KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Rachel Sumner and the Traveling Light to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on February 20 at 7:30pm. Fresh off a first place win at the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner’s lyric-forward writing and penchant for chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her band. Though Sumner has roots in both the bluegrass and classical worlds, this is singer-songwriter folk through and through. A seasoned performer, she spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending roots group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner’s songs have been critically acclaimed.