Maria Muldaur brings her Garden of Joy Jug Band to the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt on Monday night, Oct. 5.
Doors open at 7:30, show is at 8 p.m.
Best known for her big hit, Midnight at the Oasis, Muldaur's musical roots run as deep and varied as the Greenwich Village she grew up in. In the '60s, she joined John Sebastian and Steve Katz to form the Even Dozen Jug Band (which also featured David Grisman, Stefan Grossman and Peggy Haine). Soon after, she joined the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, appearing on five albums with the group.
After a couple of recordings with her husband Geoff, she went solo, releasing the gold record Midnight at the Oasis. Returning to her own musical roots with this newly configured Garden of Joy Jug Band, she is reunited on the new recording with some alumni of the legendary Even Dozen Jug Band (the first group she recorded with), including John Sebastian, who went on to found The Lovin' Spoonful, and new-grass pioneer David "Dawg" Grisman, acclaimed for his own fusion of jazz, bluegrass and gypsy music.
"Initially I just wanted to have some fun with my old bandmates, but I realized that this was actually a very timely project," Muldaur said.
Maria Muldaur and Her Garden of Joy is the fourth in a series of CDs of classic American music Maria has recorded for Stony Plain. Two others, Richland Woman Blues and Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul, were nominated for Grammy awards.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $28 at the door, available on-line at www.hightideconcerts.net, at the Raven's Cry Theatre and WindSong Gallery.
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