NEW YORK (www.bmg.com/ www.GeorgeWinston.com) - Thirty-two years after the release of his first album, and 24 years after he began to record what is now recognized as his signature style of melodic folk piano, Grammy winner
George Winston's tenth solo piano album, MONTANA - A LOVE STORY, is scheduled for release on Windham Hill October 12.
MONTANA - A LOVE STORY, inspired by the rich themes of the childhood years Winston spent in Montana, was originally conceived as a sequel to his 1999 album PLAINS, which paid homage to his Eastern Montana upbringing. This album continues the thread begun with his 1994 Grammy-winning album FOREST, which evoked the Western part of the state, and represents a marriage of the pronounced seasonal changes and the distinct landscapes of both sides of his home state.
MONTANA - A LOVE STORY features five original songs - including High Plains Lullaby and The Mountain Winds Call Your Name, as well as interpretations of pieces by composers Philip Aaberg (Nevertheless, Hello), Mark Isham (Thumbelina), Frank Zappa (The Little House I Used to Live In), Sam Cooke (You Send Me), and others.
"With MONTANA - A LOVE STORY, I have completed a circle, re-visiting the memories of my upbringing in Montana and combining three influences - the changing of the seasons, the different topographies, and secondarily, sociological influences - all coming full circle with my present relationship with Montana," said the artist.
To promote the album, George will embark upon a characteristically rigorous tour, performing more than 110 live concerts a year. This includes solo piano concerts (the Summer Show or the Winter Show), solo piano dances (with R&B and slow dance songs), solo guitar concerts, and solo harmonica concerts. At each of his concerts, George conducts a canned food drive in conjunction with a local food bank, and donates the proceeds from all albums sold at his concerts to charity. Tour dates follow.
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George Winston tour dates:
10/2 Chester, VT Green Mountain High School Auditorium
10/5 Portland, ME First Parish in Portland
10/7 Camden, ME Camden Opera House
10/9 Boston, MA Berklee PAC Theatre
10/11 Bethlehem, NH Colonial Theatre
10/13 Newburyport, MA Firehouse Center for the Arts
10/15 Wallingford, CT Paul Mellon Arts Center
10/17 East Greenwich, RI Greenwich Odeum Theater
10/19 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre
10/21 Barre, VT Barre Opera House
10/23 Concord, NH Capitol Center for the Fine Arts
11/4 Cerritos, CA Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
11/7 Encinitas, CA La Paloma Theatre
11/12 Litchfield Park, AZ Wigwam Resort Sachem Hall
11/13 Chandler, AZ Chandler Center for the Arts
11/19 Saratoga, CA Sacred Heart Church
12/2 Berea, KY Phelps-Stokes Chapel - Berea College
12/4 Memphis, TN Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center
12/5 Memphis, TN Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center
12/9 Staunton, VA Blackfriars Playhouse
12/14 Clover, SC Clover School District Auditorium
12/18 Atlanta, GA Ferst Theatre
12/20 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Orchestral Hall
12/22 Detroit, MI Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall at Max Fisher Music Center
More dates Through Spring 2005. For a complete listing, please visit https://www.GeorgeWinston.com.
