Joe McMurrian, a modern acoustic country blues and roots-based songwriter/musician who pushes the boundaries of traditional roots music and performance, will perform at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez on Friday May 15.
The show opens with a performance by local Mancos band Sweetwater Station.
McMurrian is a powerful live performer and storyteller. He has learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived the life and carries forward a valuable tradition.
At the heart of his performance is the knack for storytelling, bringing characters- from the faceless to the legendary- to strikingly real life while freely transitioning between structure and improvisation.
McMurrian hails from the San Joaquin Delta in Northern California. He grew up in the small farming town of Brentwood next to the Antioch river and surrounding Delta region.
For more information go to www.sunflowertheatre.org.