last updated: Friday, March 20 , 2009 UPCOMING SHOWS LIVE MUSIC & SPECIAL EVENTS COMING UP …   Friday, July 3- OFS Presents… An evening with Old Blind Dogs 7:30pm doors/8:00pm show $10.00 OFS Members/$15.00 General Admission tickets available at the door night of show or online at www.buyolympia.com/events. No passes please. ALL AGES!   Since forming in 1990, the Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland’s roots revival. Taking their name from an Old-timey American song, the band has developed its own trademark style, with dynamic percussion and bluesy harmonica fueling the delicately-phrased melodies of traditional songs. In 2004, the Dogs won the coveted Folk Band of the Year honor at the Scottish Trad Music Awards. Old Blind Dogs’ roots are in Aberdeenshire on Scotland’s northeast coast, an area steeped in traditional songs and fiddle tunes. On Four On The Floor, (their tenth release and first as a quartet) their energetic mix of soaring fiddle playing and stirring pipes, punctuated with the pulse of djembe and conga, has audiences dancing in the aisles. The Dogs tour the globe from intimate clubs to international festivals, including a performance before England’s Prince Charles, a confirmed fan. "Old Blind Dogs play with a compelling energy and intoxicating rhythm," says The Scotsman, "as players and audience seem to share a wild ecstasy of emotion." Friday, July 17 Aerial Performance troupe….. Ricochet (one night only!) 7:30pm doors/8:00pm show $10.00-$25.00 sliding scale tickets available at the box office night of show only   All Ages!   Using their highly poetic and evocative movement style, Ricochet weaves delicate metaphor with jaw dropping spectacle. Combining aerial acrobatics, contortion, character and charm, STITCH is the story of the complexities and absurdities of the human experience. To get a sneak peek of their performance, visit their website at:  www.ricochet.name.  "Stitch is an elegant prayer of thanks for the human body." - Howard Shapiro - Philadelphia Inquirer   Saturday, October 10- OFS and Bill Leonard Present An evening with….Greg Brown $25.00 OFS/General Admission. No passes please. Tickets on sale at the door night of show or online at www.buyolympia.com/events All ages!   Greg has a dedicated fan base around the Pacific Northwest. Though a touring musician for over thirty years, he has never abandoned those things that move him deeply — family, home, poetry and the natural world. Music and words flow through him and he uses them to paint simple yet powerful images on a canvas of gospel, blues, country, rock, and jazz. A firm believer in community and ecological responsibility, he often uses his music to support these causes.  Brown's songwriting has been lauded by many, and his songs have been performed by a wide range of artists, including Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Del McCoury, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, and Joan Baez.   In addition to having been twice nominated for Grammy Awards, in 2007 he was nominated for a Folk Alliance Award in the category of Contemporary Artist of the Year.  When not on the road, he splits his time between Iowa and Missouri with his children and wife Iris DeMent.   Come support the 5th annual fundraiser for the Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central America and the Olympia Film Society!    All happening at the Historic Capitol Theater 206 5th Avenue SE – downtown Olympia Event Line:  360-754-6670 www.olympiafilmsociety.org   For information regarding booking or questions about shows please email:  audrey@pioneermusic.org

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