Bruce Hornsby Goes Solo

Available Aug. 25, Hornsby’s new two-disc LP delivers what the title promises – tracks culled from various solo performances.  Of course, you get his signature tunes such as “Mandolin Rain” and “The Valley Road” but Hornsby also gives you a glimpse of his pre-fame life by including a few old-timey numbers from back in the day when he played accordion alongside fiddlers, banjoists and dulcimer players.  Plus, Hornsby ventures into the world of American modernists such as Elliot Carter and others.

“I think I’ve found a middle ground where you’re reaching and broadening your language but still connecting with someone perhaps used to hearing – for an entire lifetime – only those seven white notes and those simple chords,” Hornsby said.

Hornsby’s fall adventure isn’t 100 percent solo.  He will appear with drummer Sonny Emory as the Bruce Hornsby Duo in Princeton, N.J., at McCarter Theatre Center Sept. 27 and with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder at the “Wide Open Bluegrass Festival” in Raleigh, N.C., at Red Hat Amphitheatre Oct. 4.

Here are the solo gigs:

Sept. 20 – Spartanburg, S.C., Barnet Park
Sept. 23 – Lebanon, N.H., Lebanon Opera House
Sept. 24 – Boston, Mass., Wilbur Theatre
Sept. 26 – New York, N.Y., Rose Theater
Oct. 17 – Kent, Ohio, The Kent Stage
Oct. 20 – Nashville, Tenn., Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Oct. 23 – Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall
Nov. 1 – Troy, N.Y., Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Nov. 2 – Ridgefield, Conn., Ridgefield Playhouse
April 10-11 – Santa Monica, Calif., The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage
April 24 – Cedar Falls, Iowa, Gallagher Bluedorn PAC
April 25 – Mason City, Iowa,  North Iowa Community Auditorium
April 29 – Parker, Colo., Parker Arts Culture and Events Center
May 6 – New Albany, Ohio, McCoy Center For The Arts 

Each ticket for Hornsby’s solo performances includes a copy of Solo Concerts which will be available for pick-up at each show.  Visit BruceHornsby.com for more details.