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Tucson Folk Festival Fundraiser Concert at Saddlebrooke Ranch

The Tucson Folk Festival's 2nd Annual Fundraiser at Saddlebrooke Ranch - Saturday, January 13th 2024. Doors open at 5:30, show starts at 6:00.

This year's event features three fantastic Tucson-based performers - John Coinman, Mamma Coal and Eric Schaffer.

John Coinman is an award-winning singer-songwriter who grew up on the Kiowa Grasslands in Clayton, New Mexico. He has recorded five solo albums and had numerous songs in films and on television. John is the bandleader for Kevin Costner & Modern West (KCMW) and he was the Music Supervisor for the film Dances With Wolves. He has been touring with KCMW since 2006 and has recorded 5 albums of original songs with the band including the companion CD to the award winning miniseries Hatfields And McCoys. He has collaborated with many notable artists including John Densmore of The Doors, James Intveld, Michael Blake (the writer of Dances With Wolves), Amy Rigby, Tony Gilkyson (of Lone Justice and X), Teddy Morgan, and 4 time grammy winner Alfonso Rodenas.

Mamma Coal is a hard gigging country musician and mother of two in Tucson, Arizona. She writes songs meant to move people, both emotionally and physically. She has been particularly inspired by Tucson's country dance community. Her sophomore album DANCE HALL CRUSH is out now.

Raised in the swamps of New Jersey, Eric Schaffer has been a finalist in the Great American Song Contest, the Passport To Nashville songwriting contest, a four-time Tucson Folk Festival songwriting competition finalist, and the winner of the 2022 Tumbleweed Music Festival songwriting contest. He has performed throughout the US and has opened shows for Clint Black, Blackberry Smoke, Marc Cohn, Lonestar and Radney Foster.

Food and beverage will be available for purchase.