Gregory Alan Isakov and the Freight’s house concert has been confirmed for Thursday, March 12th, potluck at 6:00, music at 7:30.
We are psyched to the point of gibbering incapacitation to host this great young songwriter in the intimate, quiet friendliness of our living room. He has won numerous Colorado awards for his songwriting. He recently was named 2008’s Best Acoustic/Folk Artist by the Denver Westword (Audience Award) and was named by the Denver Westword as the Best Singer/Songwriter 2007 (Critics Award). Isakov is also the 2007 winner of the Telluride Troubador Songwriting Competition. He’s appeared on David Dye’s The World Café nationally distributed public radio show, heard locally on KUNC FM 89.9.
Gregory Alan Isakov has shared the stage with numerous artists such as Amy Ray (of the Indigo Girls), Ani Difranco, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Richie Havens, and Fiona Apple. He has appeared at music festivals such as South by Southwest, Falcon Ridge Folk Fest, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Monolith at Red Rocks. He is currently on tour with Columbia Records artist Brandi Carlile (not Belinda Carlisle!), whose music has been featured on the show Grey’s Anatomy. This tour is taking them through the East Coast and the Midwest, before Gregory goes on to play several shows in Holland.
Here’s some reviews of his latest release, “That Sea, The Gambler”:
“Colorado loves traditionalists, and it’s Gregory Alan Isakov’s unquestionable purity that’s elevated him above the infinite army of singer-songwriters. Rather than another would-be Jeff Buckley or Will Oldham, Isakov uses ‘That Sea, The Gambler’ to lay bare an elegant simplicity that’s caked in dust and an utter lack of pretension. Unadulterated, loosely woven folk music will always strike a twang in Denver’s soul, and ‘That Sea’ is one of the best this area’s seen in ages.” -The Onion’s A.V. Club
“Gregory Alan Isakov proudly calls himself a folk artist, and while that’s broadly accurate, it’s also a tad limiting. Because while some music fans might not consider themselves fans of “folk,” they still bow at the altars of Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and Jolie Holland. And now you can add Isakov to that list.”- Denver Post
“Gregory Alan Isakov – That Sea, The Gambler — Americana, Folk — Right from the first refrains of the first two tracks, it’s evident that there is a reason why Gregory is recognized as “Best Male Singer-songwriter 2007″ (Westword). When an artist can shush a room full of jaded peers and media types, as Gregory did at the Westword music showcase VIP nomination party recently, it’s a major nod to the talent he posseses as a performer. He’s appeared on David Dye’s World Cafe and is quickly rising in the ranks of independent modern folk artists. A very highly recommended release.”-
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Please RSVP to weatherconcert(at-symbol)gardener.com to reserve seats. We’re asking $5, with 100% going to the artists.
note: By the way, we’ve experienced a few people saying they couldn’t email us, while many have been able to. I’m thinking this might be because folks who are new to the Internet might not know that the shorthand for email addresses published on the web has become thename(at)theISP.com because of the existence of webcrawlers that go looking for email addresses to spam. You should replace the “at” with @.
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