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"A Song Runs Through It” Lineup Announced for July 1st Historic Livingston, Montana will be the site of a music festival this July 1st saluting the importance of the songwriter. “A Song Runs Through it” will feature headliner Rodney Crowell & the Outsiders, Darrell Scott & John Cowan, Michael Johnson, Tom Murphy and Quinton King and a very special in-the-round with All Star Songwriters Rosanne Cash, Jim Photoglo, Victoria Shaw and John David Souther. Crowell, winner of last year’s Americana Award for Lifetime Achievement, has won countless awards for his songs covered by artists ranging from Emmylou Harris to the Grateful Dead to Andy Williams. “Given the numerous classics he has written for others and the No. 1 hits he has scored on his own, it seems incredible to say that Rodney Crowell is doing his best work at this late date – but he is,” wrote the Chicago Tribune in reference to Crowell’s most recent CD release “The Outsider.” Darrell Scott is a multiple Grammy nominee, with songs covered by Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Guy Clark, the Dixie Chicks and Sam Bush. 2002’s ASCAP Songwriter of the Year will be joined onstage by frequent performing partner John Cowan, an astounding vocalist who has been dazzling audiences since his days as the voice of the New Grass Revival. Cowan’s “Carla’s Got a New Tattoo” garnered extensive play on several charts since it’s release. Michael Johnson, the voice behind “Bluer than Blue,” “That’s That,” and his duet with Alison Krauss “Whenever I call you Friend”, is also a dazzling guitarist. Krauss recently commented to the Nashville Tennessean, “When I first heard Michael sing, it changed my life.” Johnson started his illustrative career as a member of the Chad Mitchell Trio with John Denver in the 60’s. The in-the-round format is a particularly intimate way to listen to songwriter’s own take on the songs they’ve written. Each songwriter takes a turn performing their own song on a guitar or piano, which gives the audience a chance to hear a less produced version of a favorite song. Often the fun in this format is listening to the stories about each track from the writers. Rosanne Cash, multiple Grammy winner and nominee for this year’s Folk Grammy for her “Black Cadillac” CD, is returning to Montana for the first time in many years. Cash has been a staple on several charts over the years and is also an accomplished poet and children’s book author. Jim Photoglo, whose songs have been covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama among others, is also an in-demand singer on sessions in Nashville and once fronted a band called “Run C&W” a bluegrass band that performed Motown songs with a unique twist. Victoria Shaw, writer of classics like “The River”, “I Love the Way You Love Me”, “Nobody Wants to be Lonely” and dozens more has won Emmy’s, ASCAP awards, Music Row accolades and ACM nominations. Well known for her own singing career as well as the songs she’s written for everyone from Garth Brooks to Ricky Martin, Shaw is hysterically funny on stage. John David (J.D.) Souther, has written or collaborated on some of the biggest hits in music history. “Best of My Love”, “Heartache Tonight”, “Faithless Love”, “You’re Only Lonely”, and countless others. A busy performer and actor, Souther spent a great deal of time last year campaigning for Democratic candidates with Jackson Browne, and is releasing a new CD this year. Local favorites Tom Murphy and Quinton King, accomplished musicians who pack the house at the Norris Hot Springs weekly, will open the show. |
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