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Tequila Mockingbird
Tequila Mockingbird’s infectious repertoire of original, catchy tunes steeped in American roots music has been delighting audiences across the Rocky Mountain Region since 1996, proving they have the drive, endurance, talent and stamina worthy of acclaim. They’ll help celebrate Independence Day in the next free admission Sundays @ Six concert presented by the Alamosa Live Music Association (ALMA) this Sun., July 4 at 6pm in Alamosa, Colorado’s Cole Park. Continue reading →
Old Blind Dogs are a veteran Celtic band from Scotland that still play blistering sets, and they will be featured this Sun., June 27 at 6pm in the next of the Alamosa Live Music Association’s (ALMA) “Sundays@Six,” series of free live concerts in Alamosa, Colo.’s Cole Park.
The Old Blind Dogs, paying Cole Park a visit this Sunday, 6/27
Since forming in the early 1990s, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland’s roots revival. The band has developed its own trademark style with an energetic mix of songs and tunes. Polished vocals, soaring fiddle and stirring pipes fuel the delicately phrased melodies and traditional songs. Continue reading →
Help celebrate 10 years of presenting live music by the Alamosa Live Music Association (ALMA) with free concerts this summer, featuring old favorites and new artists alike. The series kicks off Sun., June 20, with music at the Rollin’ Deep car show in Alamosa’s Cole Park. Dickie Cordova is part of the first family of New Mexico music, and he plays at 12:30pm. Indian Nickel plays Spanish, old rock and roll, pop, country and many more styles at 3pm. Continue reading →
Bruce Hayes
Rhythm & Celtgrass is what Bruce Hayes calls his music – a fusion of musical styles that combines acoustic and electric instrumentation with elements of Rock, Bluegrass, Celtic, and R&B music. The Alamosa Live Music Association (ALMA) presents Hayes in their annual member appreciation concert, Wed., May 19, 7:30pm, at the Bistro Rialto on Main St. between San Juan Ave. and Edison Ave. in Alamosa.
The concert is free for members of ALMA and memberships will be available at the door. Otherwise, tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors. Recent transplant to Alamosa Emily Robinson will open the show, evoking vocalists like Nancy Griffith, Emmylou Harris and Iris Dement while singing acoustic roots music.
Emily Robinson will open the show
On stage Hayes’ presence is electrifying. He taps his feet on an amplified floorboard, slaps accents on his guitar and cheeks, wails on the harmonica and sings charismatically. His fingers dance around the strings with incredible fluidity creating rich harmonic textures and rapid-fire riffs. Collaborating with The String Cheese Incident and Acoustic Junction, Hayes helped define the acoustic jam band sound. He continues this tradition performing original songs and arrangements on mandolin, guitar, Dobro and more.
Hayes’ music is fresh and original but steeped in tradition; borrowing from blues, bluegrass, Celtic, world beat, folk, rock and jazz, it “could be loosely termed ‘Mountain Music,” …but Bruce’s mountains reach from the Andes to the Smokies and back to his home range in Colorado,” according to Aspen Daily News reviewer Larry Good.
“The Jimi Hendrix of the mandolin,” is how the Crested Butte Chronicle & Pilot described Hayes. “Definitely not some New Age dork. Man, he really cuts loose!” is what Tom Robbins, author of “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues,” among other novels, said about him. You can visit his website or check out his music on MySpace.