The Fretliners / Tillinghast Mtn Trio
November 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
Friday, November 14th, 2025
$22 Advance // $25 Day Of Show
6pm Doors / 7pm Show
All Ages
THE FRETLINERS
It is rare for there to exist a defining moment that changes the trajectory of four lives at once. But, clear as a lightning bolt in an open field, so electric was the moment The Fretliners first played together around a single microphone in the Cloverlick banjo shop barn one fateful evening, they knew they would be inseparable from that moment on.
The Fretliners are a genuine and powerful bluegrass quartet recognized for their songwriting and undeniable chemistry. Their newfound camaraderie produces an energy that is as infectious on stage as it is on record. So much so that in the summer of 2023, they won both band competitions at Telluride Bluegrass and Rockygrass Festivals—a feat that had only been accomplished once before. That September, they released their debut eponymous album to acclaim and adoration.
With one eye on the rear-view, inspired by that traditional high lonesome sound, The Fretliners navigate a road less traveled into the peaks of Rocky Mountain original bluegrass.
TILLINGHAST MTN TRIO
A Tillinghast Mtn Trio show involves deft songwriting, smoking lead guitar, improvisational cello, and usually a healthy dose of off-beat humor. “Richard Tillinghast is a poet; he has traveled America and abroad with his senses open and attuned and has distilled many thoughts, impressions and feelings into beautiful, restless verse in song.” (Dave Horner, Creative Loafing SC). Richard was a finalist in the Ozark Folk Festival 2024 songwriter contest.
Tova Tillinghast is a classically trained cellist and has performed with the Walla Walla Symphony, Whitman College Symphony, and the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta. “A guitar and banjo playing singer-songwriter with a classically trained cellist is not an obvious choice, but it’s a musical marriage that works beautifully.” (Rodger Nichols, The Dalles Chronicle OR).
Luke Maddox brings lead guitar and strong harmonies to the Trio. He is well known in the Columbia Gorge as band leader for Roux Dio and guitar picker for local favorites Chicken$#it Gamblers.
