Hey everybody! It's time for house concert!

I'm proud to welcome the great songwriter Katy Moffatt and guitarist extraordinaire Andrew Hardin to my house on Thursday, December 16th. Tickets are $20 with all proceeds going to the artists. Potluck/BYOB at 7:00 pm and show at 8:00. Email me at rain@rainperry.com to reserve tickets and I'll email you directions.

About Kary Moffatt: 

"If ever there was the perfect singer/songwriter, it is Katy Moffatt. Her voice is perhaps the most searingly beautiful thing you'll ever hear." -- Nick Dalton, Daily Express (London)

Katy Moffatt debuted on Columbia Records in 1976. By 1985, she had garnered a number of awards and an Academy of Country Music nomination. Since then, Moffatt has continued to solidify her reputation as a cutting-edge performing songwriter and interpreter on a host of exclusive independent labels including Rounder, Hightone, and Western Jubilee. Celebrated here and abroad with rave notices, Katy Moffatt has distinguished herself as one of our most literate and eclectic artists.

The most memorable American roots music -- be it western, country, folk, rock or the blues -- is always informed by a simple fact of life: you live and you learn. Just ask Katy Moffatt. Or better yet, listen to her sing, be it a song from her own prolific pen or a choice cut from a favorite songwriter. It’s clear that Katy sings and writes with the voice of hard-won authority. As BAM observes, “She doesn’t just hit the notes and get the words right, Moffatt evokes the emotions behind the tunes and meaning between the lines.”

About Andrew Hardin: 

"With elements of Mark Knopfler, Clarence White, and Chet Atkins evident in his playing, Andrew impresses me most with his clean, melodic acoustic soloing that is electrifyingly high on emotion. He is one of the finest players in the country."  -Guitar Player

Andrew Hardin was singer-songwriter Tom Russell's right hand man for more than 20 years, touring & recording in the 1980's and early 90's with The Tom Russell Band where Hardin was described as the fire-breathing, country-rock electric guitar slinger. Hardin continued touring with Russell through 2005 as an acoustic duo. Hardin produced or co-produced several of Russell's albums on Rounder and Hightone and continues to produce other major and independent label acts in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Hardin has performed over the years with artists such as Dave Alvin, Ian Tyson, Katy Moffatt, Nanci Griffith, Eliza Gilkyson, and Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Andrew's guitar style incorporates influences as diverse as Roy Buchanan, Clarence White, Ry Cooder, Gabby Pahinui, and Grady Martin; that is to say it contains elements of blues, rock, R&B, country, tropical, and Spanish-flavored music.

Latest collaboration album:

Fewer Things, newly released on Zeppelin Records, is a third addition to the luminous canon of unique acoustic collaborations between Katy and Andrew Hardin which include the revered Walkin’ on the Moon (1989) and 1998’s Angel Town (“Anyone unaffected should check their pulse” – Mojo). Produced by Hardin, Fewer Things is a collection of 11 songs. There are five originals, two of which were written by Katy and Tom Russell. Other gems from favored writers include previously undiscovered songs from John Hiatt, Pat McLaughlin, and Jeff Rymes (of The Lonesome Strangers), as well as muscular contributions by Stephen Bruton and Nick Lowe.

Andrew Hardin says, “Fewer Things is the most satisfying to me of the recordings Katy and I have done together. This CD features some of the most expressive singing I’ve ever heard from her and some of the most interesting interplay between vocalist and guitar accompaniment. A spontaneity comes through that is real and exciting; the push and pull of two musicians interacting is gratifying to re-experience with each listen.”

See you on the 16th!