Widescreen Americana with the Legendary Tom Russell

This message is to announce that the ever-eclectic Wild Hare Club returns to Lyde Court on Wednesday 24^th July for a rare performance by US singer-songwriter Tom Russell as part of a short UK tour.

For those unfamiliar with his work, Russell’s music is broadly in the country tradition but is imbued with elements of folk, Tex-Mex, blues and much more.  A consummate storyteller, Russell’s songs have are often cinematic in scope and populated by characters, real and imagined, as wild and vivid as the landscapes in which they’re set.   Simply put, if you wanted to choose one performer to personify what is meant by Americana, then you could do no better than by choosing Tom Russell.

 

With over twenty solo, band and collaborative albums to his name, the Tom Russell songbook has provided many rich pickings for other artists.  Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Doug Sahm, Joe Ely, kd lang, and Iris Dement are just some of the musicians who have covered his songs.  Russell’s many collaborators include desert rock band, Calexico, and the cult writer, Charles Bukowski.

For this performance Tom will play two sets accompanied by Thad Beckman and there will be no support act.  Doors open at 7.30pm.  Tickets are £15 (seats not allocated).  Book early as tickets have been selling steadily even before getting the publicity out and this show is expected to sell out.

Tickets are on sale now at www.lydecourt.com

So here, to get you in the mood is a Youtube link of Tom performing The Ballad of Edward Abbey - a tribute to the author of The Monkey Wrench Gang and some other great books and one of the people who inspired Earth First.