Everyone knows the Kountry Korner Café serves a mean breakfast and/or dinner, but the famed dining space also features local musician residencies throughout the month. Here’s a look at some upcoming event dates.
Scott Nelson will continue to perform Friday evenings at 5:30pm through the end of the month. Upcoming dates include November 17th and 24th. Come enjoy an evening of blues, R&B, reggae, and some great extended jams. The acoustic blues guitarist’s soulful voice is reminiscent of Boz Scaggs and Lowell George with occasional flashes of Willie Nelson.
Claudia Williams will be back to her usual Friday night slot beginning December 1st at 5:30pm. Williams has been singing in the Big Sky Country most of her life. As the lead singer of Montana Rose, she’s following her dream of songwriting and interpreting songs of others that speak to her soul. She enjoys telling the stories of life and love in the west, sharing tales that most just dream about. A true Montana icon, she was born and raised in the West and carries on the culture in music. Williams interprets standards like “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” and others, with an erotic tenderness that’s less country than it is late-night hip. A little folk, country and blues, it’s American roots music.
A local pianist and KKC fixture, Bob Britten brings Saturday performances November 18th, 25th and December 2nd at 5:30pm each evening. 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. Bob 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.
Rich Mayo performs every Tuesday at 6pm. Upcoming dates include November 21st, 28th and December 5th. A multi-instrumentalist, Mayo plays the guitar, harp, and vocals. He performs an Americana mix you’re sure to enjoy, and his wife, Tanna, often adds a flute and lovely female voice.
For more information about upcoming events, call (406) 586-2281 or visit www.kountrykornermontana.com. •