[NEohioPAL] Sixth Anniversary

ROB McNURLIN also featuring SASHA COLETTE and LUNA Saturday, March 29 -- 8:00 PM Rob McNurlin was raised in Eastern Kentucky, the hymns in church, the Johnny Cash Show on TV, a harmonica from his grandmother, his parents records and a guitar on his ninth Christmas set him on a very musical path. He began studying traditional music learning hundreds of folk, hillbilly-blues and Gospel tunes. Inspired by Cash, Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams he started writing songs and mixing these originals with the traditional. Rob has released five cds including "Cowboy Boot Heel", recorded at Johnny Cash's Cabin Studio, produced by his son John Carter Cash and a duet with guest Ramblin' Jack Elliott. "Lonesome Valley Again" reached #26 on the FAR charts and #55 on the Americana chart, remaining in the top 100 over two months. The cd "River, Road or Rail" was a collaberation with Nancy Apple and reached #1 on the FAR chart, top 40 on the Americana Europe chart. His latest cd "Sacred Numbers" is a collection of Gospel songs. McNurlin has toured with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Hot Tuna, his songs have been covered by Ronnie Elliott among others and used in two award winning documentaries. He is currently touring and working on a new cd. Official Rob McNurlin Website Behind the guitar of Sasha Colette lies the purity of an Eastern Kentucky voice rich in heritage, soul and emotion. The delicate blend of her skills on the fretboard and her vocal stylings can only be described as: Honest. Sasha embraces her Carter County roots while embracing various artists. The result is a style that is Sasha Colette. Appalachian, Bluesy, Folk. Sasha's music and lyrics are real, for real people, about real life, and evoking real emotion. Luna is a singer/songwriter that combines traditional, rock, and folk music. Through her brother?s association with The Beatnik Cowboys, she met Rob McNurlin. Rob introduced her to folk music such as Bob Dylan and Johnny and June Carter Cash. They later collaborated many times sharing the stage and vocals in Europe as well as the states. This partnership caught the attention of Mickey Fisher and Ritchie Collins who co-wrote the stage production ?Something in the Water? which features old time music of Kentucky artists. Luna was asked to sing songs such as ?Pretty Saro?, ?Blue Moon of Kentucky", and ?Coal Miner?s Daughter." Her vocal support has been recorded with Rob McNurlin and Jeff Walburn. Tickets Available at Spin-More Records -- 330-678-3495 $10.00 General Admission

RICHIE HAVENS Sunday, March 30 -- 7:30 PM Richie Havens is gifted with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music. His fiery, poignant, always soulful singing style has remained unique and ageless since he first emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s. It's a voice that has inspired and electrified audiences from the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, to the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993 - coming full circle with the 30th Woodstock Anniversary celebration, "A Day In The Garden", in 1999. For over three decades, Richie has used his music to convey messages of brotherhood and personal freedom. With more than twenty-five albums released and a touring schedule that would kill many a younger man, he continues to view his calling as a higher one.Richie Havens is gifted with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music. His fiery, poignant, always soulful singing style has remained unique and ageless since he first emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s. It's a voice that has inspired and electrified audiences from the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, to the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993 - coming full circle with the 30th Woodstock Anniversary celebration, "A Day In The Garden", in 1999. For over three decades, Richie has used his music to convey messages of brotherhood and personal freedom. With more than twenty-five albums released and a touring schedule that would kill many a younger man, he continues to view his calling as a higher one. As he told The Denver Post, "I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business, I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me." Advance discount tickets: $25.00 Day of Show: $30.00

BILL FRISELL'S 858 QUARTET featuring Eyvind Kang, Hank Roberts, and Jenny Scheinman Tuesday, April 1 -- 8 PM Bill Frisell has a seemingly infinite palette of sound at his disposal. Years of sonic experimentation with delay, loops, samples, and effects pedals?not to mention flat-out virtuosic guitar playing?has allowed him to accumulate a massive and personal arsenal for his exhilarating compositions and improvisations. Frisell?s music has a distinctly visual quality. The guitarist can transport listeners from a vast Western mountainous landscape to a busy Midtown Manhattan intersection in a couple of beats, and then for good measure take off on a journey to Mali or the moon. And he can guide a listener through the structure of a painting?the colors, strokes, texture, vibe, and emotions?creating a narrative that in effect melds two spheres of consciousness into a new medium. The 858 Quartet offers Frisell a lush compositional framework. With a violin, viola, and cello in the mix, his music sways and breathes freely. The strings are buoyant, free-flowing and beautiful, or heavy, jagged and piercing?all the while creating a rich harmonic bed over which Frisell and his cohorts can improvise. And when Frisell improvises, he does so with his own, instantly recognizable voice?the paramount achievement for a musician. Advance discount tickets: $20.00 Day of Show: $25.00

PUNCH BROTHERS featuring CHRIS THILE Wednesday, April 2 -- 8 PM The wildly inventive and Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek), brings his exciting new band representing the newest generation of progressive bluegrass players to Kent, Ohio. The line-up of Punch Brothers?whose name is taken from the Mark Twain short story, Punch, Brothers, Punch!?is formidable. Guitarist Chris Eldridge was a founding member of the Infamous Stringdusters and occasionally sits in with his dad Ben?s band, The Seldom Scene; bassist Greg Garrison has played with trumpeter Ron Miles and Leftover Salmon?along with banjo player Noam Pikelny. Pikelny has performed and recorded as a solo artist and has collaborated with acoustic music heavyweights John Cowan and Tony Trischka. Violinist Gabe Witcher, a life-long friend of Thile?s, is a sought-after session man whose fiddle-playing has been featured on the soundtrack of films ranging from Toy Story to Brokeback Mountain. Witcher also has recorded with a range of artists from Willie Nelson to Beck to Randy Newman and played in dobro master Jerry Douglas? band for six years. Chris Thile -- Mandolin Chris Eldridge -- Guitar Gabe Witcher -- Violin Greg Garrison -- Bass Noam Pikelny -- Banjo Advance discount tickets: $17.00 Day of Show: $22.00

ALEX BEVAN Saturday, April 5 -- 8:00 PM First known as the "Skinny Little Boy" from Cleveland, Ohio who came to "Chase your wimmin' and drink your beer", Alex has made a name for himself through out the Northern Ohio music scene. Drawing on his deep skill set of imaginative and honest song writing combined with an agile, improvisational wit that dovetail wonderfully with his flawless guitar slinging, Alex never fails to delight and charm audiences no matter what the venue. His recordings span the gamut from folk to folk rock and pop to children's educational music and he has won a number of awards for his commercial efforts in radio and television. Alex's creative works have also contributed to documentary film scores. With the release of "Fall & Angels" Alex shows us a deeper side of the "Low Tech Troubadour". You need to see him to believe him and hear him to know him! Advance discount tickets: $10.00 Day of Show: $12.00