Live Review: John Moreland @ The Birchmere — 10/1/19

Posted on 10/07/2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Americana, Ari Strauss, folk, John Moreland, Oklahoma, The Birchmere.

John Moreland, right, performs at The Birchmere on Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

With talented sideman and fellow Tulsa resident John Calvin Abney accompanying him, Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland delivered his trademark Americana ballads at The Birchmere recently. Opener Darrin Bradbury remarked that the previous night in Baltimore, he’d seen a grown man on the edge of tears during John’s set. “I’ve got to write me some of those,” he joked.

Snapshots: Red Wing VI Roots Music Festival @ Natural Chimneys Park (Mt. Solon, VA) — 7/13-7/15/18

Posted on 07/20/2018 by Chester Simpson in Live Review and tagged bluegrass, blues, Chester Simpson, country, folk, John Moreland, Jon Strickley Trio, Joseph Terrell, Josh Ritter, Ladama, MIPSO, music festival, Natural Chimneys Park, Nora Jane Strutters, Nora Jane Strutters and Party Line, Old Man Luedecke, Red Wing, Red Wing Roots Music Festival, Red Wing VI, roots, Shenandoah National Park, The Steel Wheels, The Wildmans, Trampled by Turtles.

The Steel Wheels – Red Wing VI Roots Music Festival July 14, 2018

The Steel Wheels perform at Red Wing Roots Festival in Natural Chimneys Park on July 14, 2018. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Year after year, The Red Wing Roots Music Festival just keeps getting better and better! And the latest edition, on July 13-15, in Mount Solon, Virginia, was the best yet.

Don’t Miss: James McMurtry and John Moreland @ The Birchmere, 3/26/18

Posted on 03/01/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Americana, Austin, country, folk, James McMurtry, John Moreland, The Birchmere.

James McMurtry (Photo by Mary Keating-Bruton)

Americana songwriter James McMurtry teams up with rising tunesmith John Moreland to play two weeks of shows across the Midwest and East Coast this month, including a stop at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, March 26.