Rushad Eggleston (2022)

Born in a log cabin in Big Sur CA, Cello-goblin Rushad Eggleston is a masterful improviser and a wildly inventive performer; he's known for his revolutionary cello playing, semi-acrobatics, and motivational songs from his own land of Sneth. Two decades of practicing and meditation led Rushad to invent bluegrass cello, co-found folk-bluegrass sensation Crooked Still, and earn a Grammy nomination with the all-star group Fiddlers 4. "Rushad Eggleston presents himself as an ambassador from another world, and it can be easy to believe him" (Boston Globe). "There's more to a Rushad Eggleston show than fantasy, though. His show is a performance, complete with flashy gallivanting, intricate playing, wild storytelling and some of the most unique sounds ever produced on a cello. Eggleston isn't just weird for the sake of being weird. [His] playing is dynamic and complex. His right hand bounces from bow to plucking with indefatigable precision and the fingers on his left hand scuttle across his cello's neck like a tarantula jigging it up." (Adirondack Daily Enterprise)

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The mission of the Shasta Music Summit is to unite and support talented musicians of all ages and cultures through musical instruction, collaboration, and community. We hope to foster learning and musical excellence by bringing together touring musicians, composers, and students to create a safe, fulfilling, and enriching environment for musical exploration. Shasta String Summit hopes to develop an educated audience by sharing brilliant musical performance with the general public.

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