Shawn Camp

Genre: Bluegrass Hometown: Nashville TN
www.shawncamp.com

Thursday, March 17   10:00 p.m.
Opal Divine's Freehouse   (700 W 6th St)

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Shawn Camp proves the adage that a man can be measured by the company he keeps.

Known for his ability to straddle bluegrass, honky tonk, folk and roots rock, Camp stands as one of the most respected young artists in Nashville’s creative community. As a performer, a songwriter and an instrumentalist, he’s an accomplished, triple-threat artist whose easy-going demeanor doesn’t obscure his ability to create lasting music in a variety of styles and on any number of instruments.

His collaborators include historic figures like Cowboy Jack Clement, Guy Clark and Jim Lauderdale – all of whom have written with him and used him as a supporting musician. His most enthusiastic supporters such esteemed artists as John Prine (who signed him to his Oh Boy Records), Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs (both of whom have recorded his songs).

Camp’s breadth and the accessibility of his work also can be illustrated by how many country music superstars have recorded his songs: He’s written No. 1 hits for Garth Brooks (“Two Pina Coladas”) and the duo Brooks & Dunn (“How Long Gone”), and his songs have been cut by everyone from George Strait and Kenny Chesney to Patty Loveless and Randy Travis.

Now Camp goes public with what Nashville already knows. On Live At The Station Inn, his first album for Oh Boy Records, the Arkansas native takes an engaging jaunt through his song catalog with some of the best young bluegrass pickers around along for the journey. Recorded live and without rehearsal, the album is typical of Camp – putting artistry and creativity on the line for a fun-yet-adventurous evening of high wire acoustic music.

An introductory record of sorts – Camp will follow with a studio album that embraces the entirety of his musical palette -- Live At The Station Inn takes the one-time bluegrass prodigy back to his roots while cherry-picking some of his favorites of the songs he’s written over the last decade.

With the release of his bluegrass project, Camp’s already looking forward to his next Oh Boy album. “I’ve got some songs that need an electric band behind them, so I’ll be doing those and who knows what else,” he says. “Who knows, I may have a whole orchestra on my next record.”