Iain Matthews

A vital figure in the history of British folk, **Ian Matthews** (also billed as **Iain Matthews**) was a founding member of the pioneering U.K. folk-rock band Fairport Convention before he went on to found his own group, Matthews' Southern Comfort, and later moved on to a solo career. Matthews possesses a warm and expressive tenor voice and a talent for songwriting. While he drew from British folk traditions in his work, his greatest inspiration came from American country, folk, and roots music, and he blended their timeless themes with a hippie-fied pastoral feel that was warm and sweet or sorrowful, depending on the song. Though he would dabble in soft rock, power pop, and synth pop in the late '70s and early '80s, he always returned to the sun-dappled sound of the country-folk hybrid that was his trademark.

**Russ Tolman** is a singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his work in the 1980s Paisley Underground with True West, whose dark, hypnotic sound set them apart from their peers. After leaving the band, he launched a successful solo career with albums like *Totem Poles and Glory Holes* and *Down In Earthquake Town*, collaborating with artists like Johnette Napolitano and Howe Gelb. His music blends folk, rock, and experimental sounds, with his 2019 album *Goodbye El Dorado* paying tribute to the Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter era.

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Doors at 8 PM

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