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| ERIC TAYLOR with special guest Jim Gill JULY 11, 2009 AT 7:00 PM |
Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar. If you're
familiar with the intricate Texas singer/ songwriter jigsaw puzzle, you probably
already know a lot about Taylor. If you're not familiar with Taylor by name,
you've probably heard his songs performed by people such as Nanci Griffith and
Lyle Lovett. He has created a multitude of fans and devotees that are legends
themselves in the singer/songwriter realm, artists who have long considered
Taylor to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue.
Lyle Lovett
I’m always the opening act when I’m around Eric. I love his voice, and he has a
great narrative quality and sense of detail. He sort of takes you out of your own
reality and into the reality of his songs. It’s good writing no matter how you cut
it.
Steve Earle
He’s the real deal. Eric Taylor was one my heroes and teachers when I started
playing around Houston in the early 1970s.
familiar with the intricate Texas singer/ songwriter jigsaw puzzle, you probably
already know a lot about Taylor. If you're not familiar with Taylor by name,
you've probably heard his songs performed by people such as Nanci Griffith and
Lyle Lovett. He has created a multitude of fans and devotees that are legends
themselves in the singer/songwriter realm, artists who have long considered
Taylor to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue.
Lyle Lovett
I’m always the opening act when I’m around Eric. I love his voice, and he has a
great narrative quality and sense of detail. He sort of takes you out of your own
reality and into the reality of his songs. It’s good writing no matter how you cut
it.
Steve Earle
He’s the real deal. Eric Taylor was one my heroes and teachers when I started
playing around Houston in the early 1970s.
| DELMARK GOLDFARB AUGUST 8, 2009 AT 7:00 PM |
Born and raised in upstate New York, after high school Delmark Goldfarb landed in the Village at the tail end of the Great Folk Era. On
banjo or bass, he fell into gigs with the likes of bluesmen Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee; bluegrass mandolin wizard Frank
Wakefield; and legendary folk/country songwriter Keith Sykes. Drafted in 1970, instead of sending Del to Vietnam, the Marine Corps
transferred him from Camp Pendleton to NAS Millington, the Navys only inland air base, twenty minutes down Highway 51 from
Memphis. Weekends were spent in town at the knee of Furry Lewis or Rufus Thomas, or getting wasted under the influence of Jerry
Lee Lewis. Upon discharge, Del stayed in Memphis, where the transition to civilian life was not without its obstacles. After some
particularly inappropriate behavior in a poorly managed situation he found himself serving a one-year stretch in the county slammer.
There, during a card game, one of his fellow inmates, a certain O.V. Wright, told him that he could use a piano player. After volunteering
for this unusual request, Del was led out to an open cellblock area where makeshift church services were held on Sundays. Out of a
broom closet rolled a piano. There he banged out the blues to O.Vs scorching wail, while the jailbirds danced like angels and the walls
vanished into thin air. Later in Memphis, he assembled and composed for the Rhythm-Aires, a washboard-style combo which became a
house band on Beale Street and was featured at the Memphis Music and Arts Festival. On the rockabilly side, Del was invited to be
Billy Lee Rileys sideman on guitar for a recording session at Sun Studio. Another highlight of the Memphis years was the Beale Street
Songwriters Showcase, where Del appeared twice alongside icons such as Rodney Crowell, Billy Joe Shaver and Todd Snider. After a
move to Oregon in the 1980s, Dels music took a serious turn for the jug band side when he teamed up with jug and washtub veteran
Fritz Richmond, world-reknown for his work with the Kweskin Band. Fritz clued him to the roots of the string band sound: Gus
Cannon, the Mississippi Sheiks, Jamaican Joseph Spence, and the Memphis Jug Band. Also in Portland, Oregon, Del began working
with Curtis Salgado, who covered Portable Man on his Soul Activated album (Shanachie). It was Dels growing involvement with the
blues/roots community in the Northwest and an affinity to the money-raising aspects of rent-party style benefits which led him in 1987
to launch what has become the annual Waterfront Blues Festival. The event continues to raise millions of dollars and tons of food
donations for charity. Dels latest cd, Up To My Neck, his first solo effort, presents his distinctive tunes backed by an all-star combo
including John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful) on harp and Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) on drums.
