ADVANCE TICKET SALES, $30 ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND AT THE DOOR.

The Black Rose is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with this special concert featuring Raul Reynoso and New West. The show will be conducted a little differently from most of our shows. In place of our normal opening acts, we will have special guests perform, make presentations, and tell stories highlighting the history of the Black Rose. During intermission we will distribute cupcakes and sparkling cider to all of our guests and celebrate with a toast to the Black Rose. Raul and New West will then take the stage and put on an hour show.

About New West: New West is all about songwriting that celebrates the working cowboy, music in the western swing style with hints of Django Reinhardt’s own guitar stylings, and music that entertains, by performers who love what they do. New West is a winner of The Will Rogers Award for Best Western Group, Academy of Western Artists. Mike Fleming writes beautiful songs about the West and about cowboys. Not the fantasy cowboys of the movies, but the genuine article. To bring his songs to life, he assembled a dynamic vocal trio with David Jackson and Raul Reynoso. Their voices blend smoothly, and their harmonies are crafted artfully. Can you call a 3-piece group a band? When one of the three is Raul Reynoso, yes. One of the finest acoustic guitarists in the business (and with New West he doubles on mandolin with comparable skill), his tasteful solos and fills give each song even greater depth and character. Add to the mix the extraordinary musicianship and showpiece vocals of David Jackson, and you have New West.

Raul Reynoso's incredible instrumental & vocal talent has made him one of California's most sought after musicians and performers. Raul has played at the Grand Old Opry and recorded an LP with Larry McNeely titled "Power Play." He is a two-time Western Regional flatpicking champion who has been nominated three times for best instrumentalist by the Western Music Association. For ten years he was the lead member of the "Thunder Mountain Boys" and "The Rhythm Brothers" at Disneyland. He is most noted for his expertise on acoustic guitar and mandolin with a mastery of styles ranging from bluegrass and western swing to 30's jazz in the tradition of the legendary Django Reinhardt. Raul has released his own CD entitled “Royal Street.”

Michael Fleming was raised at the foot of the Colorado Rockies. There he developed a profound love for the West and its people that has compelled him to create music celebrating its culture. He has been described by reviewers as “a creative and perceptive songwriter” whose work is “among the most innovative in Western Music.” Mike writes most of the original material for New West and won the Academy of Western Artists (AWA) 1997 Will Rogers Award/Best Western Swing Song for his composition, “Sometimes This Old Cowboy Gets the Blues,” as well as the 1997 Western Music Association/Song of the Year and 1998 AWA Best Song with co-writer, Les Buffham, for ”Below the Kinney Rim.“

David Jackson, bass player extraordinaire, is much in demand as a studio musician and voice-over artist. He is known for his infectious enthusiasm and humor and has wowed audiences across the country with his prowess and versatility on bass, piano, and accordion. In 1996 Dave was honored by the California Country Music Association as Best Instrumentalist. He has played and sung with luminaries such as Kenny Rogers, Hoyt Axton, Cher, Jackson Browne and Dwight Yoakum, to name a few. His true love is music and poetry about the West. He brings abundant experience and heart to this sweet singin' trio.

+++ $30 ADVANCE TICKET SALES THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND AT THE DOOR. +++

Doors open at 6:15 pm; concert starts at 7:00 pm.

+++ Free, off-street parking is available in the church lot across the street from our hall. +++

Baked goods, coffee, tea, and water available for purchase in the Community Center. Complimentary cupcakes and sparkling cider will be served at intermission.