SATURDAY, NOV. 15 at 7:30 P.M.

Robbie Fulks

Arcata Playhouse

Robbie Fulks is a singer, recording artist, instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter. Robbie covers themes like small-town blues, the endurance of childhood memory, inebriation, love, divorce, the role of music in strengthening family bonds, losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s, and bluegrass itself. Robbie’s writing on music and life have appeared in GQ, Blender, the Chicago Reader, DaCapo

Press’s Best Music Writing anthologies for 2001 and 2004, Amplified: Fiction from Leading Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians, and A Guitar and A Pen: Stories by Country Music’s Greatest Songwriters. As an instrumentalist, he has accompanied the Irish fiddle master Liz Carroll, the distinguished jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman, and the New Orleans pianist Dr. John. As a producer his credits include Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (Sugar Hill, 2004) and Big Thinkin’ by Dallas Wayne (Hightone, 2000). Theatrical credits include “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” and Harry Chapin’s “Cottonpatch Gospel.” He served twice as judge for the Winfield National Flatpicking Guitar competition. He tours yearlong with various configurations.

DATES/TIMES

• Saturday, Nov. 15 : 7:30 p.m.

WHERE

• Arcata Playhouse

PRICE

• $20