Joel Harrison & Free Country

211 South Lamar Blvd,Oxford MS 38655

27 April, 2022

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Joel Harrison & Free Country Proud Larry’s Presents… Ages 18+ Joel Harrison & Free Country Proud Larry’s Presents… Ages 18+ Joel Harrison & Free Country at Proud Larry’s Proud Larry’s Presents… Joel Harrison & Free Country Free, early show. 7:30pm. Guitarist/ composer Joel Harrison reunites his groundbreaking group Free Country to tour the mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the U.S. in April 2022. The concept for the band started two decades ago in 2002 with the release of two Free Country records on the Act label. In visionary arrangements of country and Appalachian tunes, Harrison gave new width and depth to the word Americana. The success of the first record, which included a then barely known singer named Norah Jones, brought Harrison acclaim throughout Europe and the U.S. In 2018 Harrison recorded the 3rd Free Country record with luminaries such as David Binney (his longtime ally), Brian Blade, and Jon Cowherd. The touring band includes a powerful cast, all of whom Harrison has worked with on and off for two decades: David Binney (saxophone), Stephan Crump (bass), and Jordan Perlson (drums). The group will perform music from all three of their Free Country records. The timeless, haunting melodies of this music anchor the flights of improvisation that the band creates anew every night. The tour is funded in part by South Arts through the auspices of the Doris Duke Fund and the Jazz Road initiative.