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FOLKISH FESTIVAL PRESENTS...A SPECIAL ACOUSTIC
PERFORMANCE BY JEFFREY HALFORD & THE HEALERS
At The Marin Country Mart - Sunday, June 8, 12:30-2:30
p.m.
(LARKSPUR, CA) - Acclaimed roots-rock/Americana
artist Jeffrey
Halford & The Healers perform a special acoustic show (with special guests)
at the
Folkish Festival Kickoff, taking place at
the Marin County Mart,
Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, Sunday, June
8. 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info: www.marincountrymart.com/. The Folkish Festival in the past
has included such notable musicians as Ramblin' Jack Elliot (who performed there
last year).
Jeffrey Halford and the Healers have just released
their long-awaited new album Rainmaker (Shoeless
Records). "This album is greasy organic with tube amplifier
screaming under a low hum shag carpet, with the walls shakin' behind
the words falling down the plaster," states Halford.
Halford is one
of the premier purveyors of rootsy, bluesy rock ‘n roll (Americana), with a pop
sensibility. RAINMAKER is
Halford's seventh full-length album release and is the
follow-up to 2008's critically- acclaimed Broken Chord (which climbed to
#7 on the Americana charts in the USA and Europe).
On RAINMAKER Jeffrey demonstrates that both he and the band have aged
like a fine Northern California wine. The recording showcases the best of
Halford’s songwriting and his distinctive guitar, complimented by the crafted
rumble of his band.
Long admired as a singer-songwriter-guitarist, Jeffrey
Halford shows a new sensitivity on
RAINMAKER. There are
multi-dimensional character sketches and storytelling revealing the deep urgency
of love, heretofore a new
territory for Halford. With songwriting
that nods as much towards Sam Shephard and Jack Kerouac as it does to the usual
songwriting gods, RAINMAKER captures the multi-faceted soul of America
past, present, and maybe future as well. This album is a redemptive journey that
just happens to be a collection of songs.
RAINMAKER is complemented by an array of notable guest
artists, including Bruce Kaphan (Talking Heads, Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes) on
guitar and steel, who also co-produced the album. There's a gospel infusion via
Pam Delgado and Jeri Jones (Blame Sally), plus noted drummer Trey
Sabatelli (Jefferson Starship, The Tubes, Todd Rundgren), and Tom Heyman
({Alejandro Escovedo) on guitar.
 “This is great rootsy rock music. Halford’s slide playing is raucous, raw and foreboding. His poetry transcends the run-of-the-mill lyrics.” NO DEPRESSION
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