in concert
FEELING BLUE?
Guitar master Terry Robb is
here to raise your spirits
Some musicians win awards. Then there
are the very few who have awards named
after them. Guitar virtuoso Terry Robb is one
of the latter. The Vancouver-born, Portland-
based bluesman took home the Muddy
Award for Best Acoustic Guitar so many
times that the Cascade Blues Association
finally broke down and attached his name to
the trophy permanently.
Robb will demonstrate the musical chops
that earned him this honor when he steps on
stage at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this
Saturday, Nov. 23.
But recognition for
Robb’s artistry doesn’t
If You
stop with the Cascade
Go
Blues Association. This
Oregon Music Hall of
What: Terry
Famer has been praised
Robb
by Rolling Stone,
Where:
Acoustic Guitar, Down
Lincoln City
Beat, Guitar Player,
Cultural
Vintage Guitar, Living
Center, 540
Blues and Oprah’s O
NE Hwy. 101
Magazine, extolling
When: 7
his talents as a finger-
pm, Satur-
picker, singer, songwriter,
day, Nov. 23
arranger and producer. He
Cost:
has toured the country
$10-$22
with Buddy Guy, Steve
Miller, Robin Trowrer
FMI: lincol-
and John Fahey; appeared
ncity-cultur-
on Late Night With
alcenter.org
Conan O’Brien; dazzled
the crowd at the Rose
Garden during Portland Trail Blazers games;
and collaborated with the Oregon Symphony.
During his multi-decade run in the spotlight
— one in which he has released 15 acclaimed
albums — he has shown himself to be
a master of nearly every blues style and
technique imaginable.
And there’s no better representation of
his mastery than “Confessin’ My Dues.” The
13-track collection of original tunes draws
on influences as varied as country blues to
Coltrane, ragtime to Hendrix and Americana
to American Primitivism. Released May 31 to
worldwide acclaim, the album soared to the
Billboard Blues Album Chart, Living Blues
Radio Report, Roots Music Report Blues
Album Chart and the UK’s International
Blues Broadcasters Album Chart.
From his Pacific Northwest tour with
Robin Trower to his main stage performance
at the 2019 Waterfront Blues Festival, Robb
(From back left) Kiara Carver, Roberta Bettis,
Kathy Gervasi, Joni Sauer-Folger and Diane
Nelson
Terry Robb
NIASOUNDS
delivers blistering live performances
string guitar icon John Fahey. At the
on his “Confessin’ My Dues” Tour.
age of 24, he produced and played
“One of the hottest acts I have
accompaniment on Fahey’s album
seen in some time,” said Greg
“Let Go,” which garnered a four-star
Johnson, president of the Cascade
review by Rolling Stone and led to
Blues Association. “‘Confessin’ My
numerous collaborations for which
Aaron Gibson
Dues’ is yet another example of Terry
Robb served as Fahey’s producer,
Robb doing what he does best —
arranger and guitar accompanist. As
leaving us with a sense of awe and joy with
an acclaimed producer and session guitarist,
every note he plays. It’s a winning formula
Robb has contributed to countless award-
that continues to lead the pack.”
winning projects.
A dynamic, unforgettable guitar virtuoso,
For his Lincoln City performance, Robb
Robb has redefined acoustic blues guitar with will be joined on stage by Aaron Gibson, a
his signature fingerpicking style. His unique
singer-songwriter, recording artist and bassist
blues sound, incorporating elements from the who has been creating music since childhood.
Mississippi Delta music tradition, ragtime,
Through the course of three albums, 24
country, swing and jazz, has made him a
videos and 10 singles, Gibson has evoked
legend among blues musicians in a prolific
emotion and captured the imagination of
music career spanning four decades.
listeners with his deeply personal songs.
Born in British Columbia, Robb started
Saturday’s concert will start at 7 pm at
in blues early, performing with Ramblin’ Rex
the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE
of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart fame, Hwy. 101. Tickets, $10 to $22, are available at
Canned Heat’s Henry Vestine and steel-
lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.
Performers
take a bow
in ‘Holiday
Surprise’
The Tillamook Association for the
Performing Arts will welcome the
holiday season in style this weekend, as
the curtain goes up on “Holiday Surprise,
an Evening of Music, Dance, & more…”
Directed by Joni Sauer-Folger with
musical direction by Diane Nelson, this
family-friendly revue features traditional
and non-traditional holiday music, dance
and more. Organizers say there will be
something for everyone — perhaps even
a sing-along.
There will be three performances of
this wonderful seasonal show — 7 pm
on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23;
and a special matinée at 2 pm on Sunday,
Nov. 24. all performances are at the
Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy
Avenue.
Tickets, $15 for adults and $10 for
kids aged 12 and under, are available at
http://tillamooktheater.com.
oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • November 22, 2019 • 17