Jim Lauderdale – winner of two Grammys (and nominated for 7), released 34 full-length albums, and taken home the Americana Music Association’s coveted Wagonmaster Award – will grace Aitkin, MN with a performance on The Ripple Center's opera house stage, Friday, November 11.

He’s been a vital part of the country music ecosystem since 1991 when he released his debut album and began penning songs for an impressively long roster of country music greats. “When I was a teenager wanting to be a bluegrass banjo player, I never would have imagined that I would get to work with people like Ralph Stanley and Robert Hunter and George Jones and Elvis Costello and John Oates. Getting to work with them inspires me greatly to this day, and I know it always will.” His forthcoming album Game Changer is convincing evidence that the North Carolina native is only continuing to hone his craft.