From PEMBERVILLE OPERA HOUSE
The Pemberville Opera House will host The Baker Family, an award-winning bluegrass, gospel, & classic country quartet, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Pemberville Opera House 115 Main St, Pemberville.
Tickets $12 and are available at Beeker’s General Store, at the door or by contacting Carol at 419-287-4848.
This high-energy bluegrass band recently won the “Artist of the Year” Award from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America-Midwest (SPBGMA). The Baker Family also thrives in gospel and classic country as well. From Birch Tree, Missouri, the Bakers manage to perform around 100 concerts each year, coast to coast.
Their awards include the “Bluegrass Band of the Year” by the International Country Gospel Music Association, and the “Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest” in Branson, Missouri. The band includes mom, Carrie Baker, who plays guitar and double bass. 23-year-old Trustin Baker plays violin and banjo, and recently won the Grand Master Fiddle Championship at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville – the most prestigious honor bestowed
on a violinist. As a result of that victory, he performed on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. 21-year-old Carina Baker plays the mandolin and harmonica and has been the recipient of both the SPBGMA “Mandolin Player of the Year” and “Female Vocalist of the Year” awards. And 19-year-old Elijah Baker plays bass and lead guitar and is a past winner of the Oklahoma State Junior Violin Championship.
