MUSIC
Live music returns to Di Luna’s
Portland folk artist Tony Furtado will play local cafe’s first live show in three years
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff
March 9, as the eatery hosts its first live music in three years. Tickets, which are nearly sold out, cost $75 and include both dinner Tony Furtado isn’t one to write and entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner slated to be a setlist. When the banjo-slaying singer-songwriter looks forward to served a half hour later. Furtado will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., his live performances, he knows rounding out an evening sure to there’s an essential element he satisfy all of the senses. can’t yet consider: the audience. Furtado, who has played the “There’s two loves I have with Di Luna’s stage in the past, told the playing and creation of music. One is recording, which is fun, but the Reader he is inspired to return thanks to the venue’s reputation as in a way, it is very solitary,” Fura true listening room, and lauded tado told the Reader. “But when the restaurant for its commitment you get on stage and perform that to showcasing high-caliber folk music, there’s a two-way interacmusicians. tion you have with the audience “It’s just such a nice environand yourself. … It’s very social. ment to play music that people acIt provides the opportunity to be tually listen to,” he said. “People very generous with the art. You’re that come there know that they’re feeling what you’re putting out, coming to see a show and listen to and I really thrive on that.” In return, Furtado said, he feels the music.” Furtado can certainly be countwhat the audience gives back — ed among the high-caliber talent hence, no setlist. known to play Di “I’m inspired, Luna’s. Inspired a lot of times, by Tony Furtado at age 12 by the what I’m feeling @ Di Luna’s Cafe Beverly Hillbillies back from the Thursday, March 9; doors at people who are 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., music and a grade-school at 7:30 p.m.; $75, includes music report, the there listening,” dinner and the show. Di Luna’s artist — originalhe said. Cafe, 207 Cedar St., 208ly of Pleasanton, The result is 263-0846, dilunas.com. Call for Calif., and now of a conversation, tickets and reservations. Portland, Ore. — spoken entirely Listen at tonyfurtado.com. took up the banjo through the mediand proved himself um of song. rather adept at the instrument, Furtado looks forward to havearning top prize at the 1987 ing such a musical conversation National Banjo Championship in at Di Luna’s Cafe on Thursday,
Kansas. What followed has been a lifetime of musicianship, including record deals, several critically acclaimed albums and artistic partnerships with well-known musicians across genres. Furtado said that while the various stages of his career have taken on different flavors, he tends to describe his work as Americana folk, casting a wide net to best capture the bluegrass-meets-bluesmeets-folk sound accomplished with banjo, slide guitar and more. For the Di Luna’s show, Furtado will be joined by four-time
Tony Furtado will return to Di Luna’s Thursday, March 9. Courtesy photo. national fiddle champion Luke Price, adding another instrumental and vocal layer to Furtado’s sound. The pair has been touring together off and on for more than a decade. “He’s just such a solid musician and a really great harmony singer,” Furtado said of Price. “We have a lot of fun going back and forth with the instrumental stuff, too.”
Kerry Leigh, Connie’s Lounge, March 3
Ron Kieper Trio, Eichardt’s, March 3
Local music lovers are invited to “March into Connie’s” for a live set Friday, March 3 featuring folk/Americana/country/ blues performer Kerry Leigh. A Sandpointian with a musical pedigree extending back to Northern California, Leigh’s style is as expertly crafted as it is infused with an easygoing, melodic delivery. Leigh’s originals can be happy-go-lucky, winsome and
One of Sandpoint’s favorite live music acts, the Ron Kieper Trio, is bringing its impeccable jazz stylings to Eichardt’s Pub for a Friday night set March 3. Eponymous band leader Ron Kieper is a lifetime resident of Coeur d’Alene but among the most highly respected performers in the Inland Empire. An alto saxophonist by trade, Kieper is a consummate performer, touring throughout the region in groups both big and small —
7-9 p.m., FREE, 21+. Connie’s Lounge, 323 Cedar St., 208-255-2227, conniescafe.com. Listen at kerryleigh.bandcamp. com or reverbnation.com/kerryleighdiminyatz.
READ
I recently read Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree for the first time since childhood. This time, I read it to a class of first-graders. What I remembered as a sweet story about the relationship between an apple tree and a boy who grows into an old man over the course of the book was actually deeply sad — but the lesson that can be derived remains powerful and potentially uplifting. After reading, I asked my students if they saw themselves more as the boy or the tree. Their answers were surprising.
LISTEN
A snapshot of notable live music coming up in Sandpoint wistful, country-tinged with a sly side of blues and even a little rebellious. No matter what, they’re always 100% Kerry Leigh. — Zach Hagadone
This week’s RLW by Lyndsie Kiebert-Careu
including with the Bob Curnow Big Band. It’s with his trio, which includes a rotating lineup of some of the best jazz artists around, that Sandpointians know him best, and one of the best places to get to know him is in the low-lit comfort of Eichardt’s. — Zach Hagadone 7 p.m., FREE. Eichardt’s Pub, 212 Cedar St., 208-263-4005, eichardtspub.com. Listen at ronkieperjazz.com.
I always love when I stumble across a song and it leads me to a treasure trove of music. It happened recently when I came upon “Archie” by Dublin-born singer-songwriter Sorchia Richardson. The song doesn’t even register among the artist’s top 10 most-listened-to tracks, which bodes well for the rest of her collection. “Archie” starts as an understated indie rock retelling of a teenage encounter and grows into a sprawling, guitar-wailing track that’s equal parts melancholia and composure.
WATCH
Director Taylor Sheridan propelled to stardom in recent years with the popular Paramount series Yellowstone and has continued that momentum with a couple of limited prequel series about the Dutton family — the main characters of the Yellowstone universe. The first of those series, 1883, is the story of the Duttons’ journey West on the Oregon Trail. Starring big names like Sam Elliot, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, 1883 leans into the brutality of the era. Still, the transformative beauty of the journey is captured by the narration of teenage Elsa Dutton, portrayed incredibly by Isabel May. Warning: grab the tissues.
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