Award-winning musician Sue Foley is bringing her pink paisley Fender Telecaster back to Salmon Arm.
Currently on tour for her latest album, One Guitar Woman, the ROOTSandBLUES Festival veteran will be at Song Sparrow Hall on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, for a concert presented by the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society (SAFMS).
The show, a tribute to female guitar pioneers, will "give audiences the chance to hear Foley害羞草研究所檚 self-taught interpretations of Charo害羞草研究所檚 La Malague帽a on flamenco guitar, Niccol貌 Paganini害羞草研究所檚 Romance in A Minor, and Lydia Mendoza害羞草研究所檚 Mal Hombre," reads an SAFMS media release.
Gigging since age 16, each time Foley takes the stage she honours blues and finger-picking heroines like Memphis Minnie and Maybelle Carter, who invented the Carter scratch style that influenced legends like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams 害羞草研究所� who, in turn, influenced the likes of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, said the SAFMS.
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Foley害羞草研究所檚 international attention and accolades include the害羞草研究所�2024 Blues with a Feeling/Lifetime Achievement award at the Maple Blues Awards, the害羞草研究所�2024 Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Female害羞草研究所�(her fourth consecutive win), a Juno Award, multiple Austin Music Awards, Blues Music Awards, and Troph茅es de Blues de France.
For Foley fans wanting a more memorable experience, there will be an opportunity to take part in a special VIP experience that includes a pre-show meet and greet, a swag package (a t-shirt, poster and tote bag) and reserved seating in the first four rows. VIP tickets will be available as supplies last.
Doors for the March 11 gig open at 6:30 p.m., with the show beginning at 7:30. Ticket sales begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at . Prices are $34.50 (plus taxes) for youth, seniors and SAFMS members, and $39.50 (plus taxes) for adults and $75 for the VIP package.
