Gospel

Join bluesman and guitarist Charlie Parr as we celebrate the release of his recent House of Mercy gospel album Keep Your Hands on the Plow. Charlie will do some solo numbers before inviting up a raft of very special guests, including old-timey duo Four Mile Portage. Four Mile Portage will also perform an opening set, as will singer-songwriter Dave Simonett (Trampled By Turtles).

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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The Cedar and Sue McLean and Associates present legendary gospel-singers The Blind Boys of Alabama as they team up with Nickel Creek siblings Sara and Sean Watkins on a tour highlighting material from their new album Take the High Road. For the new album, producer Jamey Johnson worked with the Blind Boys to shine a new light on the common ground between country music and gospel. The songs are timeless, and the harmonies are out of this world; simply not to be missed

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Sweaty, country gospel-soaked, progressive tent-revival music for old souls in this mighty evening featuring Hoots & Hellmouth (Philadelphia).

Tickets go on sale at 12 noon Fri Jan 7 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.

As Thanksgiving 2010 draws to a close, be sure to leave a little in reserve for a show that promises to be the crowning event of the holiday weekend: American icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples live at The Cedar!  Her new album You Are Not Alone (produced by Jeff Tweedy) mixes traditional gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus her unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton. You Are Not Alone caps an incredible decade for Mavis Staples, a resurgence that saw her receive Grammy nominations in blues, gospel, folk, and pop categories.

“I wanted to make an album where every song had meaning,” Mavis says of the new album, “where every song told a story and would lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning. And I know it’s going to feel really good singing these songs on stage.”

One of the biggest hits at the 2009 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association Summer Festival braves a comeback to Minnesota in the depths of winter--but they must know they'll be getting a really warm welcome at The Cedar! Traditional bluegrass at its finest.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Sept 24 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.