CW Stoneking Returns to North America for East Coast Tour; Plays Newport Folk Festival

Critically acclaimed Australian bluesman CW Stoneking makes his return to North America this summer for a run of east coast tour dates, culminating with an appearance at the Newport Folk Festival.

See below for the complete routing. Stoneking's most recent album and U.S. debut, Gon' Boogaloo, reached #9 on Billboard's Blues chart and received extensive critical acclaim with NPR Music's Bob Boilen saying of Stoneking, "He grew up on this music, he loves this music, he's deep inside this music - this is what he is and knows, and it really feels like it comes from the right place." PRI's "The World" calls Gon' Boogaloo "incredibly well-crafted and true to both musical style and recording techniques of prewar blues in the South," while Stereogum notes, "Classic electric chicken grease chords, a three-piece backup harmony, rhythmic bass and claps fitting for a jitterbug or bouncy two-step combine for a feel reminiscent of early Ray Charles," and the Village Voice calls Stoneking "the hottest-and most enigmatic-blues artist in Australia."

Tour dates follow: July 14 - Mt. Solon, VA - Redwing Roots Music Fest July 15 - Chapel Hill, NC - Motorco July 17 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt July 19 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's July 20 - Detroit, MI - Waking Windows Detroit July 21 - Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel July 22 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount July 26 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live July 27 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge July 28 - Washington, DC - DC9 July 30 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival.

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