Two country-music performers will present Sunday’s Levitt Amp concert.
This week’s Levitt AMP concert in the park will feature country singers Rachel Brooke and Rye Davis.
Brooks is quite the paradox: a seasoned songwriter who perfectly embodies the music of the American South but lives in the wilds of Michigan.
An artist who grew up performing with parents in the family bluegrass band but spent her teen years raging away in an all-girl punk band.
An introvert off stage, whose wall-shaking voice has earned her a place at cutting- edge roots music festivals like Muddy Roots, SXSW, AmerianaFest, Mountain Top, and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
An icon of underground country, whose newest critically acclaimed album has been featured in major media outlets like CMT, Parade Magazine, Glide, and Cowboys and Indians, and garnered the attention from Nashville big-wigs.
But when you sing this well and play like hell, who do you have to answer to anyways?
Rye Davis is a modern day troubadour from Pig, Ky., performing over 150 shows a year both as a headliner and supporting act.
In that time he has opened for names like John Anderson, Kendell Marvel, Ward Davis, The Steel Woods, Brent Cobb, Darryl Worley, Andy Griggs, Chris Knight, Julie Roberts, Sunny Sweeney, and Whitey Morgan.
He has been an invited performer at Nashville’s famous Bluebird Cafe.
Brad Paisley gave Rye a big compliment when he said to him, ” You sound a lot like Alan Jackson.” Rye’s smooth, distinctive vocals, captivating songs and live show energy bring his brand of country music to a whole new generation of growing listeners who never knew what country could be.
Armed with a can-do attitude and determination, Rye Davis stands as a beacon of hope for the return of real, down home music.
The concert will begin at 6 p.m. in Wiley Park in Galva. Admission is free.
Concert goers should bring their own seating. There will be food vendors on site.
The Levitt AMP Galva Music Series is funded by a grant from the Levitt Foundation, as well as local donations. See the complete summer lineup here.
