Tunesmith Night
Published 3:00 am Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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ENTERPRISE — The 18th season of Tunesmith Night, a showcase of original music, continues Saturday, April 13.
The featured musicians are Holly Sorensen, Russell James and David Henry.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 105 NE First St. Admission is $10. Drink service is provided.
Tunesmith is a program of the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance. This session is sponsored by Terri Hall and Paul Flanders.
Sorensen
Sorensen is always up for what she calls “musicking.” She returned to La Grande at age 20 and began working at the Stereo & Music store where owners Kris and Mike Mallory discovered she sang and pulled her into Kris’s band, The Wasteland Kings.
She earned a Bachelor of Music with summa cum laude honors at Eastern Oregon University where she studied vocal performance, joined the chamber choir, performed in musicals and recitals, and worked as a tutor in the electronic music lab. She has played with Bag of Hammers, The Wasteland Kings, the Holly Sorensen Band and the Depot Street Syncopators. For Tunesmith, she will debut as a soloist with a ukulele in hand.
James
James is an author and songwriter from Corvallis. Once lead singer of alt-country band The Porter Draw, his music retains a “simple, poetic style in contrast to his punk and hardcore upbringing.” His latest release “Feel Your Pain” is available everywhere.
Henry
Henry has been touring and playing the Pacific Northwest and beyond for the last 15 years. He cut his teeth with groups like Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats as well as Andrew Sheppard Band, and The Pan Handles. He started his own project, David Henry Band.
His songwriting is influenced heavily by the 1960-1970s folk scene as well as old school Texas and Idaho country. Find more information at davidhenrymusic.com.