NOVEMBER 14: BACK PORCH SONGWRITER NIGHT AT THE DRAKE: THE SONGS OF MERLE HAGGARD
FEATURING WARD HAYDEN, ZARA BODE ( THE SWEETBACK SISTERS), BILLY KEANE, AND THE DEEP RIVER RAMBLERS
The Back Porch Songwriter night series started in 2017 as part of the Back Porch Festival in Northampton. To date this series has paid tribute to songwriting legends Townes Van Zandt, Dolly Parton, Doc Watson and John Prine.
This fall the series moves to the Drake in Amherst for a monthly set of shows paying tribute to Gillian Welch, Merle Haggard and Nanci Griffith. Each show features the Deep River Ramblers (Chris Brashear, Jim Henry and Paul Kochanski) as the inimitable house band with several guest artists joining in for the evening.
The special guests joining in the songs of Merle Haggard include Ward Hayden, Zara Bode (The Sweetback Sisters) and Billy Keane. |
