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March 24, 2010
Gorge hit with waves
of good music this week
One sure sign that vacation is
over: When you come back to work and there are 300 e-mails in your
inbox waiting to be looked at. Most are from the deposed prince of
Nigeria
wanting to access my bank account … but thankfully some are from
legitimate musicians scheduled to make an appearance in the Gorge.
I’d like to highlight two shows
this week that you should be aware of, in case you need to go see
the latest in the folk/country/bluegrass world.
Hopefully you saw the listing in my column
last week — Chris Kokesh will be playing in The Dalles on March 24
(that’s tonight) at 7 p.m.
You may know Kokesh as the
fiddle player from the band Misty
River. Nowadays, she’s on a solo
tour with a new album. But what’s really exciting here is the band
she recorded with — which happens to be the band she’s bringing to
the show at the Civic Auditorium.
The new ensemble, Brokentop,
features some premier Northwest talent — Dale Adkins (guitar) and
Jeff Smith (mandolin).
Adkins is an award-winning flatpicker who
has been known to team up with Dan Crary. He played with True
North, Out of the Blue, and Dr. Corn’s Bluegrass Remedy.
Smith was a longtime member of the Sam
Hill bluegrass band and is a most sought-after mandolin player.
This band, also featuring Suzane Pearce on
bass, combined with Kokesh’s new release, “October Valentine,”
should make for a very interesting show.
For an interview with Chris Kokesh
click here.
Second, we have two
celebrated “country-folk” artists coming to
Hood River
on Friday, March 26.
Rita Hosking just released her third CD.
She says that this time, she had the songs produced so that the
“songs have a chance” to be heard they way she wants you to hear
them. And if the clips on the Web are any indication, I’d say she
achieved that and more. It’s a very nice sounding record.
Also on the bill is Rachel Harrington.
Take a look at her Web site, you won’t be disappointed. A world
traveler, Harrington’s Oregon
roots run deep, but catch her here before she’s off to the
UK
this summer.
Read Jim’s interview with Rita
Hosking
here:
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