The Western Flyers with Redd Volkaert w/ Ginny Mitchell's Posse with Redd Volkaert

Name: The Western Flyers with Redd Volkaert w/ Ginny Mitchell's Posse with Redd Volkaert
Start: 2024-10-08T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Schedule

Tue Oct 08 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA

We have a very special night of Western swing, honky tonk, country and folk with The Western Flyers featuring Grammy-winning guitarist Redd Volkaert plus Ginny Mitchell's Posse also featuring Redd on guitar.
Tuesday, October 8th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+
THE WESTERN FLYERS FT. REDD VOLKAERT
Powerhouse Western swing & country trio The Western Flyers serve up an irresistibly hot, unmistakably Texas-style sound popularized by Bob Wills in the 1940s with an electrifying energy all their own. Featuring a fresh, all-star lineup led by Western swing master Joey McKenzie on guitar & vocal, fiddle champion Ridge Roberts on fiddle & vocal, upright jazz bassist Matthew Mefford, the award winning Flyers are guaranteed to have even the shyest of wallflowers tappin’ their toes or swinging on the dance floor.
Grammy-winner and guitar-playing legend Redd Volkaert is renowned throughout the country music world and beyond for being one of the greatest Telecaster players in history. A true giant of country music, Volkaert once played in Merle Haggard’s backing band The Strangers in the spot previously manned by Roy Nichols.
Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Redd picked up guitar at an early age, and moved to Alberta where he got his first serious start as a professional musician. Redd then relocated to Santa Cruz. California in 1986, then San Jose and Los Angeles...eventually running into a young Dale Watson who became a frequent collaborator. Redd then spent more than a decade in Nashville primarily as a live performer, playing with the likes of Ray Price and The Statler Brothers among others, and eventually behind Haggard. But he never quite liked it in Music City, where most of the musician work was centered around studio time as opposed to the clubs and honky tonks. So eventually Volkaert moved to Austin, Texas, where he lived for some 20 years, including performing at Austin’s famed Continental Club with the supergroup Heybale! every weekend.
From western-swing to jazz and rock, Redd is considered an icon on the Telecaster with numerous guitar models named after him. He emerged as a solo artist with the celebrated release of Telewacker (1998) and No Stranger to a Tele (2001), each showcasing a satisfyingly diverse mix of country and swing, hot instrumentals, and vocal numbers in the Bakersfield-honky-tonk tradition. In 2009 Redd received a Grammy for best country instrumental performance for “Cluster Pluck,” a collaboration with Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, and Steve Wariner. In addition to his seamless ability to conjure up a vast array of complex guitar styles, Redd is beloved for his trademark wit and sense of humor.
GINNY MITCHELL'S POSSE FT. REDD VOLKAERT
Ginny Mitchell’s music is a “rootsy” mix of Americana, folk and country.
An accomplished singer, writer and instrumentalist, Ginny began singing at age 4 and playing guitar at 12. First-time listeners and longtime fans are drawn in by her honest soulful delivery.
Ginny gained international acclaim when she won the Canadian Country Music Associations Best New Artist. This win led her to tour throughout Canada and the US.