Centralia, WA native Noah Gundersen and the Courage bring acoustic folk that rocks to the White Eagle Saloon this Wednesday, March 10th along with Portland’s own indie-folk guitarist Adam Sweeney.
The dreadlocked, 20-year-old Gundersen has packed Seattle cafes, shared the stage with NW talent like Seattle’s David Bazan (Pedro The Lion) and Portland’s Nick Jaina, and had his song “Middle of June” featured on the TV show One Tree Hill.
A bit bluesy and somewhat alt-country, his lyrics expose the confused musing of a young songwriter and are often rife with religious imagery, questioning beliefs and Christianity, like on the sparse “Jesus, Jesus.” He released a six-track EP (Saints & Liars) last October and will head to the studio to record an album this March with his band.
Solo, he’d be just another talented singer-songwriter strumming his muted acoustic guitar, but with the Courage, Noah Gundersen has just that–an audacious, rocking backing band that can bring you to your feet, plus little sister Abby also trucks along as part of the Courage on violin and backing vocals.
After spending three years in New England, Adam Sweeney has returned to the Pacific Northwest. His last album, 2007’s Technicolor Halo, saw Sweeney melting some electric noise into his traditional folk and country sound, and it featured a duet (“Long Road”) with his folk heroine Tracy Grammer, who also contributed fiddle to the album.
Normally strapping on an acoustic guitar or banjo and also sprinkled with a bit of folk spirituality, Sweeney has recently been in the studio with his band working on a new record. The first track “The Fall” is now streaming on his MySpace while the album will be released later this year.
He’s been compared to Dave Carter, Josh Ritter, and Gillian Welch as well as illustrious songwriters like Paul Simon and Cat Stevens, but you’ll have to come judge for yourself.
The gig is free on Wednesday, March 10th at the White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21+
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