Plainsong Returns To The U.S.

Before forming Plainsong in 1972, Matthews was a member of Fairport Convention and led the group Matthews’ Southern Comfort.  Roberts’ resume includes time with The Liverpool Scene and playing with acts such as Roy Harper and Pink Floyd.

Plainsong split up shortly after the release of its debut album, 1972’s In Search Of Amelia Earhart, and then reunited in the early 1990s. The band said goodbye once again in 2012 after putting out an LP appropriately called Fat Lady Singing. But it wasn’t really over yet.

Last year Plainsong released Reinventing Richard: The Songs Of Richard Farina as a tribute to singer/songwriter/poet/novelist Richard Farina. He and his wife Mimi, the younger sister of Joan Baez, recorded a handful of albums, including 1965’s Celebration of a Grey Day, which was named one of the 10 best folk albums of that year by The New York Times. April 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of Farina’s death by a motorcycle accident.

Plainsong continues celebrating Farina with the acoustic U.S. outing, which will feature songs from Reinventing Richard: The Songs Of Richard Farina and other selections from the band’s catalog. 

Sept. 13 – Ann Arbor, Mich., The Ark
Sept. 14 – Madison, Wis., High Noon Saloon
Sept. 15 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Live At The Ludlow Garage (with Patty Larkin)
Sept. 16 – Milwaukee, Wis., Shank Hall
Sept. 17 – Chicago, Ill., Old Town School Of Folk Music  
Sept. 18 – Cleveland, Ohio, Beachland Ballroom    
Sept. 19 – Worthington, Ohio, Natalie’s      
Sept. 21 – Marietta, Ohio, House Concert
Sept. 23 – Edwardsville, Ill., Wildey Theatre
Sept. 24 – Carmel, Ind., The Warehouse      
Sept. 25 – Urbana, Ill., Independent Media Center  
Sept. 29 – Nashville, Tenn., The Basement  
Sept. 30 – Little Rock, Ark., Hibernia Irish Tavern  
Oct. 1 – Memphis, Tenn., Otherlands Coffeehouse

Tickets are available now. Visit AndyRobertsMusic.com for more information.