Tupelo Announces Three New Shows

We have THREE new shows to announce this week!

June 14 JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND with Barrence Whitfield: Two music legends and longtime friends, James Montgomery and Barrence Whitfield, join forces for a "must see" show. Whitfield is an international singing phenomenon who continues to wow audiences worldwide with his uniquely powerful voice. He runs the gamut from hard core Blues to R&B, Jump, and even some funky Rockabilly. His energy on stage is magnetic and his voice one of the very best in the business. His ardent fans include Robert Plant, Dr. John, Steve Earle, Los Lobos, and Little Richard. That should give you some idea of the range he is capable of singing! This highly dynamic show has thrilled audiences throughout New England and they anticipate a European tour in the spring. See them now before they get too hot to handle.

July 27 BIG COUNTRY: Big Country was originally formed in 1981 by guitar playing founder members Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson both native of the band’s hometown Dunfermline in Scotland. Initially driven by a shared vision of widescreen guitar melody, harmony and lyric, the classic Big Country sound was further enhanced later that summer by the arrival of drummer Mark Brzezicki and bass player Tony Butler. This is the Big Country that (with producer Steve Lillywhite), recorded the classic debut album ‘The Crossing’ in 1983. The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles ‘Fields Of Fire’, ‘Chance’ and signature song ‘In A Big Country’, which went on to become massive worldwide hits, selling over 2 million copies and driving ‘The Crossing’ to 3 prestigious Grammy nominations in the USA. The run of success continued throughout the 1980′s with the release of the anthemic single ‘Wonderland’ and the second album ‘Steeltown’ (1984), which debuted at Number 1 in the UK and contained the hit singles ‘East Of Eden, ‘Just a Shadow’ and ‘Where The Rose Is Sown’. In 1985, Big Country appeared at Live Aid in London followed by further successful album releases ‘The Seer’ (1986, which included the bands biggest UK hit ‘Look Away’, which also reached Number 1 in the Irish Singles chart) and ‘Peace In Our Time’ (1988), which saw the band playing the first ever privately promoted gig in Russia at the Moscow Sports Stadium.

August 22 LEON REDBONE: While his gravelly baritone and omnipresent fedora, dark glasses and Groucho Marx moustache made him one of the more distinct and recognizable characters in popular music, little is known about the neo-vaudeville crooner Leon Redbone. Throughout his career, he steadfastly refused to divulge any information about his background or personal life – Because Redbone first emerged as a performer in Toronto during the 1970s, he was believed to be Canadian; his work, a revival of pre-World War II ragtime, jazz and blues sounds, recalled the work of performers ranging from Jelly Roll Morton and Bing Crosby to blackface star Emmett Miller. 

OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE

2013

Apr 18 Ana Popovic (Blues/Rock)
Apr 19 Renaissance SOLD OUT
Apr 20 7:00 PM - Paul D'Angelo - DVD recording show (Comedy)
Apr 20 9:30 PM - Paul D'Angelo - DVD recording show (Comedy)
Apr 21 Grace Kelly (Jazz)
Apr 25 Laurence Juber (Acoustic)
Apr 26 Chad Perrone (Pop)
Apr 27 Nine Days (Rock)
May 3 Comedy Night (PJ Thibodeau & Tom Hayes)
May 4 Carl Palmer (Rock)
May 5 Cheryl Wheeler (Folk)
May 10 Duke Robillard (Blues)
May 11 Johnny Winter (Rock)
May 15 Matt Wertz (Pop/Rock)
May 16 Karla Bonoff (Folk)
May 17 Keystone Revisited (Performed in Its Entirety)
May 18 Gine Sicilia (Blues)
May 21 The Blind Boys of Alabama (Gospel)
May 24 Roomful of Blues (Blues/Rock)
May 25 James Cotton (Blues)
May 31 Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools (Rock)
Jun 1 Howie Day (Pop)
Jun 2 James Hunter (Blues/R&B/Rock)
Jun 6 Ottmar Leibert & Luna Negra (Acoustic)
Jun 7 The Wood Brothers (Folk)
Jun 8 Comedy Night (George Hamm, Tom Gilmore & Anthony Scibella)
Jun 13 Marcia Ball (Blues)
Jun 14 James Montgomery Band with Barrence Whitfield (Blues)
Jun 15 Frank Santos (Hypnotist/Comedy)
Jun 21 Os Mutantes (Rock)
Jun 22 Boston All-Star Blues Revue (Blues)
Jun 28 John Eddie (Rock)
Jul 6 Comedy Night (Tony V)
Jul 7 Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo (Acoustic)
Jul 12 Albert Cummings (Blues/Rock)
Jul 14 Vienna Teng (Folk/Pop)
Jul 19 Chris Smither (Folk/Blues)
Jul 20 American Unplugged (Folk/Americana)
Jul 27 Big Country (Rock)
Aug 9 David Bromberg (Folk)
Aug 15 Nick Lowe (Rock)
Aug 16 Nick Lowe (Rock)
Aug 22 Leon Redbone (Jazz, Blues)
Aug 24 J. Geils Jazz Quartet (Jazz)
Sep 6 Jonathan Edwards (Folk)
Sep 14 The Stompers (Rock)
Sep 21 The BoDeans (Rock)
Sep 22 The BoDeans (Rock)
Sep 27 Lucy Kaplansky (Folk)
Oct 10 Colin Hay (at the Stockbridge Theater)
Oct 12 Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood (Rock)
Oct 18 Melanie (Folk)
Oct 19 Candye Kane (Blues)
Oct 26 Jon Butcher (Rock)
Oct 31 The Tubes (Rock)
Nov 10 Andy McKee (Acoustic Guitar)
Nov 21 Acoustic Alchemy (Acoustic)
Dec 6 Ellis Paul (Folk)

Submitted by Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road.