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Santa Fe Reads Kick-Off Concert
April 20thSihasin & Lindy Vision
May 4thAnn Napolitano
May 6thThe Kipsies
May 9thJason Joshua
May 9thJake Shimabukuro
May 10thThe Kipsies
May 11thJake Shimabukuro
May 11thKiran Ahluwalia
May 12thMariee Siou
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 13thMike Zito
May 14thEtana
May 15thEtana & Kabaka Pyramid
May 16thNew Mexico Heritage Celebration
May 18thThe Sadies
May 30thEliza Gilkyson
May 31stEliza Gilkyson
June 1stChristopher Paul Stelling
June 6thChristopher Paul Stelling
June 7thJesse Dayton
June 8thLara Manzanares
June 13thRev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
June 19thFelix Gato Peralta
June 20thFelix Y Los Gatos
July 17thCarolyn Wonderland
July 23rdLara Manzanares
July 24thCarolyn Wonderland
July 24thWailing Souls
August 15thAndrea Magee's She Rises
August 31stBlack Uhuru
September 12thAlejandro Brittes
September 20thThird World
October 3rdCeú
October 8thTopHouse
November 21stUNM Honky Tonk Ensemble
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The UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble is a group of students under the direction of Kristina Jacobsen who have been learning to perform country music from the 1960s, '70s and '80s, also known as "honky tonk" music. Taught by performing country artists, the class focuses on country singing style, harmony, rhythm and lead instrumentation, song arrangement, and performance techniques for successful performance. The class is designed to be taught as a group, with students learning to perform as a band in the process. They've been studying the works of Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Johnny Rodriguez and Charley Pride, and will perform a mix of tunes from these artists.
This is a new class at UNM and we are excited to be offering up a grand finale performance opportunity to the students. The group consists of Nathan Lesiak, Eric Schaller, Sierra Mcdowell-Nardine, Aubrie Powell, and facilitator Alexander McMahon.
Desired outcomes for this course include an increased appreciation for the poetics and nuance of country music performance (including stylistic details relating to honky tonk), hands-on knowledge of country music's sonic progression and history, and a more intimate knowledge of country music's thematic content from the perspective of someone who has performed it.
This is the latest in a monthly series of free events in collaboration with the Friends for the Public Library.