Aussie Exes, Arizona Americana and a 17year-old making musical waves
FOLK SESSIONS AT THE ELKS THEATER
“An irresistible folk-pop hybrid.” THE AUSTRALIAN
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, ELKS THEATER
All Our Exes Live In Texas were recently awarded an ARIA (the Aussie GRAMMY) for their latest record, When We Fall, in the Best Roots Album category. On mandolin, ukulele, accordion and guitar, the Exes are a powerhouse of charm and songwriting prowess. Fair warning: this foursome is the most badass female folk band around.
FOLK SESSIONS AT THE HIGHLANDS CENTER “UNDER THE STARS”
JC AND LANEY, JIM PIPKIN, KAREN DEZELLE
FRIDAY, JULY 27, HIGHLANDS CENTER
2016 GRAMMY Amplifier finalists, JC & Laney are an Americana duo who perform their own brand of original music. Jim Pipkin’s songs about American experiences travel the back roads from Tornado Alley to Music Row. “Original Americana – Sour Mash for the Soul”. Karen Dezelle is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles who writes and composes her own music and has played at famed venues and festivals across the United States and UK.
B – “GHOSTS UNDERNEATH MY SKIN” ALBUM RELEASE TOUR, FEATURING JOE D’ESPOSITO
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, HIGHLANDS CENTER
17year-old B is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist committed to making change through music. “It’s mind blowing to watch, spiritually elevating to play along with, and damn exciting to see what this incredible human has in store for us all.” Langhorne Slim
FOLK SESSIONS AMERICANA FEST 6
ERIC RAMSEY, THREE-LEGGED DOG, CORN SMUT, FARE THEE WELLS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, HIGHLANDS CENTER
The 6th annual Americana Fest features some of Arizona’s finest artists, including Eric Ramsey, 2 time Phoenix Blues Society’s Blues Showdown winner; Three-Legged Dog, today’s version of the string bands that played everything – oldtime mountain music, blues, ballads, devotional and dance music, jazz, pop tunes of the day – on acoustic instruments; Corn Smut, an AZ-based subversive country folk duo and Prescott’s the Fare Thee Wells.
The Folk Sessions may well be one of the most eclectic radio shows in America. Broadcast throughout Central & Northern Arizona for 15 years on the KJAZZ Radio Network and Prescott Public Radio, part of the Arizona Community Radio Network. The Folk Sessions has established a loyal following, producing quality radio programs and live concerts.
For more info: [email protected] (928) 830-0607
http://www.folksessions.com