Chesapeake

Dobro whiz Mike Auldridge, bassist T. Michael Coleman, and lead vocalist and guitarist Lawrence "moondi" Klein started Chesapeake to fill in their schedule between gigs with The Seldom Scene. But, when they were joined by mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau, formerly of The Tony Rice Unit, the result was so successful that they agreed to make it a more permanent unit. The decision proved to be one of the best they'd ever made. Taking a more serious approach than they did with The Seldom Scene, they created one of the most innovative sounds in contemporary bluegrass. While the group's ties to the hill country tradition remains as solid as its past efforts, Chesapeake takes things a step further with well-conceived arrangements, pure-as-honey vocal harmonies, and masterful instrumentation.



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