The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is pleased to bring Marley’s Ghost to the Oak Glen Pavilion on Sunday, November 6 at 4 p.m., in a concert sponsored by New Times and KCBX, as part of our on-going concert series. After more than 22 years of making music together, recording nine albums, and performing thousands of shows across the country, Marley’s Ghost remains one of the best-kept secrets of the acoustic music world, an untapped natural resource waiting to be discovered.
Even the members of the band have trouble describing their music, but they all know whatever they do, it always comes out sounding uniquely like Marley’s Ghost. Mandolinist Jon Wilcox thinks it’s the vocals. Steel guitarist Ed Littlefield says it’s the broad repertoire. Guitarist Dan Wheetman just calls it American roots music, if you count reggae.
“These men are mining for emotional convergences of voices and instruments, sentiments and sensibilities, song and style, and often find it in rich, unexpected combinations.” —Joel Selvin Senior Pop Music Critic, San Francisco Chronicle
The most important ingredients in the Marley’s Ghost equation are the characters in the band. The five multi-instrumentalists- Dan Wheetman, Jon Wilcox, Mike Phelan, Ed Littlefield Jr., and Jerry Fletcher- boast distinctive musical personalities that couldn’t be less alike yet together they are a unique amalgam of their respective backgrounds, personal proclivities, and musical abilities — a blend honed to a seamless collaboration over the many miles they traveled together down the road. Check them out online at www.marleysghostband.com.
Seating limited, reserve early on-line at www.slobg.org or (805) 541-1400 ext 301. Cost: $15 members; $20 non-members. Concert begins at 4 p.m., free docent led tour of the Garden begins in the Preview Garden at 3pm. No-host bar.
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is located on 150 acres in El Chorro Regional Park off Highway One between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo, at 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. When the master plan is complete, the Garden will be the only garden of its kind in the United States exclusively devoted to the ecosystems and plants of the five mediterranean climate regions of the world. Through its programs and facilities, the Garden fosters an appreciation and understanding of the relationship between people and nature and encourages a sense of stewardship for the natural environment.
Visit us online at www.slobg.org.
Lindsey Miller
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