Christie Lenée
with Special Guest Ryan David Green
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Doors 7 p.m. | Show 8 p.m.
Main Floor Only $25 (incl. fees)

This show is not included in season ticket packages. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+. This show is generously sponsored by David Short and Beverley Luckey-Short.

“Acoustic Guitarist of the Year” and celebrated singer/songwriter Christie Lenée is more than a musician – she’s an experience. Symphonic compositions flow from her fingertips effortlessly, with sound ranging from transcendental folk-pop to virtuosic instrumentals.

Christie has been described as “Dave Matthews meets Joni Mitchell and Michael Hedges,” integrating melodic pop lyricism with catchy hooks and percussive, harmonic textures. Since achieving 1st place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2017, her captivating performances have been seen on stages with Tommy Emmanuel, Tim Reynolds (Dave Matthews Band), Andy McKee, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Melissa Etheridge, Antigone Rising, Kaki King, Jake Shimabukuro and Christopher Cross to name a few.

Featured on the Grammy Museum’s virtual program streaming from Los Angeles, a 2x Finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition, plus a variety of articles in Guitar Player Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and the recent notability of “Best Acoustic Guitarists in the World Right Now” (Guitar World Magazine), Christie continues to awe crowds with the unique essence of her music.

Lenee’s newly released album Coming Alive reminds devout listeners of her spiritual and sublime songwriting, inspirational lyrics, and of course, sensational guitar playing. The first line of the intro title track (“I’ve got a feeling deep inside”), tells you everything you need to know: Lenée’s sixth album is a chronicle of joy and hope, of self-confidence and empowerment, of renewal and light.

Coming Alive features iconic guitar hooks and powerhouse vocal performances. She collaborated with a bevy of talented musicians on the album, including co-producer Matthew Odmark (Jars of Clay), drummer Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Toto, Sting, John Mayer), bassist Adam Nitti (Kenny Loggins, Carrie Underwood, Susan Tedeschi), and keyboardist Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay). It was a dream lineup put together to create Lenée’s quintessential statement piece.

Christie was recently featured in Go Magazine, Americana Highways, Bluegrass Situation, Country Queer and Acoustic Guitar Magazine. With a new album in hand, she’s Coming Alive – right on time.

About Ryan David Green

Ryan David Green's music has been called "virtuosic acoustic guitar that is remarkably accessible", with fast fingerwork that is always in service of unmistakeable melodies. Performing a blend of instrumental guitar pieces and delicate vocal tunes, Green takes audiences to a place both otherworldly, and somehow surprisingly intimate.

A graduate of Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music, Ryan David Green has performed on four continents, been profiled in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and twice been named "Best Guitarist" in the Tucson Music Awards (where he currently resides). His original compositions have received numerous film and TV placements, including shows on E!, Lifetime, and ABC Family/Freeform.

His acoustic-duo Ryanhood (with musical partner Cameron Hood) has performed with a wide-range of artists including Jason Mraz, Matt Nathanson, and Train, and were named the "Best Group/Duo" in the International Acoustic Music Awards.

His debut solo-guitar album Off and Running was released on June 14, 2024.

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt Together On Stage
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $59 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $59
Balcony $69
Loge $84
Main Floor $99

This show is included in 2022-2023 full season tickets and half season package B. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

Two of America's most prolific songwriters of any generation - Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - return to Bremerton to share their unique blend of musical artistry. Both performers deliver songs that speak to your core with lyrics filled with equal parts joy and pain. While on stage, the genuine affection and admiration each holds for the other is shared with the audience as they riff and entertain not only those listening, but themselves as well. These master storytellers will lead you on an intimate journey of heart-wrenching, soul-searching, and often times funny as hell truths.

Lyle Lovett is easily one of the most revered of America's singer-songwriters and performers; yet he isn't an artist easily defined. Lovett has been a music pioneer forging his own path since 1980, carving out a career that spans 14 albums over 5 decades. Fusing elements of Americana, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues, he both pens and performs barrier-breaking music, which ceaselessly defies convention. Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album.

John Hiatt is one of those songwriters that other songwriters strive to emulate, and unfortunately for them, most fall short. Hiatt doesn’t just write a song, he builds one—constructing words with such precision, the listener becomes immediately engaged and goes along for the ride as the story unfolds. This gift is why some of the most highly acclaimed artists from the rock, blues and country genres consider themselves fortunate to cover one of his tunes.

Hiatt’s characters are laid bare as he captivates his audience with their stories so intimately exposed that he has earned his place as one the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters of all time. With 22 studio albums under his belt and songs covered by artists as diverse as Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Aaron Neville, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, Hiatt has been nominated for 10 Grammys and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. Eric Clapton and BB King share a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album for Riding with the King, the title track penned by Hiatt.

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