"Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Anniversary Concert
with Lucy Kaplansky and Storyhill"
Saturday, April 12, 8 p.m.
Fitzgerald Theater
10 East Exchange St., St. Paul
(651) 290-1221
Tickets on sale now!

Red House Records kicks off its silver anniversary with Our Side of Town: A 25th Anniversary Concert with Lucy Kaplansky and Storyhill at St. Paul’s historic Fitzgerald Theater (10 East Exchange St.) on Saturday, April 12th at 8 p.m., sponsored by 89.3 FM The Current. Featuring some of the most exciting folk/pop artists on the label’s current roster, the night is sure to be one to remember. Tickets available at the Fitzgerald Theater Box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and online at http://www.ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (612) 673-0404. Tickets subject to convenience charge.

Started 25 years ago right here in St. Paul, Red House has maintained an important local connection even as the internationally renowned folk/roots label has grown into one of the most impressive independent labels in the genre. Many of its artists have graced the Fitzgerald Theater stage, performing as part of A Prairie Home Companion and playing their own sold-out shows. Red House is looking forward to this exciting hometown concert with Lucy Kaplansky and Storyhill, which will kick off a year-long celebration that will include events in Boston, New York City, Austin, San Francisco, Ottawa and Washington, D.C.

In conjunction with Red House’s yearlong celebration, the Grammy-winning label will release a special new CD called Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Year Collection, which will be available for sale at the April 12th event. It is an album of songs that show the colorful landscape of the place that is home to today’s finest acoustic artists—Lucy Kaplansky, Storyhill, Ray Bonneville, The Wailin’ Jennys, Greg Brown, Jimmy LaFave, Lynn Miles, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, The Pines, Eliza Gilkyson, Jorma Kaukonen, Peter Ostroushko, Bill Staines, Robin & Linda Williams and Meg Hutchinson, the latest addition to the Red House roster. A finely woven collection of some of the staff’s favorite recent performances, it is a perfect snapshot of the label in its 25th year.

Click here to check out Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Year Collection.

 

Red House at SXSW!

Red House Records will be heading south once again for the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX! We’re going to host an official showcase at The Driskill on Thursday, March 13th and will also be presenting a special 25th Anniversary Party on Friday afternoon at Mother Egan’s Irish Pub, featuring 8 Red House recording artists—Robin & Linda Williams, Storyhill, The Pines, Jimmy LaFave, Meg Hutchinson, Cliff Eberhardt, Ray Bonneville and Eliza Gilkyson! Other special guests will be celebrating with us, including Signature Sounds Recordings artist Caroline Herring, Canadian roots sensation Oh Susanna and Austin up-and-comer Danny Schmidt.

Eliza Gilkyson has also added an official SXSW showcase on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at Auditorium Shores Stage (Riverside Dr. & S. 1st St.) as part of a line-up that includes The Sadies and The BoDeans. She will be playing songs from her upcoming Red House release called Beautiful World, which will be released on May 27, 2008.

Hope you can join us!

 

 

Eliza Gilkyson Delivers Keynote at 20th International Folk Alliance Conference!

 

 

Eliza Gilkyson delivered a rousing keynote address at the recent International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis on music and politics. Click here (link: http://www.elizagilkyson.com/Eliza_Gilkyson_at_Folk_Alliance_2008.pdf) to read what got everyone on their feet for a standing ovation. Also delivering a keynote address was former US Attorney Janet Reno, whose Songs of America project came out last fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Friends at FestivaLink have released two titles of interest to Red House Fans!

Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway Tribute to Woody Guthrie, is a 30 min highlight offering of the 1.5 hour festival set; this version that we captured at MerleFest includes Jimmy LaFave, Pete Seeger, Tao Seeger-Rodriguez, and Nora Guthrie among the many guests who filled the stage for the finale.

Rosalie Sorrels returns to Newport Folk Festival!  Her first appearance at Newport, in the early 60s, marked her first trip east of Denver. She played in front of a very spirited, appreciative audience at the Harbor stage.

 

 

 

 

 

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