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Swallow Hill announces spring concert lineup |
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Contact: Rodolfo Betancourt
rudy@swallowhillmusic.org
Laura McGaughey
laura@swallowhillmusic.org
303.765.2488 |
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Denver — Since 1979,
Swallow Hill Music Association has brought the best acoustic, folk and roots
music in the Rocky Mountain Region. Spring brings our most ambitious concert
endeavor, the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival, as well as celebratory
concerts for St. Patrick's Day and May Day. There's also an eclectic cultural
mix, from folk legends to Western flavors, from Flamenco to tribal beats. Tickets are now available online at
www.swallowhillmusic.org or by phone at (303) 777-1003.
HIGHLIGHTS
Guy Clark
Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m.
Swallow Hill presents folk legend Guy Clark as he comes to perform for a special
engagement at L2 Church, located at Colfax and Columbine. A Nashville
Songwriters Foundation’s Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee as well as a
recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting by the Americana
Music Association, he is a national treasure and folk icon who creates
masterful, poignant melodies and insightful lyrics that speak to the heart.
René Heredia
Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, at 8 p.m.
The celebrated Flamenco guitarist René Heredia is back with his dancers for
a two-night engagement. A multi-award winner, he is a consummate performer who
has played all over the world and is one of Colorado's most acclaimed composers.
Catie Curtis with Susan Werner
Saturday, March 15 at 8 p.m.
RollingStone.com has called up-and-coming contemporary artist Catie Curtis
"very much an original, and a refreshing departure from the stale formula
offered by many of today's singer-songwriters." A supporter of social causes,
Curtis is a hardworking troubadour who has toured all over the U.S. and is a
rising star who delivers beautiful, powerful songs.
John Davis & Jack Williams
Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m.
This double-billing of two singer/songwriters who have had colorful careers and
are masters of their musicianship will make for a very special evening for the
Swallow Hill audience. Storytellers with myriad influences, Davis and Williams
are professionals who have traversed many paths and received numerous accolades.
Pat Donohue with the Beth Leachman Trio
Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues
to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a
flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. Probably most well-known for being
a regular on A Prairie Home Companion, Donohue has been called "one of the
greatest finger pickers in the world today" by Chet Atkins.
Second Annual Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival
Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m.
Swallow Hill is proud to present the second annual Denver Folk & Roots Music
Festival at Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Our inaugural festival last March proved
that Denver's elegant new opera venue is just as comfortable with bluegrass as
it is with La Bohème. This year we are presenting legendary singer/songwriters
Bruce Cockburn and Nanci Griffith as our headliners, preceded by a series of
showcase performances by musicians whose work spans the gamut of folk and roots
music.
John Gorka with Amilia Spicer
Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m.
Rolling Stone dubbed John Gorka "the preeminent male singer/songwriter of
the new folk movement." His rich, multi-faceted songs full of depth, beauty, and
emotion has garnered much attention from critics and audiences across the
country as well as internationally.
Arvel Bird & Fifth World
Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m.
Swallow Hill is very excited to present the best-known Native American violinist
touring today, Arvel Bird, and the Native trio Fifth World, as they perform
together in a rare Colorado appearance. Fifth World is comprised of Andrew Begay,
one of the world's finest flute makers in the Dine tradition, Ash Dargan, a
didgeridoo player from Australia's Aboriginal Larrakia nation, and Will Clipman,
a five-time Grammy nominee and Saamokee percussionist.
Chris Smither
Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m.
Named as 2007's Outstanding Folk Act by the Boston Music Awards, the
Associated Press proclaims "Smither is an American original, a product of
the musical melting pot, and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the
world." His career has been a process of refinement, growth, and discovery, with
songs that are contemplative and in a search to distinguish truth.
Jesse Winchester
Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
The prolific songwriter Jesse Winchester is known for his amazing body of
impressive songwriting work as well as his prominence as a draft-evader of the
Vietnam War. Despite much critical acclaim, he was unable to tour in the States
during the singer/songwriter boom of the 1970s. As a result, his songs were recorded by many
other esteemed artists who made them famous, including Michael Martin Murphey's cover of "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl," which placed in the
Top Ten on the country charts.
Upcoming Concerts:
| Sat, Mar 1 |
Guy Clark |
| Sat, Mar 1 |
Somethin' About Lulu with Driftwood Fire |
| Fri, Mar 7 |
Old-Fashioned Hootenanny |
| Fri & Sat, Mar 7 & 8 |
René Heredia |
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Sat, Mar
8 |
Corinne West |
| Fri, Mar 14 |
St. Paddy's Day Celebration with Gobs O'Phun |
| Fri, Mar 14 |
Shawn Waggoner and the Tumblyweeds |
| Sat, Mar 15 |
Catie Curtis with Susan Werner |
| Sat, Mar 15 |
Ash Dargan |
| Fri, Mar 21 |
John Davis & Jack Williams |
| Fri, Mar 21 |
The Expedition Quartet |
| Sat, Mar 22 |
Pat Donohue with the Beth Leachman Trio |
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Fri, Mar
28 |
Second Annual Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival with Bruce
Cockburn, Nanci Griffith & special guests |
| Fri, Apr 4 |
Peace & Love & Jigs & Reels and Crabshack House Band |
| Fri, Apr 4 |
Old-Fashioned Hootenanny |
| Sat, Apr 5 |
John Gorka with Amilia Spicer |
| Fri, Apr 11 |
Arvel Bird & Fifth World |
| Fri, Apr 11 |
Small Potatoes |
| Sat, Apr 12 |
Chris Smither |
| Sat, Apr 12 |
John-Alex Mason |
| Sun, Apr 13 |
Benefit for Henry Barrett and Mitch Helfer |
| Fri, Apr 18 |
Patty Clayton & Cimarron Wind with Bill Barwick |
| Fri, Apr 18 |
Bruce Hayes |
| Sat, Apr 19 |
Grubstake |
| Sat, Apr 19 |
The Betancourt Trio |
| Sun, Apr 20 |
Acoustic Eidolon |
| Fri, Apr 25 |
The Trifolkals CD Release |
| Sat, Apr 26 |
Jesse Winchester |
| Sun, Apr 27 |
May Day Celebration Concert |
For
tickets visit
www.swallowhillmusic.org
or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.
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About Swallow Hill Music
Association
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music
Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United
States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than
2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a
place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky
Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a
year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming
new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a
valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the
community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240
adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.
A Tier II member of the Scientific and
Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both the Mayor's
and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless "Best of
Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American Folk
Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots
performers in the country.
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