With a musical rapport and a wide embrace of styles, from Delta heartache to Chicago drive, W.C. Handy Award-winning blues duo Paul Rishell and Annie Raines will bring their magical combination of soulful vocals, national steel guitar and sizzling blues harp to the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, Oct. 1. The show marks the opening of the Homegrown Coffeehouse's 29th season in Needham.
Rishell honed his craft in the 1970s, playing alongside greats such as Son House, Johnny Shines, and Howlin’ Wolf. Raines, hailed as one of the country’s top blues harpists, and one of the few women blues harp players, carries on the tradition of great players Muddy Waters and Little Walter while adding her own soulful drive. The duo was nominated for Acoustic Artist of the Year for both the 2009 and 2010 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.
The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the , at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham avenues in Needham center. There is free parking and full handicapped accessibility. Admission is $18 or $15 for students and seniors to benefit the church.
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