Jackson Browne defined the term “singer/songwriter.” The Eagles credit him with teaching them how to write songs. Bruce Springsteen, in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech, said, “I always thought that our job here on earth and the way we regain our divinity is by reconstructing love out of the broken pieces that we’ve been given. Jackson Browne’s work has always been the sound of that reconstruction.” Fittingly, he first came to Door County to help save a bridge. Now he returns to help build new bridges in the arts community.
The Tambourine Collaboratory (aka “The Tambourine”) is a place for artists and musicians of all stripes to work together toward building a more vibrant local scene. Sharing tools, talents, and resources, participants take “do-it-yourself” to the next level: collaboration. Building upon the Steel Bridge Construction Zone’s immersive environment, The Tambourine facilitates year round interaction in the realms of development, production, publishing, marketing, and more.
Jackson is taking no fee for his performance. All proceeds benefit The Tambourine Collaboratory.
For more information, visit www.TheTambourine.com.
Date: Monday, June 30, 2014
After their barnburning debut at DCA in 2013, genre-bending sister band Rising Appalachia returns. Though they classify their music as “progressive Appalachian groove,” Rising Appalachia is impossible to pigeonhole, mixing traditional folk songs with soul music, spoken word poetry, and even beatboxing. National Public Radio calls the resulting musical blend “aural divinity.” Passionate and enthralling, Rising Appalachia centers on multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, who wrap their haunting vocals around accompaniment by banjo, fiddle, drums, kalimba, djembe, spoons, and washboard, merging a broad array of world music traditions with their own deep Appalachian roots.
With a joyful swagger that could only come from New Orleans, Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been playing Louisiana jazz since 1961. Today, the band’s multi-generational members sustain and expand the rich tradition of jazz music that permeates life in the Crescent City. Boasting a direct lineage from the earliest incarnations of New Orleans jazz, Preservation Hall Jazz Band maintains a robust touring and recording presence, collaborating with musicians like Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, and Del McCoury. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British royalty or the king of Thailand, Preservation Hall Jazz Band shines with an exuberant, timeless spirit.
Don McLean and Judy Collins both burst onto the American musical landscape in the 1960s with anthems that came to define a generation. In an extraordinary double bill at DCA, these folk-rock stars will showcase the inimitable performance styles that made them legends. Grammy Hall of Fame inductee McLean’s wistful tenor is as unmistakable as the nostalgic groove of American Pie or the languid lyricism of Vincent (Starry Starry Night). Judy Collins’ crystalline soprano sailed onto American airwaves with the megahit Both Sides, Now and remains iconic to this day, painting from an eclectic musical palette that includes folk, cabaret, pop, and show tunes. Together, Collins and McLean are unforgettable.
