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FINE FOLKS: Hear the best in traditional music, along with
the Afro-Celtic weave of The Laura Love Band, when the 14th annual
Tucson Folk Festival kicks into high gear.
Known for a rich blend of hip-grinding rhythms and folk melodies spiced by funky bass and Appalachian-inflected vocals, Love tugs on influences ranging from jazz and blues to swing and bluegrass. Her "exceptionally strong, acrobatic vocals" carve a kinetic groove, backed by a guitarist, fiddler and drummer.
The party will also feature a finger-style guitar competition, a songwriters' competition including the 10 finalists from across the United States, a children's show and a musical workshop. Three central stages will feature continuous performances by more than 100 musicians, with styles ranging from folk and blues to bluegrass, ethnic, ragtime and gospel. Back by popular demand are banjo ace Ross Nickerson, songbird Dede Wyland, bassist Evan Dain and mandolin player Donny Russell. There will also be dance accompanying a Celtic drum performance, and an African drumming troupe. Six more stages will be scattered throughout downtown and along Fourth Avenue., and Saturday's event will be held in conjunction with the unveiling of the Broadway Mural Project. The Tucson Folk Festival runs from noon until 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, in El Presidio Park, west of the old Pima County Courthouse. Admission is free. Call 770-1298 for details. PET SMART: Be a bright human and help fight Tucson's endemic stray animal problem when The Hermitage Cat Shelter hosts another Pet Adoptathon. Aimed at finding happy, responsible homes for cats and kittens, this marathon of kindness runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, at The Hermitage, 3931 W. Costco Drive. For details, call 571-7839. LUSH LIT: Witness the weaving of literary art when Drunken Word Poets host another Cheap Truth Highball Hour. According to rumor, this may be the last chance to see Arizona's only spoken word troupe in action as some members make plans to ditch the Old Pueblo. Well, we say good (belch) riddance to the stoned blaggarts. Meanwhile, today's woozy swan song will feature tipsy favorites Carl Marcum, M. Stephanie Murray, Annie Holub, Erin Whitfield, Tony Carnevale and Tom Collins. The performance is 8 p.m. Saturday, May 1, in Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. For details, call 623-0816. BIG WIND: Enjoy some fine melodic breezes when the UA Wind Symphony performs with the UA Symphonic Choir. The program will feature Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" and David Maslanka's "Heart Songs."
The performance is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 29, in the UA Crowder
Hall, on the south end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway
and Park Avenue. Tickets are $6, $5 for UA faculty and staff,
$3 for seniors and students, and available at the UA Fine Arts
box office. Call 621-1162 for information.
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A veteran of the Seattle music scene, Love has released five
albums, and performed everywhere from New York's Carnegie Hall
to the MerleFest and Telluride.
