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A riveting performance
Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters will bring
their hard-kicking country rock to Manzanita
this Saturday, Nov. 9, with a performance at the
Hoff man Center for the Arts.
In both name and spirit, this all-female band is
a nod to the “Rosie the Riveter” archetype and an
homage to the millions of American women who
entered this country’s male-dominated workforce
during World War II.
Like the Ohio to muddy Ol’ Miss, Ashleigh
Flynn follows her troubadour heart. She grew up
in Kentucky and cut her teeth on local bluegrass
music and Motown. A prolifi c songwriter and
performer blessed with unbridled charisma, she
has taken the stage at Bonnaroo and Bumbershoot,
Delfest, High Sierra and Vancouver Folk Fest and
toured with the likes of Todd Snider and the Wood
Brothers.
Th anks to two critically acclaimed
independently released studio albums and a live EP,
Flynn is making a name for herself in Americana
music. She arrived on the scene in 2008 with the
release of “American Dream,” a poetic lament to the
elusiveness of that national ethos. “A Million Stars”
followed in 2013 – a rollicking journey celebrating
the women pioneers of the American West. Her
most recent EP, “Th e Low Arc of the Sun,” 2016,
was recorded live on the winter solstice in Portland
as an off ering to the coming of the light.
Th e record’s 11 tracks feature Flynn’s compelling
brand of storytelling and soulful vocals, amped-up
and virtuously enveloped by the electrifi ed Riveters.
Inspired in large part by her new guitar player
Nancy Luca’s style and skill, the album hearkens
back to early Stones and ‘70s psychedelic country
rock, yet the result feels simultaneously new and
necessary.
Saturday’s all-ages concert will start at 7 pm at
594 Laneda Avenue, with admission $15 cash at
the door.
RICHARD HALLMAN
Ashleigh Flynn
Sky: a show with real atmosphere
Diego Amador Jr.
Seattle-based Flamenco
dancer Savannah Fuentes,
brings her latest her show to the
Oregon Coast this week, with
performances in Manzanita
and Newport on Sunday and
Monday, Nov. 10 and 11.
“Sky, Flamenco en vivo,”
will see Fuentes joined on stage
by singer-percussionist Diego
Amador Jr. and guitarist Pedro
Cortes.
Born in Seattle to parents of
Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry,
Fuentes is one of the only touring
artists in the Pacifi c Northwest
with strong links to Flamenco
culture. She studies both baile
(fl amenco dance) and cante
(fl amenco singing) and has
toured throughout the Western
states. She has studied with artists
such as Guadiana, Joaquin Grilo,
Eva Yerbabuena, El Farru and
Isabel Bayon. She attributes her
formation as an artist to her most
signifi cant mentor, Maestra Sara
de Luis. She continues to evolve
Savannah Fuentes
as an innovator and performance
artist.
Pedro Cortes comes from
a family of Spanish Gypsy
guitarists and began his studies
with his father and the esteemed
Flamenco guitarist Sabicas.
Touring professionally since
the age of 17, he has gained
international recognition as
a soloist and composer. He
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is artistic director of his own
Flamenco group, and also musical
director of Palo Seco.
From Seville, Diego Amador
Jr. was born into fl amenco royalty.
His father is the celebrated
fl amenco pianist Diego Amador
and his uncles are Rafael and
Raimundo Amador (Pata Negra).
From a very young age he began
performing and touring with
some of Spain’s top fl amenco
artists, including Remedios
Amaya, La Susi, Lole Montoya,
Farruquito and Joaquín Cortés.
Known mainly as a percussionist,
he also sings, plays guitar and
piano and recently launched
a solo project as a singer/
songwriter, with the track “Y me
siento tan bien.”
Th e Sunday, Nov. 10,
show will be at Pine Grove
Community Center, 225 Laneda
Avenue, Manzanita, starting at
7:30 pm; while the Monday, Nov.
11 show will start at 7:30 pm at
the Newport Visual Arts Center,
777 NW Beach Drive.
Tickets, $23 for general
admission, $35 for VIP reserved
seating, $15 for students and $9
for kids, are available at www.
brownpapertickets.com.
• Th e tour also features
performances at the KALA
Performance Space in Astoria on
Saturday, Nov. 9; and the Dolphin
Th eater in Coos Bay Nov. 13