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SUMMARY:Cedar County Cobras w/ Tom Pevear
DESCRIPTION:Cedar County Cobras are joined by ragtime guitar maestro Tom Pevear for a fantastic night of roots and blues music on the prairie!\n\nFri 9/4 7pm – $10/$15 all ages\n\nTom Spielbauer is behind the boot-stompin blues sound produced by the duo and has over twenty years of playing blues and rock across Iowa and the Midwest. The authentic sound of his music comes from a career of pouring concrete and working construction. In 2005, Tom was diagnosed with advanced macular degeneration at a young age and declared legally blind. Following in the footsteps of blind blues musicians such as Blind Willie McTell & Alan Wilson, he eventually traded his concrete tools for a guitar and a foot drum to play the blues full time.\n\nAlso an Iowa native, his music partner April Dirks started playing mandolin with the Cedar County Cobras in 2014. Before working with Tom, she often performed as a bluegrass musician with a unique “gypsy” sound that she brought to any performance or music jam. Early in the project, April discovered she had a talent for playing the upright bass and the duo naturally gravitated to playing American Roots and Delta Blues Music. April now plays the doghouse bass that gives the duo the boot-stompin boogie sound that makes the music really move.\n\nThe band has shared the stage and festival line-ups with notable acts such as Joe & Vicki Price, Bob Dorr, Avey Grouws Band, Split Lip Rayfield, Legendary Shack Shakers, Ben Miller Band, Fruition, Old Salt Union, Blackberry Bushes, Mountain Sprout, Grassfed, Sam Bush, and even the amazing Travelin’ McCourys.\n\n—-\nWith a deep love and knowledge of old blues, ragtime, country, and gospel music, Tulsa, OK based guitarist and singer Tom Pevear arranges songs, some popular, some long lost, in a way that pays homage to the originals and fits his unique fingerstyle guitar approach.\n\nDrawing on the diverse catalogs of artists like Mance Lipscomb, Mose Allison, Rev Gary Davis, The Delmore Brothers, Ray Charles, and more, Tom plays and sings his heart out, and carries the torch of these great songs forward.\n\nHis execution of the material is spectacular, nailing the various fills and iconic blues licks with a confident flow and soulful attack, and breathing life into songs nearing a century old.” – The SpaceFish\n\n—————\n\nLimited seating available, if you need ADA accommodation contact us.\n\nAdvance tickets available in the taproom!\n\nAlluvial is a listening room, please keep conversation low during the performance so everyone can enjoy, thanks!\n
URL:https://discoverames.com/events/cedar-county-cobras-w-tom-pevear/
CATEGORIES:Food & drink,Music
LOCATION:3715 W. 190th St., Ames
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