BRITTANY SWORD
Brittany Sword writes songs on the deeper subjects of life. Pairing her rhythmic guitar style playing, powerful vocals & positive personality Brittany creates an upbeat and enchanting concert experience you don't want to miss!
Prior to her solo career in May of 2019, Brittany Sword had played original folk rock music with her husband Cory Bedford in the duo “The Stress Vine”. Due to various health issues, the duo could no longer go on. But, Brittany needed a creative outlet for her music that speaks to her love of life, stories of personal struggles and triumph! This of course lead to the creation of her solo music career which she is deeply grateful for.
Following the success of the first round of fundraising, Brittany is currently writing and recording music for the COLORS EP. COLORS is set for release in the Spring of 2022. Her single “Thinking of You” can be streamed or downloaded on all major digital streaming platforms.
BRIAN HERRIN
Brian Herrin is a classically trained singer-songwriter now living in Iowa. Originally from Illinois, he has shared the stage with such acts as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vertical Horizon, Tonic, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sister Hazel and CLOVERTON. In 2008, he co-founded the band Decoy. From 2008-2015, he performed hundreds of shows and recorded two albums with the Des Moines based pop rock group. Currently, Brian can be found performing throughout the Midwest and is set to release a new solo album in 2023.
ACES AND EIGHTS
THANKSGIVING EVE: IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN AND ACES AND EIGHTS RETURN FOR ANOTHER LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE!
STEVE MCLAIN HARVEST MOON: A NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE
COME TO CIDER HOUSE AND CELEBRATE THE HARVEST MOON. STEVE MCLAIN IS DOING A SPECIAL NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE NIGHT. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR!
DAY'S LIVE MUSIC
WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME EARLIER THIS MONTH WITH DAY THAT SHE’S COME BACK!
CHANGE YOUR WEEKEND PLANS! WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE PATIO!
RIVER DOGS BLUES BAND
RIVER DOGS BLUES BAND RETURNS TO CIDER HOUSE!!
The new Riverdogs Blues Band
September of 2021 was the first live show at Fairfield’s Sondheim Theater since Covid. Opening for the Hitmen classic rock show was the Riverdogs Blues Band. This was the first performance with drummer Matt Mazza, completing the previous 3 piece Riverdogs. This year, 2023 welcomes the addition of new bassist George Foster. Premier veteran of the Fairfield music scene, his roster of bands includes Skunk River Medicine show, Steve McClain, and Bambu. The foundation of the Riverdogs’ sound is the dynamic duo of singer Bonnie VanBuskirk and guitarist/founder Randy Walker, a many years long performing relationship that shows. Bonnie’s vocal talent reached local fame at the sold out Motown and Soul Revues at the Sondheim Theater. As of this publication, the Riverdogs will be fresh from the Keosauqua Rollin’ on the River Festival Memorial Day weekend 2023. Looking ahead in June is the return to the award winning Cider House (Fishback and Stevenson) Friday, June 16 at 7:30pm. Next up is the Jefferson County Fair 2023, performing Thursday, June 22 at 7pm. This performance is sponsored by the Southeast Iowa Blues Society. Please enjoy an evening of the best of the blues.
IVY FORD
IVY FORD RETURNS TO THE CIDER HOUSE!
“I hope people listen to my music…and walk away with their souls feeling 10 times richer than before”
IF YOU MISSED HER ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR SHOW LAST TIME AROUND, DON’T WORRY. WE GOT YOU.
Ivy Ford, singer, musician, entertainer. Waukegan born and raised, at just 22 she is quite the up and coming artist of the Chicago blues and live music scene. Ivy Ford started performing live with Kenosha based band The Real Deal, managed by Steve Rainey at 13 and since then continues to nurture her niche and calling to the music. She plays piano, alto saxophone, drums, bass guitar and guitar which are primarily self taught. In late 2012, Ford joined a local blues band which in time evolved into Ivy Ford and The Cadillacs and gained fair amounts of popularity.
Fast forward two years and Ivy Ford has managed to take the Chicago scene by storm. In January,2015 Ivy Ford opened for the legend, Buddy Guy at his club in Chicago and continues to share the stage with Chicago blues hall of famers, J.B. Ritchie, Joe Moss, Toronzo Cannon and Tom Holland. She fronts her very own band and besides obtaining the title of “Chicago’s Blues Kitten,” performs song selections from not just the blues genres but RnB and soul. Aside from performing every weekend at both private and public event, clubs and venues, she is in the process of recording an unplugged album including originals. Some recent event for Ford include, radio shows on 90.9 WDCB, and In a Nutshell radio show on 98.3 WRLR. She’s been apart of Buddy Guys Legends, Artist series and traveled to Minneapolis, MN to perform at Artspace’s 2013 Celebration at the Cowle Theater. Ivy Ford has been featured in Buddy Guy’s Blues and Music News, Lake County Magazine and Blues Guitar Expert’s online forum. To follow or check into Ford’s shows and happenings go to www.Facebook.com/IvyFord or Twitter at #MissIvyFord.
