Cash teams with NPR for special concert
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – Rosanne Cash and NPR will team for a night of music and conversation in a special one-off concert in Seattle in May.
NPR On Location with Rosanne Cash will be held at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Saturday, May 1. NPR's Michele Norris of All Things Considered will host the event.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 12. Reserved seats (priced from $35-45) will be available for purchase at The Paramount Theatre box office: www.stgpresents.org
The centerpiece of the event will be a conversation between Cash and Norris; Cash will also perform songs, including selections from her most recent album, "The List." She will be accompanied by her husband and producer, John Leventhal. The program will end with an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
On Aug. 10, Viking will publish Cash's memoir, "Composed." Cash writes about her upbringing, her development as an artist and her current life.
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The List
When Rosanne Cash was 18 years old (and primarily interested in rock music) her father, Johnny Cash, gave her a list of 100 essential country and western songs, which included everything from Jimmie Rodgers to Bob Dylan, and now her 12th studio album contains Rosanne's version of 12 of those essentials.
It's being called a "covers" album, but that sells it short. Sure, she's faithful to the melodies and where the original probably can't be improved upon - as with »»» |
Black Cadillac
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Even so, her love for these departed ones is tangible throughout this outstanding CD. Johnny Cash's ghost naturally casts the biggest shadow here. »»» |
Seven Year Ache
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Editorial: Walking the talk –
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Concert Review: Cherryholmes comes together –
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