The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 2013 Page: 4 of 31
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THURSDAY 1 4 MARCH ZD 1 3
NEWS PAGE
THE CANADIAN RECORD
anadian River Music Festival announces
its 2013 lineup with headliner Pat Green
The Canadian River Music Festival returns for its fourth
year on May 11 with a full slate of exciting bands, headlined by
one of Texas’ native sons—Pat Green.
With his Saturday night performance on the festival’s out-
door stage, Green will close the doors and turn the lights off
following a full day of music from some of the industry’s hottest
acts, including singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, south-
ern country rock artist Adam Hood, Texas’ own southern soul
band “K. Phillips and the Concho Pearls,” the rockabilly sounds
of Rosie Flores, roots Americana from North Carolina’s Shan-
non Whitworth and the folk country music of the “Folk Family
Revival.”
A crowd of nearly 2,000 attended last year’s event to hear
the headliner Randy Rogers Band, capping a day that featured
Hayes Carll, “Band of Heathens,” “Bonnie and the Clydes,”
Mike Addington, “Last Train Home” and “The Agave Pos-
se.” They also feasted on an array of home-cooked favorites
like ribs, jambalaya, and green chili burritos to homemade ice
cream and funnel cakes—portable cuisine that could satisfy
any appetite.
The young and young-at-heart entertained themselves
outside on a variety of bouncy toys and slides, including The
Extreme Rush and Monkey Motion. Junior Ranch Rodeo fans
lined up to test their stickhorse riding and roping skills with en-
couragement from the legendary Pokey the Clown.
Once again this year, the festival will feature both an in-
door and outdoor stage with a full day of musical performanc-
es. Kicking off the day’s festivities on the indoor stage will
Concho Pearls.” This band is quickly drawing attention with
their Texas spin on southern soul, backing lyrics that range
from dark to humorous to plaintive. Phillips gets a kick out of
writing about subjects that might be considered “a little weird,
a little fragile, or a little dirty,” but his soulful ballads draw on a
range of influences, from Motown grooves to gospel hymns and
southern rock and roll.
Another fan-favorite that will bring some country, some
rock, and a whole lot of south is Alabama-native Adam Hood.
Hood says there was a time that he couldn’t relate to the coun-
try music he heard on the radio, so he decided to make a career
of writing music that he could connect with. His songs commu-
nicate the raw blues and honky-tonk that makes the South the
South. When he hits the stage, he packs an Alabama attitude
that honors southern culture through guitar and gritty lyr-
ics—sure to bring the house down.
The final act before the evening’s headliner is a star in his
own right. Ray Wylie Hubbard started his journey as a folk
singer in his native Oklahoma before falling in with the wild
and wooly cosmic/outlaw Texas country scene of the 70s. He
made a name for himself after penning one of Texas’ anthems,
“Up Against the Wall (Redneck Mother),” which was record-
ed by fellow Texas country artist Jerry Jeff Walker. Hubbard
gigged constantly and recorded sporadically throughout the
70s and ‘80s until he released the album Loco Gringo’s Lament
in 1994, cementing his standing as one of the most respected
artists on the modern Americana scene.
Closing out the day’s musical slate on the outdoor stage will
be up-and-comers “Folk Family Revival”—a quartet of four
childhood friends whose inimitable sound has been described
as Americana-folk-country music. Their style—which is still
evolving—is shaped by the band’s rich shared musical histo-
ry with influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson
to CRMF veteran Hayes Carll. “FFR” is a passionate young
group that features instrumental prowess, songwriting adept-
ness, and the ability to connect with the audience that always
leaves them wanting more.
Shannon Whitworth takes the outdoor stage next with her
roots-y Americana sound. Hailing from North Carolina, Whit-
worth has attracted international attention with her passion-
ate presence and a talent that is evident within moments of her
taking the stage. Her swoon-inducing style stems from her Ap-
palachian roots, but sheds its traditional skin at the door with
a journey that takes rest stops in reverb-drenched jazz and in-
die rock along the way. With her Southern charm and rolling
rhythms, Whitworth continues to be one of the most interest-
ing musicians on the landscape of Americana music.
Lovers of all things rockabilly will want to don their danc-
ing shoes as Rosie Flores rips the stage up with her turquoise
guitar. Since she hit the scene in the late ‘80s, Flores has been
a major figure in the genre with her mix of honky-tonk, rocka-
billy, and downright wicked guitar-licking fun. She has been
nominated for and won several awards for her role as a major
player in the rockabilly music scene—capped by the annual cel-
ebration of Austin’s officially-proclaimed Rosie Flores Day.
Next up in the lineup is West Texan “K. Phillips and the
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