George Cole and Eurocana
American Songbook meets Gypsy Jazz!
"George Cole has a sound that incorporates some of the finest elements of
‘30s-era European and American music. Cole’s excellent Django-style
guitar work and his band’s enticing instrumental and vocal harmonies
make them a must-see for any fan of vintage jazz.”
Art Thompson
Senior Editor, Guitar Player Magazine
“A scintillating blend of the exuberant styling of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy
jazz and the craft of the Great American Songbook. An elegant,
entertaining and whimsical show that is perfect for audiences of all ages,
and fans of classic songs and gypsy jazz both old and new.”
This is a great show, George and Eurocana appeared last year for a special Holiday show, and we're already having them back! Great vocals, great guitar work, great music. Original compositions where the American Songbook meets Gypsy Jazz! Listen to clips and check out his website.
YOU CAN BUY TICKETS AT HEART & SOUL AT 42 MAIN ST. AND AT diVine Lounge at 46 Main in Sutter Creek.
Stop in for a glass of wine or a beer at our newly renamed "diVine Lounge" on Fridays 4-9 pm or Saturdays 4-10 pm. Say "hi" to Jason and Priscilla, our neighbors who are helping us with the wine bar. Priscilla just opened her shop where our caffe used to be. Her shop, "Heart & Soul" has her own hande-made jewelry and other goodies you just have to see! You can buy tickets to our shows at Soul (42 Main St) or at the diVine Lounge (46 Main) whenever they are open. Heart & Soul is open Mon 9am -2 pm & Wed-Sun 11am -5 pm Call 209.256.9702
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Dan Crary and Thunderation Flatpicking legend! - folk-country-bluegrass!Dan Crary is a musical legend, a pioneer of one of the most intricate, yet powerful, forms of American music, and a master of the guitar, a flatpicking stylist with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance. With more than 50 years as a performer, Crary is one of the few artists whose work can be said to transcend the boundaries of style and genre.
On their latest album, "Perfect Storm" the material ranges from folk (the traditional “Sail Away Ladies” to Bob Dylan’s “Girl From The North Country”) to contemporary country (Gillian Welch and Dave Rawling’s “One More Dollar”). Crary’s lead vocals remind us that along with being a giant flatpicker, he’s also a formidable singer. Bassist Spurgin proves himself a fine singer-songwriter with his originals “Muley Was A Railroad Man” and “Tumbleweed Town.” As you’d expect, there are also sweeping instrumentals, including Crary’s own “Thunderation.”
LoCura "Califas Flamenkito"Direct from San Francisco’s fertile music scene, LoCura taps into the diverse sounds that have a rich history in the Bay Area, weaving them together in an uncanny way to reveal their common roots. Mixing Flamenco with Reggae and Cumbia with Ska through contagious rhythms and multiple languages, their music takes you on a ride through a day in the emerging globalized experience where the movement of people and ideas are in constant flux. Reflecting lead vocalist Kata’s own experience of growing up Spanish American in Spain, Italy, and the U.S., LoCura’s music rides the borders of identity and migration piecing together a mosaic of our myriad cultures and experiences. In Spain the expression “Ida y Vuelta” is used to describe certain styles within Flamenco that made a “round-trip” from Spain to Latin America, mixing with music from the African slave and Indigenous populations. With this idea of music traveling and music as creative resistance, LoCura takes the trip back again mixing it up with their own Califas Flamenkito, Reggae, and Cuban Son styles. Moved by the music that crosses borders and takes root in different lands, LoCura draws from this creative ‘rebelde’ spirit to cultivate the cures passed on from our ancestors.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott A special benefit conert for Andy Fahrenwald's battle against cancerThis is a special benefit performance by Ramblin' Jack Elliot, also featuring Bird & Turtle. There will also be a fabulous silent auction. Proceeds will go to help Andy Fahrenwald's battle against cancer.
Ramblin' Jack Elliot has been nominated for Grammys five times, winning Grammys for Best Traditional Blues Album and Best Traditional Folk Album.
Elliott laid out the foundation of America before budding songwriters who would always return to their worn Jack Elliott LP's for inspiration. Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Elton John honored Jack Elliott for his British servitude, Americans including Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, The Grateful Dead and The Band heard in him their America.
Busking in a British train station one day, Jack serenaded a group of schoolchildren . One of those kids was Mick Jagger. “I bought my first guitar after seeing Jack perform. The Rolling Stones are the number one fans of Ramblin' Jack. We've loved him for years, since we were kids. We have every record he ever made."
"Once I started learning guitar, I began attending art school. There'd be three guys sitting around playing a guitar, doing Woody Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott stuff. I was getting into the blues — Big Bill Broonzy, Jesse Fuller — by hearing these guys play.” - Keith Richards
The young Bob Dylan learned what he could of Woody Guthrie's style from records, but the actual performance was gotten as Jack's apprentice. Bob watched Jack slam the lyrics of story songs into the ear of an audience, incorporate blues and folk into a singular style, and fashion a quirky humor which would endear you to a crowd. More perhaps than any single other trait, habit, or inflection, the process of self discovery was bred completely into Dylan.
“His tone of voice is sharp, focused and piercing. All that and he plays the guitar effortlessly in a fluid flat-picking perfected style. He was a brilliant entertainer. Most folk musicians waited for you to come to them. Jack went out and grabbed you. Jack was King of the Folk singers.” - Bob Dylan
