MONROE — The Monroe Arts Center is presenting the Becky Buller Band at 7:30 p.m. on April 16. Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from St. James, Minn., who has traversed the globe performing bluegrass music to underwrite her insatiable songwriting habit. Her compositions can be heard on records by Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, among others.

Becky has written songs for Grammy award-winning albums: she co-wrote “Freedom,” the lead-off track of The Infamous Stringdusters 2018 Grammy-winning album Laws of Gravity as well as “The Shaker” on The Travelin’ McCoury’s self-titled release that brought home the 2019 Best Bluegrass Grammy.

Becky is the recipient of 10 IBMA awards, including the 2020 Song Of The Year, “Chicago Barn Dance” (co-written with Missy Raines and Alison Brown); 2020 Collaborative Recording for “The Barber’s Fiddle”; 2016 Fiddler and Female Vocalist and the 2018 Gospel Recorded Performance for the song “Speakin’ To That Mountain”.

She tours extensively with the Becky Buller Band which she will bring to the Monroe Arts Center and has released three albums on the Dark Shadow Recording label, including Distance And Time, which was a nominee for the 2021 IBMA Album Of The Year.

Equally passionate about bluegrass music education, Becky has 20 years’ experience teaching fiddle, singing, and songwriting at workshops and camps around the world. She currently serves on the board of the IBMA Foundation.

All COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted at the Monroe Arts Center and masks are optional. Tickets cost between $10-30. For ticket reservations and additional information contact the Monroe Arts Center at 608-325-5700 or online monroeartscenter.com.