The Kountry Korner Cafe, located at 81820 Gallatin Road in Four Corners, features live music throughout the month. Here’s a look at their upcoming dates: What better way to enjoy a hearty dinner than to be entertained with live music? Rich Mayo performs every Tuesday 6pm. A multi-instrumentalist, Mayo plays the guitar, harp and vocals. He plays an Americana mix you’re sure to enjoy, and his wife, Tanna, adds a flute and lovely female voice. Claudia Williams of Montana Rose takes the stage on Fridays in September for a solo set, though Christy Hayes will take over mic duties on the 11th. Williams isn’t just a singer; she’s a sorceress, creating phrasing and emphasis for each song she writes.
Her solo set will include Americana and folk music. Local pianist Bob Britten will bring his talents to the Kountry Korner every Saturday in September at 5:30pm. Britten studied piano and guitar as a youth growing up in New Jersey, but it was the guitar that brought him to Montana. He studied classical guitar and attended Christopher Parkening’s master classes at Montana State University in 1981 and 1982. He played guitar and piano in various bands in Billings including the Gentlemen of Jazz and solo piano nightly at the Cellar 301 for several years. Americana folk artist Lang Termes will perform a special Sunday show on September 6th. Termes grew up with a visual artist father and spent summers touring with his puppeteer mother. He was surrounded by artists, musicians, writers and performers of all description from the day he was born. He has been playing professionally most of his life. His vocal style ranges from mellow folk ballads to growling boogie blues.
Termes’ style of song writing, both original music and lyrics, comes deep from the heart, or in some cases, bubbles up from his whimsical sense of irony. His selection of covers ranges from early country blues to the full gambit of contemporary classics. Termes plays music in a wide variety of styles. Some of his biggest influences include: Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Huddie (Ledbelly) Ledbetter, Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker, Tom Waits, Greg Brown and Josh Ritter. Kountry Korner mainstays Shelly Bessler & Tony Polecastro will perform on Sunday, September 13th at 5:30pm. For more information about upcoming events, call 586-2281 or visit the Kountry Korner Cafe Facebook page. •
