The album is a collection of 10 American folk songs that include easily recognizable tunes such as “ Midnight Special” and “Mexican Cowboy” to more obscure songs such as “Keep It Clean,” a singsong by St. Those who attend the Watson show will hear songs from his 2014 release, “Folk Singer Vol. “February is really the launch of the Annex winter-spring season, so this year we’re grounding ourselves in our own roots, with some spot-on, top-tier Americana,” Schindler said. 25, Honey County, an all-female alt-country group, closes out the trio of roots music shows. 18 by Rose’s Pawn Shop, a Grammy-nominated Americana rock outfit.
His concert is the first of a trio of roots-rock, country/Americana acts scheduled at the Grand Annex this month. He then heads off to other states before flying to Australia. “I can play the music that I want to play that’s making me happy,” said the Woodland Hills resident, referring to his solo career, which brings him to the 150-seat Grand Annex in San Pedro on Feb. He still tours internationally, but on his own now as a solo act and in front of smaller crowds than he was used to, and that’s just fine with Watson. Things have been a little leaner for Watson since leaving his group more than five years ago. Watson and his band toured the world, playing in front of thousands, riding high on the success of folksy alt-country tunes like their 2004 single “ Wagon Wheel” while becoming one of the most respected Americana bands in the genre. Paul.With a mastery of the banjo, acoustic guitar and harmonica and a remarkable tenor voice that sounds as if it would be right at home coming out of an old vintage radio, Willie Watson is a modern yet genuinely honest throwback to old-time Americana music.Īnd although he’s still in his 30s, he’s a genuine pioneer in the genre too, since his former band Old Crow Medicine Show, which he co-founded in 1998, was a leading force behind the newest renaissance of old-time music. He teaches jazz bass at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. with whom he toured for several years - and the Minnesota Klezmer Band. Gary Raynor (bass) has performed with the Count Basie band, Sammy Davis Jr. For his latest, he joined forces with Hungarian guitarist Sandor Szabo to produce Reservoir (Acoustic Music Records). Dean has since turned out an array of dazzling albums. His first recording, 1994's Broken Silence, won the NAIRD award for Best Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year. Guitarist Dean Magraw studied at the University of Minnesota and the Berklee School of Music in Boston. On the classical side, he has performed with numerous orchestras and was principal second violin for the Washington/Idaho Symphony. He went on to play with the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and bluegrass group 1946. When Richard Kriehn turned 10, his mom bought him a mandolin at 19, he'd won the Buck White International Mandolin Contest.
He has toured the world, but he always comes back to home base: Saint Paul. He was a drummer for The Manhattan Transfer and for Gene Pitney. Peter Johnson (percussion) has played klezmer music with Doc Severinsen and jazz with Dave Brubeck. He has provided music for documentaries on HBO and PBS, and has released many recordings of original material, including his latest, All In Due Time. Keyboardist, composer, arranger, and longtime Prairie Home Companion music director Richard Dworsky has collaborated with such diverse musicians as Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Brad Paisley, Kristin Chenoweth, and Sheryl Crow.
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