BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Paradise City Music//paradisecitymusic//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Intimate Acoustic Evening with Maria Muldaur accompanied by Bru ce Katz on piano DTSTART:20261007T230000Z DTEND:20261008T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T212642Z UID:event-53@paradisecitymusic DESCRIPTION:A special intimate acoustic concert featuring a fun repertoire of Naughty\, Bawdy Blues &\;amp\; Swingin&apos\;\, Syncopatin&apos\; J azz tunes from the &apos\;20s &\;amp\; &apos\;30s! Maria Muldaur&apos\; s 60 Year Odyssey Through Various Forms Of American Roots MusicMaria Mulda ur is best known world-wide for her 1973 mega-hit “Midnight at the Oasis \,” which received several Grammy nominations\, and enshrined her foreve r in the hearts of Baby Boomers everywhere\; but despite her considerable pop music success\, her 60 year career could best be described as a long a nd adventurous odyssey through the various forms of American Roots Music.D uring the Folk Revival of the early &apos\;60s\, she began exploring and s inging early Blues\, Bluegrass and Appalachian “Old Timey” Music\, beg inning her recording career in 1963 with the Even Dozen Jug Band\, and sho rtly thereafter joining the very popular Jim Kweskin Jug Band\, touring an d recording with them throughout the &apos\;60s. In the 53 years since “ Midnight at the Oasis” Maria has toured extensively worldwide and has re corded 44 solo albums covering all kinds of American Roots Music\, includi ng Blues\, Gospel\, R&\;amp\;B\, Jug Band\, Jazz and Big Band (not to m ention several award-winning children’s albums). She has now settled com fortably into her favorite idiom\, the Blues. Often collaborating with som e of the top names in the business\,( Jerry Garcia\, Aaron Neville\, Dr. J ohn\, Bonnie RaItt\, Taj Mahal\, Mavis Staples\, Bill Wyman\, etc.)\, Mari a has recorded and produced on-average an album per year\, several of whic h have been nominated for Grammys and other awards. Her critically acclaim ed 2001 Stony Plain Records release\, Richland Woman Blues\, was nominated for a Grammy\, and for a Blues Foundation Award for Best Traditional Blue s Album of the Year\, as was the follow up to that album\, Sweet Lovin’ Ol’ Soul. Her timely 2008 album\, Yes We Can!\, featured her “Women’ s Voices for Peace Choir\,” which includes: Bonnie Raitt\, Joan\, Baez\, Jane Fonda\, Odetta\, Phoebe Snow\, Holly Near and others.In 2009 Maria t eamed up with John Sebastian\, David Grisman\, and Dan Hicks for Maria Mul daur &\;amp\; Her Garden of Joy\, which garnered Maria her 5th Grammy N omination\, and was also nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album of the Year by The Blues Foundation. In 2011 Maria released Steady Love\, a cont emporary electric Blues album that reflects the kind of music she loves to perform live - what she calls “Bluesiana Music” - her own brand of Ne w Orleans-flavored Blues\, R&\;amp\;B and “Swamp Funk”. Steady Love reached #1 on the Living Blues Chart\, and garnered her another nominatio n for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist from the Blues Foundation.In 20 12\, for her 40th album\, Maria produced the critically acclaimed…. &quo t\;First Came Memphis Minnie"\;\, a loving tribute to the pioneering B lues woman who inspired and influenced so many female Blues artists who fo llowed in her footsteps\, many of whom joined Maria on this special projec t: Bonnie Raitt\, Phoebe Snow\, Ruthie Foster\, Koko Taylor and Rory Block accompanied by the amazing guitar work of Del Rey\, David Bromberg\, Alvi n Youngblood Hart\, Roy Rogers\, and others. In 2013\, taking a brief hiat us from her yearly recording schedule\, Maria focused on 3 special collabo rations\, performing worldwide with the 50th Anniversary Kweskin Jug Band Reunion concerts\, teaming up with the Campbell Brothers\, world-renowned Sacred Steel Gospel artists\, for a very special presentation entitled\, “Spirit &\;amp\; The Blues”\, and touring as Special Guest Artist w ith Bill Wyman and The Rhythm Kings. 2014 marked 40 years since Maria’s big hit “Midnight at the Oasis” was riding at the top of the charts. T o celebrate this landmark\, Maria created a multi-media retrospective &quo t\;Way Past Midnight"\;\, which chronicles her long journey to "\; The Oasis and Beyond"\;. This special presentation features all her hi ts and fan faves from every stage of her career\, as well as fascinating\, entertaining\, (often humorous!) stories of her personal encounters\, fri endships\, and collaborations with many of the greatest names in music. In 2018\, Maria released her 41st album "\;DON&apos\;T YOU FEEL MY LEG ~ The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker"\;\, which was nominated fo r a Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues category. Recorded in New Orleans with an amazing cast of A-List NOLA musicians\, this album finds Maria at her finest\, and is true to the spirit and soul of New Orleans and Barker &apos\;s funny\, coy\, and risqué material. This marked her 6th Grammy No mination! Maria says “it&apos\;s an honor to be nominated. I&apos\;m so grateful that this music is being recognized &\;amp\; enjoyed again aft er all these years!’ In Sept. 2019\, The Americana Music Association awa rded Maria "\;The Lifetime Achievement Americana Trailblazer Award&quo t\; for her lifelong work of covering the depth and breadth of American Ro ots music and for being one of the pioneers who laid the groundwork for wh at we&apos\;ve come to call &apos\;Americana Music&apos\;. In 2020\, Maria collaborated with world acclaimed New Orleans band Tuba Skinny &\;amp\ ; recorded her 43rd album\, "\;Let’s Get Happy Together"\;\, a c ollection of 20s &\;amp\; 30s vintage Jazz &\;amp\; Blues. Released in May 2021\, the album received nothing but rave reviews. It received The Blue’s Foundation’s Nomination for Best Acoustic Album\, and was vote d Best Traditional Jazz Album in OffBeat Magazine&apos\;s Best Of The Beat Awards. In 2021\, Maria and her guitarist\, Craig Caffall\, wrote and co -produced her latest single “I’m Vaccinated and I’m Ready For Love ” to help inspire others to get vaccinated and to celebrate her feeling of liberation and renewal after her second shot.2026 finds Maria with her 7th Grammy nomination for her 44th album\, "\;One Hour Mama: the Blues of Victoria Spivey"\;\, as well as 2 Blues Foundation nominations\, f or Best Traditional Blues Album &\;amp\; Best Female Blues Singer This year marks the 53rd Anniversary of "\;Midnight At The Oasis"\;\, a nd Maria and her band will be presenting her Way Past Midnight multimedia retrospective in special performances throughout the country.\nTickets: ht tps://ironhorse.org/shows\nFull listing: https://www.paradisecitymusic.org /show/53 LOCATION:Iron Horse Music Hall\, 18 Center St.\, Northampton\, MA URL:https://www.paradisecitymusic.org/show/53 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR