An Evening with
BRUCE HORNSBY
and The Noisemakers
Saturday June 16, 2012 KENTUCKY THEATER, Lexington KY
7:30PM showtime
Tickets ON SALE Now - Call 859-231-7924 or visit the Kentucky Theater
The volunteers of the Troubadour Concert Series and Highbridge Spring Water and proud to present the return of the legendary Bruce Hornsby with his band The Noisemakers to Lexington.
Bruce Hornsby's work displays a creative iconoclasm that's been a constant in the artist's two-and-a-half decade recording career. His commercial stock soared early on, when "The Way It Is"--the title track of Bruce Hornsby and the Range's 1986 debut album--became the most-played song on American radio in 1987, winning ASCAP's Song of the Year award. "The Way It Is" and subsequent hits as "Mandolin Rain" and "Every Little Kiss," established Hornsby as popular pop act, while high-profile work with the likes of Don Henley and Huey Lewis made him an in-demand collaborator.
Despite his early mainstream successes, Hornsby has pursued a more personal, idiosyncratic musical path, focusing on projects that sparked his creative interest and musical progress. He's performed more than 100 concerts with the Grateful Dead as guest keyboardist. His work with the Dead encouraged him to incorporate improvisation into his own performances, while Hornsby's eclectic musical interests have led to venture into a wide array of musical styles. Recent successes include the bluegrass project Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby and the jazz album Camp Meeting. The diverse and prestigious list of Hornsby collaborators now includes Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan, Bela Fleck, Charlie Haden, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Branford Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Robbie Robertson, Leon Russell, Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, Squeeze, Tupac Shakur and Sting.
Don't miss this rare and very exciting opportunity to spend an evening with a true American musical icon in one of the most beautiful theaters in America. Tickets are a bit pricey but, hey ... it's Bruce Hornsby! See Bruce Hornsby perform his huge hit MANDOLIN RAIN
An Evening with
VINCE GILL
The Bluegrass Concert
Lexington OPERA HOUSE
Tickets - Call 859-233-3535 or go online at TicketMaster.comThe volunteers of the Troubadour Concert Series are extremely proud to bring Country Music Hall of Fame member VINCE GILL to Lexington for his amazing bluegrass concert. Vinces roots run deep in the bluegrass world, he was even a member of Ricky Skaggs early bluegrass band, Boone Creek. Vince was frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist, and a duet partner. Gill has recorded more than twenty studio albums, charted over forty singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 22 million albums. He has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. Gill has also earned 27 Grammy Awards, more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
He will be backed by a band made up of some of the most acclaimed pickers in contemporary music, specifically fiddler Stuart Duncan, guitarist Jeff White, banjoist Jim Mills and bassist Dennis Crouch. Gill will round out the band on guitar, mandolin and vocals.
"After the passing of Earl Scruggs [on March 28]," Gill says, "it means the world to me to do these dates with this world-class band playing the music that Earl defined. I absolutely adore this music."
Bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz will open for Gill from June 13 through June 23. A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Jarosz signed to Sugar Hill Records when she was 16. She has since released the critically celebrated albums Song Up In Her Head (which contains the Grammy-nominated "Mansinneedof" track) and Follow Me Down.
Tickets are a tad pricey but it will be worth it just to hear Vince perform his amazing classic, Go Rest High On That Mountain
An Evening with
JOHN HIATT and STEVE EARLE
Wednesday August 22
Lexington Opera House
7:30 showtime
TICKETS: call 859-233-3535 or www.TicketMaster.com
The volunteers of the Troubadour Concert Series and Highbridge Spring Water and proud to present two songwriting legends, same stage - same night - same ticket!
JOHN HIATT has had such extraordinary success as a songwriter that, even if you haven't followed his career as a performer, you'll find you know most of these songs by virtue of their hit cover versions. Bonnie Raitt ("A Thing Called Love"), Suzy Bogguss ("Drive South"), Rosanne Cash ("The Way We Mend a Broken Heart"), Jeff Healey ("Angel Eyes"), and Aaron Neville ("Feels Like Rain") have all dipped into the Hiatt songbook with spectacular results.
Hear John Hiatt perform his global hit Have a Little Faith:
STEVE EARLE is a Troubadour Concert Series favorite. Earle emerged in the mid-'80s, after Bruce Springsteen had popularized populist rock & roll and Dwight Yoakam had kick-started the neo-traditionalist movement in country music. At first, Earle appeared to be more indebted to the rock side than country, as he played a stripped-down, neo-rockabilly style that occasionally verged on outlaw country. However, his unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville or rock & roll meant that he never broke through into either genre's mainstream. Instead, he cultivated a dedicated cult following, drawing from both the country and rock audiences.
Hear Steve Earle perform Copperhead Road