Week Two

Monday, 11^th July

Jono Manson

Jono Manson, originally from New York but now based in New Mexico, is a prolific singer/songwriter and seasoned performer, with a long track record that includes major-label releases as both recording artist and producer and extensive touring in the USA and Europe. Manson's songwriting reflects a wide range of styles, and defies easy classification.

Hillary Smith and Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen is a band from New Mexico that along with award winning soul vocalist, Hillary Smith, create a dynamic blues sound. Their newest CD, No Easy Way, was rewarded five 2009 NM Music Awards, including Best of the Year. 

Tuesday, 12^th July

Rhythm & 53^rd

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble, a Zydeco band from SW Louisiana, returns for another great performance on the Santa Fe Bandstand. Valuing the traditional roots of Zydeco, Curley Taylor mixes rap, hip hop with a splash of R&B and soul. For more information, please see http://www.curleytaylor.com/. 

            Wednesday, 13^th July

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddys

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddys is a New Mexican variety band that displays all kinds of local authentic music. They are committed to promoting New Mexican culture and pride through their music.

 

 

Thursday, 13^th July

Jaime Michaels

Jaime Michaels is a contemporary folk singer songwriter based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. FAME reviewer Mark S.Tucker writes: “Jaime Michaels occupies a zone somewhere between Paul Simon (Wish on the Moon is pure joyous Graceland — Blues Traveler's John Popper helping in no small degree in that regard), Al Stewart, and Harry Chapin, all silhouetted by a purpling sunset on the horizon drawing down classic prairie, swamp, and Appalachian refrains..." 

Eliza Gilkyson

Eliza Gilkyson is an Austin, Texas-based folk musician. She first recorded as a vocalist on demos and soundtracks produced by her father, who wrote several hits in the 1950s and early 1960s and is also known as a singer-composer for 1960s Disney films. She released Eliza '69, her first album, in 1969 while raising a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico and did not come out with her second, Love from the Heart, until ten years later. She moved to Austin, Texas in 1981 and released the commercial album Pilgrims before moving to Los Angeles in 1987.

After a brief stint in LA, she moved back to New Mexico in the early 90s, releasing several albums of original material. In 1993 she collaborated with New Age artist Andreas Vollenweider on his recording, Eolian Minstrel.

Gilkyson has been with Red House Records since 2000, though she also worked on three albums independently, recording on her own label, Realiza Records. In 2003 she was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Eliza's third album with Red House Records, Land of Milk and Honey was released in 2004 and was nominated for a Grammy.

In 2006, she released Paradise Hotel with the song "Requiem" about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in December 2004. Coinciding with Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, this song found its way to listeners as a song of prayer and comfort. The same year she was recognized with 3 Austin Music Awards and 4 Folk Alliance Music Awards, one of which was for her song "Man of God" about the Bush administration.

Her most recent album of original material is Beautiful World released in 2008. She recently collaborated on a new album entitled Red Horse with two of her Red House Records label-mates John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky.