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Tickets
Assigned seating tickets will be
available on 11/30 for Members and 12/3 for general public online (24/7) and at our box office (Mon-Fri, 11 am - 5
pm. 303.777.1003 x2).
NOTE:
If you chose to have your tickets mailed, they will be processed
the last week of January.
Tickets:
$35-$140
(plus 10% tax and $1 per order).
About the Festival
Continuing in our efforts to combine tradition with
cutting edge new music, Swallow Hill Music is pleased to announce Judy
Collins and Grammy-nominated Neko Case headlining the fourth annual RootsFest with
Paper Bird and Trace Bundy at the
renowned Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Denver, CO.
Few artists have displayed the staying power folk icon Judy Collins. For
nearly 45
years her dulcet tones have graced our ears, and her poetic lyrics have
galvanized a generation. She has released more than 40 albums to critical
acclaim, accomplished gold and platinum record sales, and has had numerous
Top 10 hits including her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and her
Grammy Award-winning version of the Broadway hit "Send in the Clowns." Now, with
her confirmed performance at the 2010 RootsFest in Denver, Collins gets back to
some roots of her own as she returns to the town that spawned her illustrious career.
Singer-songwriter Neko Case’s latest album, 2009's Middle Cyclone,
debuted number 3 on the Billboard Top 200 and was called "one of the most original,
beguiling, honest records of the year" by Interview magazine. Also known for her
work with Canadian indie-rockers The New Pornographers she has been called
"indie's greatest singer" by Rolling Stone and “a force of nature" by
The New
York Times magazine.
Neko case was recently nominated for two Grammys: Best Contemporary Folk
Album and
Best Recording Package.
Local favorites Paper Bird will showcase this year's
festival. Voted one of the "Best Underground Bands of 2008" by the Denver
Post, the band's unique instrumentation allows them to merge diverse
influences into one solid sound. Their backbone is their songwriting,
musicianship and a general allergy to all limitations and trends, keeping them
firm in an uncategorized genre (a fact that the band prides itself on). Since
their inception, Paper Bird continues to turn heads and gain attention in Denver
as one of the hottest emerging acts in the city.
Also performing this year is
instrumental-virtuoso Trace Bundy, whose unique guitar playing and
effects-looping would lead you to believe he has a band hidden backstage. Named
Acoustic Guitar magazine's 2008 "Most Promising New Player of the
Year," Bundy brings a performance worthy of every crowds "wow," with renditions
of classic songs in a finger-picking style that is the stuff internet viral-videos are made of.
Previous RootsFest artists include Taj Mahal, Nancy Griffith, Rickie Lee Jones,
Bruce Cockburn, Hot Rize, Tallest Man on Earth, Joe Pug, Gandalf Murphy and the
Slambovian Circus of Dreams, and Boulder Acoustic Society.
Festival Sponsors
Swallow Hill is grateful to the following
organizations and businesses for their generous support.
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access to VIP tickets, exposure to thousands of people before and
after the event, and a private reception with the artists. For
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