Saturday, July 21, 2012 – Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn
Friday, July 20, 2012 – Curtis Salgado
Thursday, July 19, 2012 – Tiller’s Folly
Sunday, July 22, 2012 – Rendezvous Orchestra
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn
Ruthie Foster
Those who have followed Ruthie Foster’s eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. And when Grammy Award-winning producer John Chelew suggested she record an album in New Orleans – with support handpicked from the Crescent City’s overflowing pool of talent – it was an opportunity for Ruthie to infuse fresh spices into her already rich sonic gumbo. The result is Let It Burn – slated for January 31, 2012 release on Blue Corn Music – a recording that smolders, sizzles and ignites with an intensity born from her vibrant voice and indelible presence.
Ruthie’s astonishing voice has taken her on an amazing ride. She came from humble church choir beginnings in rural Texas, followed by a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy Band, and ended up in New York City with a major-label development deal that went sour. After she moved back to Texas to care for her ailing mother, Foster took a break from singing professionally for a couple of years. When she resumed her music career in Austin, she became a regular nominee at the Austin Music Awards, winning Best Folk Artist in 2004-05 and Best Female Vocalist in 2007-08. Broadening her sound by blending blues and soul aspects into her folk roots, Ruthie added a Grammy nomination to her list of achievements (Best Contemporary Blues Album for her last studio release, 2009′s The Truth According to Ruthie Foster). And, in a nod to her astounding range, she then won seemingly contradictory Blues Music Association awards for both Best Traditional and Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist in back-to-back years.
Website: http://www.ruthiefoster.com/
Paul Thorn
Thorn has been pleasing crowds for years with his muscular brand of roots music – bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern, yet also speaking universal truths. The Tupelo, Mississippi native worked in a furniture factory, jumped out of airplanes, and was a professional boxer before sharing his experiences with the world as a singer-songwriter. Pimps and Preachers, which topped the Americana charts for three weeks and broke into the Billboard Top 100, perfectly exemplified the vivid scope of his songwriting and illuminated his family background. While his father is a Church of God Pentecostal Minister, his uncle (his father’s brother) spent time as a pimp, and Thorn was influenced by both of these men. Mining these “saint and sinner” scenarios, Thorn crafted a disc that All Music Guide lauded as “a great rock & roll album,” while The Nation labeled it “an incredible find.”
Website: http://www.paulthorne.com/
LOCAL WARMUP: Kronos and the Time Lords
Website: Facebook page
Friday, July 20, 2012
Curtis Salgado
Award-winning vocalist/songwriter/harmonica icon Curtis Salgado sings and plays with soulful authority, never giving less than 100 percent. He plays each and every show like it’s the most important gig of his career. He recalls the time when his friend, the great chitlin’ circuit singer Buddy Ace, put on the show of his life, singing his heart out, making three costume changes, all while playing at a casual house party. Salgado was floored. “I was just there playing with my band, hanging out in cut-offs and a t-shirt, and there’s Buddy treating the gig the same as if he was performing at the Apollo,” he says. From that moment on, Curtis vowed that every time he got on stage he would deliver his very best shot.
Salgado’s been perfecting his craft since he first began playing professionally in the late 1960s. He fronted his own group, The Nighthawks, inspired John Belushi to create The Blues Brothers, was co-star of The Robert Cray Band and sang and toured with Roomful Of Blues. He released his first of eight solo albums in 1991, hitting the road hard year after year. Salgado and his band toured with The Steve Miller Band and Curtis spent a summer singing with Santana before being sidelined by serious health issues in 2006. He’s battled all the way back, and, after a full and complete recovery, has been tearing up concert stages all over the country.
Website: http://www.curtissalgado.com/
OPENER: Darren Smith
Website: http://www.darren-smith.com/
LOCAL WARMUPS: Double G – The Funky One Man Band
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Tiller’s Folly
Tiller’s Folly, are the Pacific Northwest’s critically acclaimed, internationally traveled, virtuosic ambassadors of song. For the past sixteen years, through 1,000′s of performances stretching from the mists of the Pacific Northwest to the British Isles, they have spread their memorable blend of energy, history, musicality, romance and just plain fun from small and large halls to theatres and festivals. Hailed by critics (“Tiller’s Folly is a national treasure”. – Peter North, Edmonton Journal), their words and melodies are at once populist, minimally produced and poignant while at the same time singularly powerful and sincere.
Tiller’s Folly is:
Bruce Coughlan (songwriter, lead vocals. Guitar, bodhran, flute, whistle)
Nolan Murray (fiddle, mandolin, mandocaster, banjo, viola, guitar)
Laurence Knight (producer, bass, vocals)
Website: http://www.tillersfolly.com/
OPENER: Cataldo
Website: http://cataldomusic.com/news/
LOCAL WARMUP: Bart Budwig and the Royal We
Website: http://www.bartbudwig.com/
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The Rendezvous Chamber Orchestra
Classical musicians from across the region and the country will gather to present “Classical Rendezvous in the Park”, East City Park, Moscow, July 18, 2010 at 6 pm. Admission charge is $15.