Fox River House is excited to host Beth Bombara and Ben Mulwana and the Village.
Ben Mulwana and The Village 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Beth Bombara 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an
earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. The Columbia Tribune notes,
“Her songs live in the same world as greats like Petty and Dylan; Gillian and Joni, and grow up
like trees drawing nourishment from their roots. But she never, ever sounds like the "typical"
artist who claims these influences; Bombara to zig where someone else might zag, making
harder or gentler turns, brushing up against jazz or taking rock toward its fulfillment.”
Bombara spent years on the road in other bands before encouragement from peers led her to
start writing and performing her own music.
“I never set out to be a lead singer,
” she admits.
wasn’t comfortable being in the spotlight like that. I struggled with anxiety and talking into a
microphone just froze me up.
” Yet the songs were there. So Bombara slowly started performing
her own material, watering the seeds that would grow into her own career. Her most recent
album, It All Goes Up, spent 7 weeks on the Americana Radio charts, garnering stellar reviews
from fans and critics alike.
Ben Mulwana is a Ugandan-born and raised artist residing in Kenosha, Wisconsin. With thought-provoking lyrics and a diverse range of musical inspiration, Mulwana's music has been described as Afro-soul rock that takes on a unique storytelling quality. The full band brings a dynamic and high-energy quality that builds on the soulful presence of his solo performances.
The album “Mr. Mulwana” is about growth, in music, mind and soul. "I built the studio I recorded in from scratch with the goal of recording all the songs in it. I thought of giving up several times, and several times I got back up and kept going. This album is the musical representation of this process, all the ups and downs, the struggle and the joy of it all."
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