Kingston Trio ‘Keep the Music Playing’ with Bozeman tour stop
Fans of legendary folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover their timeless music all over again. In celebration of 60 years of music, the iconic folk group performs their best-loved songs as part of the ‘Keep the Music Playing’ national tour. The group will perform at Bozeman’s Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture on Sunday, February 9th.
All three current members – Mike Marvin, Tim Gorelangton and Don Marovich – have intrinsic links to and experience with the original group: Mike is the adopted son of founding member Nick Reynolds, who was also his musical mentor; Tim, a close friend since boyhood, is one of the few musicians outside the Trio who has recorded with Nick Reynolds; and Don Marovich, who also toured with the Trio. Many of their personal memories recall the iconic group’s performances and journey as folk music made its extraordinary ascent to the pinnacle of popular culture – and the top of the music charts. They’ll perform such timeless classics “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Tom Dooley.”
Additionally, Professor Doug Fraser, a humorous historian dedicated to vintage jazz and blues, will open for the Trio, as he has over the past several years.
Cited as an influence by recording artists as musically and generationally diverse as Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Eagles, to comedian and banjo player Steve Martin, to contemporary artists such as the multiple Grammy-nominated Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers, The Kingston Trio occupies a unique, preeminent position in American musical history.
The Kingston Trio was one of the most prominent groups of the era’s pop-folk boom that started in 1958 with the release of their first album and its hit recording of “Tom Dooley,” which sold over three million copies as a single. The Trio released 19 albums that made Billboard’s Top 100, 14 of which ranked in the top 10, and five of which hit the number 1 spot.
General admission for the Bozeman performance are $50. VIP packages are also available for $70, including prime seating, physical album and t-shirt. Advance tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com. •