American singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne is coming to Artpark on Wednesday, June 29. He will be performing with members of My Morning Jacket playing two sets beginning 7 p.m.
Please note, there is NO opener for this show.
Tickets for Ray LaMontagne at Artpark are still available.
For tickets and more information please visit www.Artpark.net
Who is Ray LaMontagne?
Born in New Hampshire, LaMontagne was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne’s music to that of Otis Redding, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley.
LaMontagne began performing in 1999, while maintaining a part-time job as a tutor. In the summer of 1999, he recorded 10 songs for a demo album that was sent to various local music venues including Maine’s Oddfellow Theater, where he was hired as an opening act for John Gorka and Jonathan Edwards.
A business executive named Ron Clayton discovered Ray at a musical festival in Maine and introduced LaMontagne to Chrysalis Music Publishing and in 2004 LaMontagne recorded the album Trouble (2004) with producer Ethan Johns and sold it to RCA Records in the USA and Echo Records in the UK. The album featured performances by Sara Watkins and Jennifer Stills, daughter of musician Stephen Stills. The album sold over 250,000 copies in the USA and 500,000 worldwide. During a 2005 tour, LaMontagne performed at the music festival, Austin City Limits.
An EP of LaMontagne’s performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was released in 2005 and his song All the Wild Horses was part of the soundtrack for the TV series Rescue Me and the 2009 film The Boys Are Back. His song Trouble appeared in the TV series Alias and his song Jolene was heard in the credits of the 2010 film The Town. His song Hold You in My Arms was featured in the 2006 movie, She’s The Man.
In 2005, he performed at two charity events, a New York City fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and at the “Warren Haynes Christmas Jam”.
For his debut album, LaMontagne won four awards, including three Boston Music Awards (Best Male Singer/Songwriter, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year) and an XM Nation Music Award for Acoustic Rock Artist of the Year. LaMontagne has received a nomination from the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards for Best New Touring Artist, the BRIT Awards for International Breakthrough Act, the MOJO Awards for Best New Act, and was given the title of Best Voice in 2006 by Esquire.
In December 2010, LaMontagne received two Grammy nominations and took home a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
To date, LaMontagne has released six studio albums, Trouble (2004), Till the Sun Turns Black (2006), Gossip in the Grain (2008), God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise (2010), Supernova (2015) and the latest Ouroboros (2016). He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne’s music to that of Otis Redding, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley.
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