Jonathan Foster

3022 Hennepin Ave S ,Minneapolis MN 55408

19 July, 2021

Description

Jonathan Foster Granada Theater & Uptown Lobby ALL AGES Jonathan Foster Singer-songwriter Jonathan Foster delivers a roots blend of Americana, country rock, acoustic blues, and alternative folk music. Johnathan is known for his soulful vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, passionate delivery, and off the beaten path introspective lyrics. July 2019, marks the release of his 4th studio album Wildlife (Miracle Mile Records/After Hours Recorders) . Recorded, mixed, mastered, and bass guitar by Bruce Turgon (Foreigner, Lou Gramm, Shadow King) and joined by Morgan Hannaford (Muletown, Honeybee, Across the Grain) on pedal steel guitar and dobro and featuring special guest Scott Joss (Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam) on fiddle for this 10-song long player that is considered Foster's finest collection of songs which includes the ear worms Louise, California Golden, and a rollicking cover of Bob Dylan's Girl from the North Country. Jonathan revels in engaging listeners with his tunes both solo and occasionally with a band. He has spent much of his life travelling and touring small venues across the U.S. for the past 10 years, reaching from over 20 years of songwriting and has driven across the country over 15 times to play in nearly all of the lower 48. He grew up in Cranberry Lake, New York in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and has called Northern California home since 2001, primarily atop the Central Valley in Redding. In his music you'll hear traces of his rural upbringing, geographic meanderings, and love of the outdoors with songwriter inspiration from John Prine, John Hiatt, Bob Dylan, James McMurtry, Todd Snider, Townes Van Zandt, Hayes Carll, Gillian Welch, Jason Isbell, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Natalie Merchant, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and Warren Zevon. Jonathan Foster