2ND ANNUAL SPOONFUL NIGHT
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Eilen Jewell
Twenty years of touring. Twenty years on the road. “My own weariness amazes me,” as Bob Dylan sings to his Tambourine Man. I feel ya, Bob. But the depth of my gratitude amazes me too. I’m humbled by the countless gifts of fanship and friendship throughout the past two decades. I would say it’s been a dream, except I never could have dreamt up most of it. I’ve shared stages and drinks in hotel rooms with my heroes, met children named after me, made friendships rooted in music from Auckland to the Arctic Circle, performed on trains, on boats, for Wall Street men in tuxes and for the muddy denizens of a musk ox farm… Not bad for a lonely rambler girl from Idaho. It was always a nebulous gut feeling that got the show on the road, and so it is now but in reverse. A gut feeling is telling me to get off the road, at least for now. After 2026, touring and I will part ways for a year, maybe two, maybe fifty…it’s hard to say at this point. I do hope to keep performing in some capacity. Maybe come see me of a weeknight in some Boise dive, playing for potatoes? Or strumming the guitar for a handful of fellow meditators as we contemplate the Dharma and the temporary nature of all things. I need some time for a new exploration, to try to be the kind of mother I want to be, and to stop moving long enough “to let my soul catch up with me,” as my grandma Jeanne used to say. Who knows what will come of that? Maybe on some jingle-jangle morning I’ll come following the next great dream, rested and ready to go anywhere. But until then, suffice it to say…thank you. Thank you, thank you to everyone who carried me forward all this way and in all your different ways. With love, gratitude, and solidarity in music always, –Eilen
Buddy Devore & the Faded Cowboys
After spending 17 years as a professional cowboy throughout the western states, Buddy began to focus more seriously on his music about 15 years ago, and began playing professionally. In 2017, he brought together several other talented musicians from Southwest Idaho to form Buddy DeVore and the Faded Cowboys. With their energetic brand of Western Honky Tonk music, the band plays extensively at venues and festivals throughout the Mountain Northwest. The Faded Cowboys consist of Buddy DeVore – lead vocal and guitar, Bernie Reilly – upright bass, guitar and vocals, Louis McFarland – drums, Rob Matson – guitar and vocals, and Sam Rothwell – steel guitar. Their shows feature the best of classic traditional Country Music, as well as original material written by Buddy. The band released their first album, “Beautiful Day” in November, 2019, and just released their 2nd studio album “To Save A Miserable Hide” in September 2024.
The Country Club
The Country Club is a 5 piece band from Boise, Idaho playing original and traditional music from the front lines of the nostalgia wars. While their sound is clearly drawn from the well of Western swing, honky tonk, and bluegrass, it doesn’t stop there. From the clean and pristine sound of Katrina Nicolayeff and Jonah Shue’s twin fiddles to the dark and dirty twang of Dave Manion’s guitars, the sound of the Country Club is as at home on the range or in a barn, as it is downtown, in the club or a saloon.
Barney Southard, Harry Dial, and Ken Harris
These three Boise vintage blues stars have formed a supergroup just for Spoonful Night! Expect real Excello Blues where Chess meets the Sun!
