Hi y’all, Season’s Greetings Hope This Finds You Well, I Put some strings on this little Christmas ditty, check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeaVT89ks8 Been quite a year of music, love and laughter and some disconcerting moves in our society. I pray you all be well and hold close to the center. It may indeed be a bumpy ride. I’m looking forward to hitting Mexico in January: https://tropicofcancerconcertseries.com and The Folk Alliance in February: http://www.folk.org and Switzerland (and surrounding points in Europe) in April: http://www.zermatt-unplugged.ch/home-en-us/ among other shows in LA NY and the rest of the USA, check out the show page here: https://tomfreund.com/tour-2/ Mucho Love and Blessings for the New Year, Cheers, Thomas
August 19-21: Was honored to be selected out of 400 applicants to be one of the ten finalists selected to compete in the 2016 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase in Lyons, Colorado on Friday, August 19 at 10:30 am on the Main Stage. I will also be playing the Wildflower Stage on Saturday, August 20 at 3 pm. Learn more and get yer tickets here. Wanna hear the tune I was nominated for? Listen here.
August 26: Shine Restaurant at 2027 13th Street in Boulder, CO 80302 from 7:30-10:30 pm. More information & RSVP here.
Mas. Colorado dates may be coming so stay tuned. Lookin’ forward to seeing ya out there. Or check da Facebook, da Instagram, or da Twitter.
Other happenings…..
I did a pretty awesome interview with Katie Anne Mitchell of the Standing ‘O’ Project. Check it out on their podcast or listen here (it’s rated explicit so you know it’s a fun one). And check out a live performance of “Why Wyoming” from that interview here.
I’ve also given into social media craze and started to do weekly FB Live Videos. Come by my Music FB page and join the madness (if ya can’t make it no worries, you can still watch vids after they’re live).
As the Spring flings by I am caught by the sun’s squinting eye. As I lay out the roadmap of my future I am enthused with how much fun is in store for my walk of life. Hope to see you out at these selected shows, noted belows, now I have to blow my nose. . .
May 21: Falcon Music & Arts Center at 197 Old Post Rd, Marlboro, NY 12542 at 7pm. Reservations here.
May 22: AJ Mahal House Concerts at 4th Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 at 3:30 pm. Reservations here.
May 24: Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 at 185 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 at 8:30 pm. Tickets here.
May 27: Private house concert in Baltimore, MD at 8 pm. If interested in attending email tom@tomfreund.com.
For all you non-east coasters, there’s also some upcoming summer action in the Bay Area and Idaho. Check out the shows below.
June 11: Novato Festival of Art, Wine and Music 2016 at Hopmonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, CA 94945 at 12:45 pm. More info here.
June 18: KPFA Summer Crafts Fair at 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804 at noon. More info here.
August 13: Festival at Sandpoint with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals at Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint, ID 83864 at 6:30 pm. Tickets here.
Also here’s 2 recent video posts for your viewing pleasure. “Tambourine man” recorded live in-home featuring the lovely Emmy Lou and “Leavin’ Town” live at a recent gig at Bar Lubitsch with Michael Jerome. For more Youtube vids, subscribe to my page on Youtube here. Also, don’t forget to follow me on Instagram @tomfreund for regular bite-sized clips.
Turn Back Tuesday to 2006 with Jason Mraz sitting in on voice and bongos! Off to Folk Alliance International tomorrow am – check Events for details #collapsibleplans #tbt vid by Tyler Huff
Ok my peops I have arrived at #folkalliance – Kansas City!!
Official FAI Showcase tonight Feb 17th at 10:30 in the Brookside Ballroom -Westin . . Then the rooms:
Momentary Love Mgmt. -Wed at 1:00am – Rm 601
Cantina Navarro – Wed at 1:50am – Rm 540
Free Range Records -Thurs at 11p – Rm 604
House Of Songs – Thurs at 12am – Rm 641
High Sierra Sessions – Thurs at 1am – Rm 745
House Of Songs – Friday at 12:30am – Rm 641
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