The Northerly is so excited to welcome back country blues guitarist, Roy Book Binder! Roy stopped by last year with Todd Albright and it was hands-down one of the most entertaining evenings we’ve had here. Roy Has been touring for 50 years, and has traveled with more blues legends than most can name. He will leave you inspired, amused, and anxious for more.

Kyle Orla will be playing a set of fingerstyle guitar music, and the night will also feature a student spotlight on Mitchell Kane to open the night!

*Special note: The show will be held at the Tasting Room in West Duluth (across the street from Wussow’s). The Tasting Room is owned by fellow Northerly student Jonny Reznick and we're so excited! Drinks will be available for purchase.

Roy Book Binder has the goods: the original, the bare-knuckle, the low-downblues. He has been rambling around the world for the past 50 years! Who can say they were friends with the Rev. Gary Davis, Pink Anderson and Robert Lockwood? And toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale & Bonnie Raitt? Roy can. He has the stories, the licks, “and the mystery of timeless music in his fingers. He's been featured on a PBS special and interviewed by Terry Gross on “Fresh Air.” He's also a regular at Fur Peace Ranch, where he teaches along with Jorma Kaukonen. When he brings his 'Tour Bus' to town, a one-man blues-fest ensues. He plays and he entertains, feeding us music and stories, and the evening is a celebration for us all. We're privileged to have Roy here to preserve - and extend - the tradition of great American blues music.”

The Northerly’s own Kyle Orla will be supporting Roy. An ever-student of early folk traditions, Kyle threads the needle between old melodies cloaked in relevant aesthetics. His guitar playing is adventurous, unburdened by convention, but deeply marked by the golden age of the 20's-30's repertoire.

Opening the night will be our student spotlight on Mitchell Kane! Mitchell has been working with Kyle for the past few years, and is a guitarist and rural historian focused on learning and preserving American folk music.