Ivy Ford, is one of the leading “youngbloods” of blues and brings a refreshing yet classic face to the music. She handles her cherry red, Epiphone-339 with as much confidence as any of the bluesmen today and can belt out notes to fill a room and serenade a phrase sweeter than sugar in ways that make anyone and everyone tune in to what she has to say. Ivy Ford, always respects the history and tradition of roots and blues music, while presenting it in a fresh, young and trendy way.
STEVE MCLAIN
SUMMER NIGHTS WITH STEVE MCLAIN
STEVE MCLAIN AND FRIENDS ARE BACK FOR THURSDAY NIGHTS AT THE CIDER HOUSE. COME EARLY, GET A DRINK, GRAB SOME FOOD AND RELAX INTO THE EVENING!
ALI SPERRY
Ali Sperry, when faced with a year of trauma, racial reckoning, and downright worldwide existential crisis, did what she has always done — turned inward and wrote songs that channeled, mirrored and ultimately DISTILLED those cultural currents — distilled is the operative word, here, as she and her producer, Jamie Dick, wisely avoid long-form folk indulgence for streamlined contours and razor hooks that feel more rock/pop than folk, and are fairly begging for a decent car stereo and an open road.
Ali, in her singing and writing, is the people’s champ of the “less is more" ethos. There is a slight echo of Laurel Canyon in the sonics of the record, and, always, the confident under-singing of a woman who knows her words and melodies will happily do the heavy lifting.
She and Jamie have brought in an absolute murderers' row of beloved Nashville players, including Jen Gunderman, Audley Freed, Sadler Vaden, Joe Pisapia, Owen Biddle, Kai Welch, Kristin Weber, Rich Hinman, and a slew of other bright lights. It's a testament to both their instincts and their respect for Sperry’s presence and voice, that it never feels like a cavalcade of assembled star-turns, but a real love-in of massively talented musical souls.
Jamie Dick’s production artfully maintains the connective tissue from song to song, and always gives pride of place to Sperry’s voice and truth telling. Raised by musician/Transcendental Meditation-teacher parents in Fairfield, Iowa, music has been a constant thread throughout Sperry’s life and was the driving force that brought her to Nashville in 2009. She is such a beloved presence around Nashville -co-writing, teaching yoga or lending a listening ear to friends in high-end coffee shops or low-end dives … who knows how much the world will be able to get her away for extended touring…..we can hope. Nevertheless, this is a record that should quietly find its way into a lot of needy hearts.
STEVE MCLAIN
STEVE MCLAIN THURSDAY NIGHTS
GRAB A SUNDOWNER AND RELAX TO THE ALWAYS GOOD VIBES OF STEVE MCLAIN AND FRIENDS.
STEVE MCLAIN
STEVE MCLAIN AND HIS THURSDAY RESIDENCY.
STEVE IS GOING TO BE HERE AT CIDER HOUSE DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST, MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME.
NEW FROM STEVE: “It’s my extreme pleasure to announce that I will be playing with legendary guitar slinger Jimmy Ryan, this Thursday 5/25 at cider house 6:30-8:30. Jimmy has gold records with Carley Simon, Jim Croce, and cat stevens, and has been weaving him self Into the rock and roll fabric that we love so much since his debut with ”the critters” in 1964. This is a do not miss situation!!”
MAX TEMPLIN
MAX TEMPLIN RETURNS TO THE CIDER HOUSE!!
https://www.instagram.com/maxtemplinmusic/
KID DAKOTA
KID DAKOTA RETURNS TO CIDER HOUSE!
Formed in 1999, Kid Dakota released two albums on LOW's Chairkicker's Union - “So Pretty” (2002), and “The West is the Future” (2004) - and four albums on Graveface Records - “A Winner's Shadow” (2008), “Listen to the Crows As They Take Flight” (2011), “Denervation” (2018), and “Age of Roaches.” With the addition of new drummer/guitarist Lars Oslund (New Primals, Services), Kid Dakota has embarked on a bold new sonic adventure which incorporates dueling guitars and a drum machine while maintaining his trademark minimalism. His new album, “Praegustator,” will be released in 2023.
Darren is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, engineer, teacher, and producer. Although he grew up in a small town in Western South Dakota, Darren cut his musical teeth in Minneapolis. A fixture on the scene there for two decades, Darren founded two critically-acclaimed bands (Kid Dakota and the Olympic Hopefuls), released nine albums, and won three Minnesota Music Awards including “Artist of the Year.” He toured extensively in the United States and Europe, sharing stages with rock and roll icons such as Soul Asylum and the Violent Femmes as well as indie rock stalwarts like LOW and Black Moth Super Rainbow.
https://kiddakota.band/
FORREST McCURREN
FORREST & MARGARET McCURREN RETURN TO THE CIDER HOUSE!
Forrest McCurren comes from the heart of the heartland, where the foothills of the Ozarks meet the Big Muddy: The Middle-of-Missouri. Blazing his own trail while stylistically tipping his hat to the songwriting giants of the past, McCurren wields the magic of lyricism to cast a light on the many intricacies of everyday life set against vignettes of Middle America. Tackling topics such as: wise words from waitresses, heartbroken high school football standouts, and tattooed trailer park lovers, McCurren writes songs for good people that got bad grades in school, are drunk on dreams, and still trying to figure out if life is sour or sweet.
