COLORADO TROUBADOURS TAKE OVER THE PARADISE THEATER ON NOV 23RD, 2024
A collaborative triple bill featuring Western Slope sirens Gabrielle Louise, Caitlin cid:f_m18fjgjb1Cannon, and Emily Scott Robinson. Expect crafty songwriting, spellbinding storytelling, and some seriously witchy harmonies. Antonio Lopez opens the show.
Held at The Paradise Theater of Paonia on Saturday, November 23rd, tickets are $25 and are available online at www.paradiseofpaonia.com. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, with the concert beginning at 7:00 pm.
Gabrielle, Caitlin and Emily have the Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour Contest to thank for their introduction. They connected via competing there on various years, where they all placed - Emily Scott Robinson taking first in 2019, and Gabrielle Louise and Caitlin Cannon taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in 2023. Come hear their award winning compositions, this time with the addition of their three part harmonies supporting each other’s material.
This group of women has in common that they each take songcraft very seriously, and their work presents with a rare focus and clarity of content. Musically speaking, they occupy complimentary corners. Emily can bring you down a country road on one number, then on the next Gabrielle will evoke a low lit speakeasy or Caitlin will suddenly pull open the curtain on a comedy club. No destination is off limits.
A little bit about each artist:
Hailing from Paonia, CO, Gabrielle Louise writes "Deliciously Literate Americana." (Aquarian Weekly) that blends a sophisticated use of musical harmony with a lyrical love for philosophy and history. "Her voice is going to make time stand still in that it is full, rich and has great nuance in it." (No Depression) Known for her authenticity and candor on stage, her performances delight with whimsical banter and enchant with dynamic musicality. After graduating Berklee with a degree in Songwriting, she crossed the country many times over in a veggie-oil powered tour van and won multiple awards for her song-craft. (1st place at Songwriter’s Serenade, 2nd place in the Telluride Troubadour Contest, and 3rd place at Lyon’s Folk Festival.) Her record If the Static Clears reached number #6 on the national contemporary folk chart in 2018, and she has been entrusted to open for greats from Richie Havens to the late Guy Clark. Gabrielle Louise is also a watercolor painter who loves her introverted side as much as her extroverted stage time!
Telluride singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson mixes folk and country with gorgeous, clear-eyed examinations of faith, hope and regret.”— NPR. With a quarter million miles under her belt and counting, Robinson travels the dusty highways of America, capturing the stories of the people she meets and expertly crafting them into songs. She received critical acclaim for her debut album Traveling Mercies-- Rolling Stone named it one of the “40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019.” In 2021, Robinson signed with Oh Boy Records, John Prine's legendary label, and released her follow-up album American Siren. It made numerous “Best of 2021” lists including NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, and No Depression. In 2022, Robinson released a collaboration for theater— a song cycle written for the Witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth called Built on Bones.
Once Durango, now Nashville based, Caitlin Cannon returns to Colorado especially for this concert. “While Caitlin Cannon claimed victory at The Songwriter's Serenade in (2023) 3rd place in the Telluride Troubadour Contest (2023) and was a finalist in The American Songwriter Song Competition (2022) her ambitions do seem aligned with Saving Country Music’s assessment that she’s “not a songwriter for the winners. She’s a songwriter for the broken, the downtrodden, the losers, the motherf—rs [and is] a hilarious person on stage who could have a second career as a comedian”. In addition to making her comedic/musical debut on ‘Kill Tony’ this year, Cannon began an artist in residency at Walton Correctional Institution teaching songwriting to inmates. The result is a live show that is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. Her latest studio release’ Beggar’ (a four-song EP and standalone precursor to her forthcoming full-length album ‘Love Addict’—both produced by Misa Arriaga who is best known for his work with Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson) is all songwriting chops and vibe."
Opening act Antonio Lopez is a quiet man with something to say. His music is like an onion, each layer revealing more. His adept guitar work and composition skills are never used in a showy way but rather like the spices in a home-cooked meal. His songwriting is lyric-forward folk, with marimba swells and swooning Spanish guitar. The result is a feast of emotions that delight the listener. Antonio's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Sadler, will join him. A multi-instrumentalist, Jonathan employs the tools that best suit the job at hand, though he specializes now in Tabla and Marimba.
For more information on this show, visit www.paradiseofpaonia.com
Date & Time
Sat, Nov 23, 2024 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Venue Details
Paradise Theatre
215 Grand Avenue Paonia, Colorado 81428
The Paradise Theatre
The Paradise Theatre is an intimate non-profit theatre located in the heart of Downtown Paonia. Our mission is to build community through educational events, live music, film, and theater. The historic entertainment venue was built in 1928 and formed into a non-profit in 2014. From it's inception, the Paradise has been a gathering place for the community. Our standing room capacity is 200 and our seated capacity is 119. We offer organic popcorn and snacks, locally produced wines and liquors, hard cider, and a full bar with speciality cocktails. The Paradise Theatre Board, Staff, and Volunteers value diversity and inclusion. All are welcome here.
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