on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th.