Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Strings that Sing

When Darol Anger, Joe Walsh, Grant Gordy and Karl Doty take the stage, each man makes his mark. Currently on a minitour, each of these acclaimed musicians adds innovative sound to the foursome. Grammy-nominated fiddler Anger is known for his adventurous yet highly technical style and for popularizing “Chambergrass.” Walsh, of the renowned Gibson Brothers bluegrass band — and Angers’ colleague at the Berklee College of Music — joins him on the mandolin. Rounding out the quartet are guitarist Gordy and upright bassist Doty, whose mastery of bluegrass and other genres can be attributed to their virtuosic talents and love of improvisation, which audiences will surely hear.