Kristina Stykos, Bow Thayer, and Patrick Ross will perform together at Chandler. (Provided) Bow Thayer and The Holy Plow combines the talents of three of Ver­mont’s most creative musical minds. The acoustic trio led by songwriter and rocker Bow Thayer will bring their Americana and roots music to Chan­dler’s 2012 Live & Upstairs series in the Esther Mesh room Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. A cash bar will be available.

Thayer’s provocative and dynamic original music is reinterpreted through the lens of guitarist/producer Kristina Stykos and Patrick Ross, the Northeast Kingdom’s fiddler par excellence. Led by Thayer, they drive the Holy Plow through previously uncul­tivated re­gions of a story-driven, musical, and magical universe.

Originally from Hingham, Mass. and well known as a member of the popu­lar alt-grass Boston band The Benders, Thayer has been the driving force be­hind his newest acoustic project, The Holy Plow, as lead singer and songwrit­er. His roots music has inspired com­parisons to Bob Dylan, John Prine, and Gram Parsons. It reflects a diverse ca­reer that has explored musical genres from punk to reggae, and bluegrass to Delta blues.

Thayer plays all things stringed, most notably guitar and banjo. His rock band, Perfect Trainwreck, recorded their album “Spend it All” (2006) at Le­von Helm’s studio in Woodstock, N.Y., with Helms on drums, and their new­est album, “Bottom of the Sky” (2010), was designated an album of the year. Thayer last performed at Chandler in 2010 with Perfect Trainwreck in a ben­efit performance for Chandler’s reno­vation and expansion project.

Stykos is a recording engineer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist who came of age in the heartland of an exploding folk music scene in Ithaca, N.Y. In addition to performing with The Holy Plow, she runs Pepperbox Studio, a solar, wind and generator-powered professional recording studio. Her acclaimed solo album “Raven” (2011) was performed and co-produced with Grammy nominated pianist Philip Aa­berg, in a cross-country collaboration straddling Vermont and Montana. She has just returned from a month-long artist residency at the Ucross Founda­tion in Wyoming.

Ross has made music around the North Country ever since he received his first fiddle at age three and began playing at house parties. A fifth-gener­ation fiddler, born and brought up in Canaan, he has lived in Nashville, Los Angeles and the suburbs of London and performed with Willie Nelson, Bela Fleck, Sheryl Crow, and The Counting Crows. His experiences—both at home and abroad—have helped him mature as a musician, and have affirmed the importance of his connection to the people and landscape of northern Ver­mont and the desire to live simply and close to the land.

Thayer and Stykos bumped into each other in the backcountry of rural Vermont in 2009 somewhat accidental­ly, but quickly realized their common musical ground and launched into an experimental recording project. Stykos knew Ross from her many years of watching young up-and-coming re­gional fiddlers. Adding his talents to the mix proved to be an inspiration and resulted in the group’s 2010 release “Shooting Arrows at the Moon.” It was out of this successful artistic collabo­ration that Bow Thayer and The Holy Plow was born.

Seating is limited for this perfor­mance. Discounted advance tickets can be purchased through the Chan­dler box office by calling 728-6464. If available, tickets will also be sold at the door on February 4. The performance space is wheelchair accessible.