Bonnie & Taylor Sims and Friends
Thursday, Sep. 18 · 7 pm - 9 pm Longmont Museum 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO 80501
Featuring Clay Rose, Joy Adams, and Tyree Woods
Join Longmont’s own Bonnie & Taylor Sims as they gather up some singer-songwriter friends (new and old) for an intimate evening of original music and conversation on the fine art of songwriting.
This program is part of our Thursday Nights @ the Museum series. Join us every Thursday from Sept, 11 until Dec, 11 for concerts, films, and free talks in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium.
Front man of “bleeding rock n’ roll” band Gasoline Lollipops, Clay Rose was raised between an outlaw, truck-driving father in the mountains of Colorado and a country song-writing mama in the sticks outside of Nashville Tennessee. Clay’s penchant for open roads and trouble making are the backbone of the Gas Pop’s sound. Gasoline Lollipops have been genre-benders and boundary-breakers, fusing the ferocity of punk-injected rock and roll with the rawness of folk music, the story-telling of country, and the soul of roadhouse R&B. Self described “Clay Rose writes songs. He also writes his number on cocktail napkins, and his name on bathroom walls.”
Dr. Joy Adams is a genre-blending cellist, banjoist, and vocalist known for her dynamic role in the all-female acoustic powerhouse, Big Richard. With a background in classical performance and a doctorate from the University of Miami, Joy has shared stages with legends like Bruce Hornsby and Bobby McFerrin and contributed to soundtracks for The Queen’s Gambit and Godless. Raised on a farm in Washington, she now channels her roots and range into boundary-pushing performances that fuse bluegrass, folk, and old-time traditions. Joy collects hats, both literally and musically, and has performed with Bruce Hornsby, Barry Manilow, Bobby McFerrin, Chic Corea, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Gloria Estefan, George Benson, Terrence Blanchard, Dave Grusin, Edgar Meyer, Darol Anger, Joshua Bell, Renee Flemming, Kevin Morby, Ley Line, Katy Crutchfield (Waxahatchee), Take 6, Hillsong United, Jonsi & Alex (Sigur Ros), Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats, the Travelin’ McCourys, Ayla Nereo, Estelle, Jayme Stone, Mark O’Connor, Billy Strings, Sam Bush, Maria Schneider, Dawn Upshaw, and Cyrille Aimee, among others.
Tyree Woods is a Singer/Songwriter born and raised in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. He first got into music singing in his Baptist church choir. Coming from a biracial home, he was exposed to a very diverse palate of music as a kid. He picked up a guitar when he was 12 years old, and hasn’t put it down since. In 2006 he joined the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado as a member of the 4th Infantry Division. He served two tours in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After being medically retired in 2014, he moved to the mountains of NW Colorado, and started a SoulGrass band called Buffalo Commons. He’s won several awards for his music over the past few years to include “Steamboat Creates Artist of The Year”, “BGE Songwriter Contest”, and back to back “Best in the Boat” awards. Tyree is honored to be a member of Operation Encore, and is currently in the studio with multiple projects, and lots of new music on the way
