Blue Edge of the Prairie

Blue Edge of The Prairie plays original Acoustic Americana. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kerry Spitzer is best known for his bluesy slide, quick picked swing-rock-bluegrass lines, sweet fingerstyle guitar, and deft banjo licks but he’s not above strumming a mandolin, a bouzouki, or pounding out a gospel fueled R&B piano part either. Janice Chase Frillmann is a classically trained violinist who’s improvisational skills are in demand with blues, jazz and rock bands all around the Chicago/Milwaukee area. Their music sports deep folk, pre-war blues, old school soul, and bluegrass roots but can veer into swing, ska, Celtic, or rockabilly territory and back again at the drop of a hat. The songs themselves have the earthy honesty, wry humor, and pathos that reflects a small town Midwest blue collar upbringing combined with big time travels. They’re a great vehicle for Kerry’s gravelly, world worn, but exuberant voice. The songs are performed with conviction, polish, and a zeal that comes from good musicians having a little fun playing with, and off each other. The feeling is downright contagious.