Forbert is "Moving Through America"
Forbert will be touring extensively for the album, including UK dates
Forbert offer glimpses into the everyday lives of his characters: a dog running from the sky's thunderclaps; a Houston man preparing to take his girlfriend out for fried oysters; a former drug dealer celebrating his freedom after incarceration; and a road-tripping motorist steadily making his way across the Midwest.
Forbert, a native of Meridian, Miss. Was backed by the same band that appeared on his collection of cover songs, "Early Morning Rain," in 2020.
The track list is:
Buffalo Nickel
Fried Oysters
Moving Through America
Living The Dream
Please Don't Eat The Daisies
Times Like These
I Can't Get Back
Say Hello to Gainesville
It's Too Bad (You Super Freak)
What's A Dog Think?
Palo Alto
Tour dates are:
March 11 Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independents, Winterfest
March 12 Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre Steve Forbert at Light Of Day Winterfest 2022
March 18 Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater 1894
March 19 Vienna, VA - Jammin Java
March 20 Roanoke, VA - The Spot on Kirk
March 26 Cape May, NJ - Cape May Presbyterian Church
April 8 Bridgeport, CT - Park City Music Hall
April 9 Tabor, NJ - At The Tabernacle
April 29 Austin, TX - The 04 Center
April 30 Houston, TX - McGonigel's Mucky Duck
May 1 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Dragon Listening Room
May 3 Pascagoula, MS - Grand Magnolia Ballroom & Suites
May 4 Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
May 5 Meridian, MS - Temple Theatre Benefit Show
May 19 New York, NY - The Iridium
May 20 Stanhope, NJ - Stanhope House
May 27 Pawling, NY, Daryl's House
May 28 Bryn Mawr, PA - Bryn Mawr Gazebo
June 4 Old Saybrook, CT - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
June 11 Fall River, MA / Narrows Center for The Arts
June 12 Cambridge, MA / Club Passim
June 19 Bristol, England/ Folk House
June 22 Crawley, England/ The Hawth Studio UK
June 26 Cambridge, England - Junction UK
June 28 Glasgow, Scotland/ St. Lukes UK
June 29 Thorner (near Leeds) England/ Victory Hall
July 2 Easton Woodbridge, England / Maverick Festival
July 10 Piemont, NY - Turning Point
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