MARQUETTE – Local environmental nonprofit Save the Wild U.P.(SWUP) will host another “For the Love of Land” concert on Sunday, March 20, from 6:00- 9:00 at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. The event will feature local musician, John Davey and Minnesota-based musical legend Charlie Parr. Tickets for the event are $10 and are on sale now at the Ore Dock Brewing Company; a portion of the proceeds will benefit SWUP’s work.
This concert, combining John Davey’s “… songs about heartbreaks and towns, people, places, and things” and Charlie Parr’s “blistering finger-picking and gritty, soulful vocals” will help support Save the Wild U.P.’s grassroots efforts to fight an open-pit sulfide mine proposed for the banks of the Menominee River.
This is the first event that Davey and Parr have played for SWUP. Davey is a songwriter from West Lafayette, Indiana who has been touring since 2007, playing hundreds of shows on dozens of tours, regionally and nationally. His lyrically substantive pop folk songs reflect his time on the road, and are often ruminations on the toll that traveling takes and the high cost of relationships.
Charlie Parr has been traveling around and singing his songs ever since leaving Austin Minnesota in the 1980’s. Parr has put out 13 studio recordings and plays over 250 shows a year featuring his distinctive resonator-fueled folk songs. Parr’s newest album, Stumpjumper (Red House Records), is receiving stellar reviews for its “deep blues” approach to American roots music.
“I’m excited to have such talented musicians share their work with our supporters,” said Alexandra Maxwell, SWUP’s executive director. “These two fellas have very different styles, but it just goes to show there is an endless supply of creative inspiration in the Lake Superior region, and countless reasons to come together to protect our environment.”
Save the Wild U.P. hosts concerts, film screenings and literary events throughout the year in order to highlight the connection between artistic inspiration, northwoods culture, the U.P.’s wild places, and environmental threats.
Save the Wild U.P. will have an informational table at the concert, with volunteers and board members on hand to inform concerned citizens about the proposed sulfide mine and other environmental issues, and promote SWUP’s upcoming spring and summer events.
Founded in 2004, Save the Wild U.P. is a grassroots organization dedicated to defending the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s clean water and wild places from the threat of sulfide mining. For more information contact info@savethewildup.org or call (906) 662-9987. Get involved with SWUP’s work at savethewildup.orgon Facebook at facebook.com/savethewildup or on Twitter @savethewildup.
Related Links
Charlie Parr’s Official Website: http://www.charlieparr.com/
SWUP’s event page: http://bit.ly/CharlieparrODBC