Since forming in 1988, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have emerged as one of the world's most respected–and downright fun!–practitioners of American roots music. They play western swing, rockabilly, and traditional country–and they play them like they invented them. "I think of us as just a rock and roll band–a rock and roll band that's letting the roots show," says bandleader Big Sandy. Whether they're playing the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, touring Europe, or simply climbing out of a bus after rolling into your town, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys brings a guaranteed good time and some elegantly witty original songwriting. Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys are well known to Michigan audiences for songs lying right in the sweet spot between rockabilly and California-style Western swing. They come to Michigan with a new acoustic collection of their originals, "What a Dream It's Been," of which we got a tantalizing sample during the 2014 Ann Arbor Folk Festival.