banjo or bass, he fell into gigs with the likes of bluesmen Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee; bluegrass mandolin wizard Frank
Wakefield; and legendary folk/country songwriter Keith Sykes. Drafted in 1970, instead of sending Del to Vietnam, the Marine Corps
transferred him from Camp Pendleton to NAS Millington, the Navys only inland air base, twenty minutes down Highway 51 from
Memphis. Weekends were spent in town at the knee of Furry Lewis or Rufus Thomas, or getting wasted under the influence of Jerry
Lee Lewis. Upon discharge, Del stayed in Memphis, where the transition to civilian life was not without its obstacles. After some
particularly inappropriate behavior in a poorly managed situation he found himself serving a one-year stretch in the county slammer.
There, during a card game, one of his fellow inmates, a certain O.V. Wright, told him that he could use a piano player. After volunteering
for this unusual request, Del was led out to an open cellblock area where makeshift church services were held on Sundays. Out of a
broom closet rolled a piano. There he banged out the blues to O.Vs scorching wail, while the jailbirds danced like angels and the walls
vanished into thin air. Later in Memphis, he assembled and composed for the Rhythm-Aires, a washboard-style combo which became a
house band on Beale Street and was featured at the Memphis Music and Arts Festival. On the rockabilly side, Del was invited to be
Billy Lee Rileys sideman on guitar for a recording session at Sun Studio. Another highlight of the Memphis years was the Beale Street
Songwriters Showcase, where Del appeared twice alongside icons such as Rodney Crowell, Billy Joe Shaver and Todd Snider. After a
move to Oregon in the 1980s, Dels music took a serious turn for the jug band side when he teamed up with jug and washtub veteran
Fritz Richmond, world-reknown for his work with the Kweskin Band. Fritz clued him to the roots of the string band sound: Gus
Cannon, the Mississippi Sheiks, Jamaican Joseph Spence, and the Memphis Jug Band. Also in Portland, Oregon, Del began working
with Curtis Salgado, who covered Portable Man on his Soul Activated album (Shanachie). It was Dels growing involvement with the
blues/roots community in the Northwest and an affinity to the money-raising aspects of rent-party style benefits which led him in 1987
to launch what has become the annual Waterfront Blues Festival. The event continues to raise millions of dollars and tons of food
donations for charity. Dels latest cd, Up To My Neck, his first solo effort, presents his distinctive tunes backed by an all-star combo
including John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful) on harp and Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) on drums.
| WILL KIMBROUGH with special guest Chris Castle SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 AT 7:00 PM |
A prodigy who was singing in a soul band at the age of 13 and leading his own punk trio at 15, Will has literally
been on the road ever since. From ’84 to ’92, Will and the Bushmen ruled the southern club roost and had their
brief, shining MTV moment. Then came a move to Nashville and his next great band, the bis-quits, from ’92 to ’
94, who made one critically acclaimed record for John Prine’s Oh Boy! Label. After that he went on the road with
Todd Snider for four years. Recently Will was tapped to be Rodney Crowell’s opening act and lead guitarist
which demands much of his time; what time in 2005 he had to spare he spent assembling his new band, Daddy, for
their debut release. Since then he has either been on the road, in the studio, or with his wife Jessica and two girls,
Emma and Sadie.
been on the road ever since. From ’84 to ’92, Will and the Bushmen ruled the southern club roost and had their
brief, shining MTV moment. Then came a move to Nashville and his next great band, the bis-quits, from ’92 to ’
94, who made one critically acclaimed record for John Prine’s Oh Boy! Label. After that he went on the road with
Todd Snider for four years. Recently Will was tapped to be Rodney Crowell’s opening act and lead guitarist
which demands much of his time; what time in 2005 he had to spare he spent assembling his new band, Daddy, for
their debut release. Since then he has either been on the road, in the studio, or with his wife Jessica and two girls,
Emma and Sadie.