October 1, 2003
 
 
Foust Concert Series brings Dr. Tim Lake to chapel
 
By PATRICK PURCELL <mailto:ppurcel0@georgetowncollege.edu>
Staff Writer
 
     Dr. Tim Lake brought his Bluegrass music talents to Hill Chapel last thursday evening in a concert that was part of the Foust Concert Series.
Lake is a renowned Bluegrass musician, having performed across the United States and overseas with his group, ”The Little Big Band.“ He has shared the stage at one time or another in his career with such legends as Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. During his distinguished career as a musician, Lake has released nine albums of original material and found time to receive a doctorate in music from the University of Kentucky.
 
     Accompanying Lake, who played the banjo for the entirety of the concert, was Ken Holbrook, whom Lake claims is the ”best multi- instrumentalist in the area“ and who played the mandolin, guitar, and fiddle; and Nathan Wilson, played the double bass. These three gentlemen got the crowd going with some classic Bluegrass songs and with some familiar songs on which Lake had put a Bluegrass spin.
 
     The crowd really got into the Bluegrass versions of ”My Old Kentucky Home“ and the University of Kentucky’s fight song. In perhaps the most interesting two performances of the evening, Lake, Holbrook and Wilson combined Handel’s Messiah with Dueling Banjos in one song and infused Vivaldi and Bluegrass with one other. For the second half of the show, two more musicians joined the three already on stage: Jay Flippin, who played the piano; and Dave Anderson, playing various woodwinds. About this part of the show, senior Victoria Seyler said, ”I enjoyed the whole program, but the additions of piano and woodwind instruments in the second half of the program added a whole new dimension to their sound. I was very impressed with the improv solos by the pianist and woodwind player.“
 
     This performance of Bluegrass music was not just a great concert; it was a look at this great state’s roots. Needless to say, all in attendance had a great time with the lively Bluegrass music, and it would be great to see Lake back next year.