Event

Mark Growden, Rhan Wilson, & Ukulele Dick in Concert

Mark Growden is a singer, composer, writer, performer, and music educator based in San Francisco, CA. He was nominated for "Best Americana Artist" twice by the San Francisco Weekly Music Awards. He is known for his passionate performances, his soulful voice, and his thoughtful and poetic lyrics. He accompanies himself with saxophone, accordion, banjo, sruti box, and even plays the bicycle handlebars. Recorded live in the studio, his upcoming album Lose me in the Sand is his second place-based album with Porto Franco Records engineered by Oz Fritz (whose resume includes Tom Waits and Caetano Valoso). It follows on the heels of his accordion-driven Americana-noir masterpiece Saint Judas recorded in Oakland. The new album is crafted around the banjo, chosen by Growden for its timbre and its place in the history of American folk music. Lose Me in the Sand is a tribute to roughshod beginnings of American music, the spirit of resilience and fortitude that music represents, and to Growden's own rural mountain roots in Pinetown, a small, depression-stricken California logging town. To listen to the first single from Lose me in the Sand, go here: http://markgrowden.org/lose-me-in-the-sand-first-single

Ukulele Dick serves up the finest in good old-fashioned musical entertainment! Perhaps Marc Parry says it best in his article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

"What do George Harrison, Kurt Vonnegut and William H. Macy have in common? They all love Ukulele Dick. For Santa Cruz musician Rick McKee, good music, like vintage wine, comes in limited quantity. His gem of a CD, "Ukulele Dick," has now sold halfway through its second pressing; and his new CD, "The Ukulele Dick Story", is a creative masterpiece.

Rhan Wilson grew up in Santa Cruz, CA and has performed with a variety of artists and musicians.
He finished the production of "An Altared Christmas 2009" at the Rio Theatre on December 12, 2009 to nearly standing room only crowds.

Photo courtesy of Karen Kuehn - karenkuehn.com