Adam Traum with Meg Braun
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As a storyteller, Adam Traum wraps his catchy hooks with infectious grooves. His songs have a consistent verve, which reflects his belief in music as an essential element of the human experience. The material Adam writes, evokes images of an Americana landscape spinning tales of love, heartbreak, beauty and the occasional observational diatribe. When he performs live Adam brings his sunny disposition and genuine love of playing music to the stage. His tasteful instrumental chops and relaxed but powerful voice are a great complement to his well-crafted songs.
The rootstock of Traum’s music germinated in the fertile ground of the Catskill Mountains. He was raised in a musical family in Woodstock, New York; Traum regularly raided his father’s record collection listening to the masters of electric blues, country and folk and spent hours playing along and figuring out his favorite riffs.
Adam’s musical journey led him to roots music after a transformative experience at MerleFest seeing Tony Rice play guitar. Traum’s sound is marked by honesty and authenticity, whether acoustic or electric.
Meg Braun is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter known for her fearless writing and dynamic performances that have charmed audiences throughout her musical travels. Meg’s newest release “Better Than Fine” focuses on healing and resilience and features backing musicians made up of 99% women. Meg has released three other albums of original songs, “Tomboy Princess” (2009) and “Broken Places” (2011) and “Restless Moon” (2015) and sang “River” on the Chicks with Dip songwriting collective’s 2012 release of “Joni Mitchell’s Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration”. Meg was a 2013 official NERFA showcase artist in 2013 and a 2015 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist.