Hi folks, The Texas Sheiks (Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Johnny Nicholas, Cindy Cashdollar, Bruce Hughes and yours truly Suzy Thompson) will be performing (a very rare occurrence) on Sat. Jan. 7, at 8 pm, at the River City Music Festival in Portland OR, which takes place at the Red Lion Hotel. You probably know already about Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur, both of whom are playing and singing just as wonderfully as ever. Johnny Nicholas, who lives near Austin TX, is a scary good singer and player, who is tapped into a deeper (and darker) blues place than almost anybody I've ever heard. The festival's website is www.rivercitybluegrass.com -- lineup includes many excellent performers including Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, David Lindley, Rodney Crowell, Caleb Klauder Country Band, and more. I just love playing behind great singers like Geoff, Jim and Johnny and even more so in tandem with Cindy Cashdollar who is my ideal of a side musician!
- Tx Sheiks (Muldaur, Kweskin etc), Portland OR, River City Mu: January 07, 2012