The word “prodigy” pops up a lot in the conversation surrounding Austin, TX-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz, who has been hailed by many as one of the most vital figures in contemporary bluegrass. It’s due in large part to her age; Jarosz turned 22 in May. Her most recent album, this year’s Build Me Up From Bones, is a startlingly mature outing, a focused and warm-blooded LP. Songs like the haunting “Fuel the Fire” prove that all those premature Gillian Welch comparisons may not have been so off-base after all. Jarosz will be joined on the bill by another talented young songwriter, L.A.-via-Nashville-via-Texas troubadour Brian Wright, whose narrative folk tunes call to mind legends like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt.
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