BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Paradise City Music//paradisecitymusic//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Po&apos\; Ramblin&apos\; Boys DTSTART:20260821T230000Z DTEND:20260822T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T192938Z UID:event-24@paradisecitymusic DESCRIPTION:In 10 years as a band\, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles. Their love of bluegrass — playing it\, sharing it\, gro wing it — has been the fuel for their remarkable journey through every c orner of America and into the hearts of fans drawn to their hard-charging\ , true-blue sound. “We live what we play and sing about\,” says bandle ader C.J. Lewandowski. Indeed\, the band has weathered their fair share of the highs and lows that bluegrass songs are known for (except for the mur ders\, of course). They’ve been road-weary\, longing for home. They’ve felt the heartbreak of band members leaving and embraced the joy of welco ming new ones. They’ve worked hard to see their dreams come true\, playi ng on some of music’s most celebrated stages. And they’ve been nominat ed for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (2019’s Toil\, Tears &\;amp\ ; Trouble) and for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Enter tainer of the Year award. Amid all their travels\, The Po’ Ramblin’ Bo ys have seen every nook and cranny of the country\, met people from all wa lks of life\, and kept a keen eye toward the truth\, which rings out loud and clear in the songs they write. “Wanderers Like Me\,” the title tra ck from their most recent album and the band’s first No. 1 song on the B luegrass Unlimited chart\, shoots straight from the heart: “Wanderers li ke me don’t settle down for no one / don’t mind being lonesome\, chasi ng dreams is all I ever need.” Lately\, they’ve been chasing their dre ams in a new configuration\, one that expands the band’s age span and ge ographical roots. Guitarist John Gooding from California and fiddle player Max Silverstein from “the great bluegrass state of Maine\,” as the ba nd likes to say during onstage introductions\, are the newest additions\, both in their 20s. They join Lewandowski on mandolin\, Jereme Brown on ban jo\, and Jasper Lorentzen on bass\, relative elders in their 30s. Lewandow ski describes this new chapter for the band as one of “expansion and gro wth.” There’s a new energy to the group onstage\, with appreciative gl ances and the occasional good-natured laugh between them as they play. The y’re listening to each other and responding. And audience members feel l ike part of the conversation. The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have always been k nown for barreling bluegrass forward\, and as they move into their second decade as a band\, they’re maintaining that momentum\, both onstage and in the studio. Lewandowski envisions the band’s next project as “kicki ng it back to the beginning and cutting a record that is solid damn ’gra ss.” And then\, of course\, they’ll take it right back on the road\, l iving what they sing about and sharing it with others\, just the way they like it. “We take bluegrass and put it where bluegrass isn&apos\;t\,” says Lewandowski. “It’s not about putting music that is different into bluegrass music to attract more people. "\;\nTickets: https://ironhor se.org/shows\nFull listing: https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/24 LOCATION:Iron Horse Music Hall\, 18 Center St.\, Northampton\, MA URL:https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/24 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR