On Saturday Aprils 18, 2009 at 7:30pm
Jefferson Freedom Café concert series presents........
CHUCK PYLE
Opening: NICK ANNIS
CHUCK PYLE
Chuck has won high praise from both fans and peers alike throughout a performance career of over 40 years. When reviewers first gave him the "Zen Cowboy" nickname, he decided to take it to heart and to incorporate one of his original sayings, "Always ride the horse in the direction it's going," into his own life. He shaved his head and blended his upbeat perspective with old-fashioned horse sense. He mixes infectiously hummable melodies with straight-from-the-saddle poetry, quoting bumper stickers, proverbs, world leaders, and old cowboys. Chuck describes his songs as "music that sticks to the roof of your mind".
An accomplished songwriter, Chuck's songs have been recorded by John Denver, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Suzy Bogguss. Country fans know him best for writing, "Cadillac Cowboy", recorded by the late Chris LeDoux, and for "Jaded Lover", recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker.
While fans love his recordings, they adore Chuck's live performances. The first time he made an audience laugh, he overcame his introvertedness and was "hooked". The Chuck Pyle Finger-Style, which he calls Rocky Mountain Slam Pickin', has distinguished him as a true original, earning him invitations to teach at such prestigious events as The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and the The Swannanoa Gathering. His music has made him a favorite of Bill & Melinda Gates, who have had him play in their home in Seattle.
Since writing the theme-song for a PBS series called Spirit of Colorado, he's attained local fame, and even sings for the opening of the Colorado State Legislature. Chuck came to Colorado from Iowa in 1965 when, "Boulder was mostly gravel streets", and resides on the front range of Colorado. He has just released his 10th CD, Higher Ground--Songs of Colorado. Pyle writes, plays, and sings from a deep well, leaving a bit of the Southwest everywhere he goes, playing over at festivals, coffeehouses, churches, and house concerts all across the USA.
To learn more about Chuck Pyle go to www.chuckpyle.com
To listen to Chuck's music click here
NICK ANNIS
Nick Annis is an award-winning songwriter admired by folk fans for the storytelling talent that makes his performances so memorable. Nick crafts "true" stories and timeless accounts of humanity. Nick was honored to have Chuck Brodsky record his spoken word piece, "In the Beginning."....
"Two roads diverged in a wood & sorry I could not travel both & be one traveler, I took a machete to the woods themselves. James Taylor taught me to listen, Paul Simon to phrase, Cat Stevens to play, Robert Pirsig to think. The rest I learned from that newly hacked path from countless wrong turns." – Nick Annis
To learn more about Nick Annis go to www.nickannis.com
To listen to Nick's music click here
Jefferson Freedom Cafe is a smoke free listening room located at
1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76112
click here for directions (near I-30 & I-820 on the eastside of Fort Worth)
