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Thursday, February 6, 2020
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
FROM THE COVER
an inside look at northeast oregon’s
arts and entertainment scene
Tiller’s Folly returns to La Grande
By Lisa Britton
EO Media Group
LA GRANDE — Tiller’s Folly is
returning to town for the fi rst time
in fi ve years.
The band will play Feb. 15 at
Eastern Oregon University, on its
return trip from a Valentine’s Day
concert in Blackfoot, Idaho.
“What a great opportunity to
promote a show in La Grande. I’m
really looking forward to getting
back to my hometown,” said Nolan
Murray, a 20-year member of Til-
ler’s Folly.
The concert will be held in EOU’s
McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show
starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
available at the EOU Bookstore, at
La Grande Stereo & Music and at
the door. Cost is $20 general, $15
for students and seniors.
Tiller’s Folly was founded 23
years ago. At one time, it was a six-
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“It’s storytelling,
wrapped in a
rich tapestry of
music.”
— NOLAN MURRAY
piece band with nine Irish dancers.
“The alumni (list) of Tiller’s is
pretty lengthy,” Murray said.
Current members are Murray
(fi ddle, mandolin, mandocaster,
banjo, viola, guitar), Bruce Cough-
lan (songwriter, lead vocals, guitar,
bodhran, fl ute, whistle) and Lau-
rence Knight (bass, vocals).
For this month’s tour, however,
Lonnie Knechtel will be fi lling in
for Knight on bass.
Tiller’s Folly is based in Can-
ada. Murray now lives in the far
northwest corner of Washington,
and Coughlan and Knight live just
north in British Columbia.
The band’s style of music is
described as acoustic roots, Celtic,
Canadiana and Americana.
Murray defi nes “acoustic roots”
as “a little bit of everything. We
have a lot of different fl avors. We
cover a variety of genres.”
The band has toured the U.K.
eight times, primarily in Scotland.
Tiller’s Folly — (from left) Nolan Murray, Bruce Coughlan and Laurence Knight — is based in Canada
but has roots in La Grande, Murray’s hometown.
“We were a little apprehensive
going to Scotland and playing
Celtic music,” Murray said. “But
the next year, they invited us
back.”
They’ve also played in 37 states.
“From one end of Canada to the
other, one end of the U.S. to the
other,” he said.
Tiller’s Folly has released nine
albums. When they play, nearly all
of the songs are original.
“It’s storytelling, wrapped in a
rich tapestry of music,” Murray
said.
More about the band and its mu-
sic can be found at www.tillersfolly.
com.
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Murray has a long history as
a multi-instrumentalist, and
his touring/recording career has
spanned decades. Highlights of
awards include Oregon State
Fiddle Champion, Top Ten Grand
Masters Champion, Top Ten U.S.
National Fiddle Champion, Inter-
national World Bluegrass Champi-
onship Band, three-time BCCMA
Instrumentalist of the Year and
Western Canadian Bluegrass
Fiddle Champion.
BRUCE COUGHLAN
Coughlan is a true bard (a col-
lector of songs) and the founding
member of Tiller’s Folly. A career
performer touring throughout
western Canada since his teens,
Coughlan has developed a keen
knowledge of the history of the
Pacifi c region while obtaining a
solid background in performing
and music.
LAURENCE KNIGHT
Knight has more than 40 years
of performing and recording experi-
ence, during which time he has
performed with many bright lights
of the Vancouver music scene. He
has also had the opportunity to
produce and record with numerous
artists.
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