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Tickets now on sale for the 2nd annual Santa Fe
WOMEN'S CELEBRATION
ODETTA, THE BE GOOD TANYAS,
SANTA FE ALLSTARS, ELIZA GILKYSON
and many more
The Be Good Tanyas at the 2006 Thirsty Ear Festival.
Photo by Jennifer Esperanza.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
A full day of events celebrating women's creativity featuring women musicians and performers, cottage industry artists and artisans, women's groups, educational demonstrations, kids' programming and more.
On June 6, the Women's Celebration continues with
Santa Fe's favorite singer-songwriter ELIZA GILKYSON
featuring special guest TONY GILKYSON
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 7:30pm
Railyard Performance Center, Santa Fe
"Masterfully structured, startlingly intimate songs in a beautifully lived in voice." —Boston Globe
singer-songwriter TOM RUSSELL
Saturday, July 26, 2008. 7:00 & 8:45 performances.
GiG Performance Space, Santa Fe
"An uncanny sense of place that advertises him as one of the remaining guardians of a dwindling narrative sensibility." —Associated Press
Earlybird tickets now on sale for the 9th annual
THIRSTY EAR FESTIVAL
August 29-31, 2008 at Eaves Movie Ranch, Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico's premier roots music event features RICHARD THOMPSON, BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO, SHEMEKIA COPELAND, JUNIOR BROWN, ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS, SAMUEL JAMES, ALEX MARYOL BAND, SANTA FE ALLSTARS, BILL HEARNE'S ROADHOUSE REVUE, ROGER LANDES, PLEASURE PILOTS, ROUND MOUNTAIN, RANDOM FAMILY & dozens more folk, blues, bluegrass, Cajun, zydeco, alt-country & roots rock artists on three stages all weekend long. Plus camping, kids' activities, arts & crafts, healthy local food, NM small-batch beers & wines, educational demonstrations, Cajun & zydeco dance lessons, solar & sustainable energy exhibits.
singer-songwriter GREG BROWN
Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 7:30
Lensic Theater, Santa Fe
AND
Friday, November 7, 2008 at 8:00
KiMo Theater, Albuquerque
An unpretentious, compelling, and humorous performer with a dark, rich, idiosyncratic voice, Greg Brown is, hands down, one of America's great singer-songwriters.
BIG THANKS TO THESE SPONSORS FOR MAKING THE MUSIC POSSIBLE:
abqARTS
AMP Concerts
Best Western Rio Grande Inn
Inn at Santa Fe
KSFR Santa Fe Public Radio
NM Solar Energy Assoc.
OGB Architectural Millwork
Zoukfest
Southwest Roots Music receives funding from and is deeply grateful to the McCune Charitable Foundation, New Mexico Tourism Dept., New Mexico Women's Foundation, City of Santa Fe Lodger's Tax, Western States Arts Federation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATIONS
The Inn at Santa Fe is the closest hotel to the Thirsty Ear Festival and the Santa Fe Brewing Company. Ask for the SW Roots Music rate.
If you're traveling to Santa Fe please consider staying at Santa Fe Sage Inn, an affordable downtown hotel and a supporter of live music. Ask for the SW Roots Music rate of $59 from Oct. 15 to May 14, and $79 from May 15 to Oct. 14.
Check out this wonderful downtown B&B, Casa del Toro.
BECOME A SOUTHWEST ROOTS MUSIC MEMBER
SOUTHWEST ROOTS MUSIC MEMBERS RECEIVE:
*10% off tickets to all events.
*A prime block of tickets is reserved for members at all Southwest Roots Music events. Even if a show is sold out, members can still get the best seats. Just call at least 3 days before a concert and you're in at a discount.
*Thirsty Ear Live! CD featuring Corey Harris & the 5x5, Butch Hancock, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Mary Gauthier, Chipper Thompson & the Feast, Alex Maryol, ThaMuseMeant, Aimee Curl and more. Only 500 of these collectors items exist.
*THIRSTY EAR FESTIVAL: Join us for a members-only beer tasting at the 8th annual Thirsty Ear Festival, to be held August 29-31, 2008. Members also enjoy $10 off the gate price for a weekend pass (be sure to order at least 3 days in advance) and a commemorative festival glass.
An annual membership costs $125 for an individual and $175 for a couple. For more information, please call 505-473-5723.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
—Hunter S. Thompson
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