Concerts

Joel Underwood Concert – Saturday, April 19, 7:30 PM

Allied Arts Gallery at the Park, 89 Lee Blvd., Richland, WA

Folksinger and music historian Joel Underwood travels the Pacific Northwest performing his three “Portrait Performances:”  Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, and Bob Dylan.  He is an actor, teacher, musician, and historian.  After 25 years teaching high school history, Underwood got his master’s degree in American History with a focus on folk and protest music.  A recipient of the Woody Guthrie Fellowship, Underwood was granted access to the Guthrie Archives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to research Woody’s time in the World War II Merchant Marines.  His evenings are not strictly concerts, plays, or lectures, but combine all three elements, giving audiences insight into the stories behind the songs as well as the chance to sing along.

Saturday April 19th at 7:30 pm, at the Allied Arts Gallery at the Park, 89 Lee Blvd., Richland, Underwood and his trusty guitar will flip a coin in front of the audience, and launch into either his “Move It On Over: Stories and Songs of Hank Williams” or “Blowin’ In The Wind” and treat attendees to the music and lore of Bob Dylan.  Will it be “Tangled Up In Blue” or “Your Cheatin’ Heart?”  Not even Joel will know until the coin lands!  Come and enjoy a night of music, history, and magic.

Joel’s webpage is at http://jtunderwoodmusic.com.

NOTE: This concert will NOT be at our usual location because All Saints’ church is unavailable that night.  Those of you who come to Tumbleweed will recognize the Allied Arts Gallery at the Park as the location of the festival’s Art Gallery Stage.  Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for 3RFS members and can be purchased at the door or in advance at https://3rfs.net/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=49.