Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers Benefit for NARF
Blues for Native Justice
Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers to perform benefit concert for Native American Rights Fund
Boulder, CO- On October 9, 2009, at 7:00 pm Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers will perform at the Rock N Soul Café in Boulder in support of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF). This performance will be a blues filled evening with information about Native American Rights Fund
This intimate theater seats only 100 people. $20 general admission tickets for this event will be sold through at Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste I, or over the phone at 303-443-5108. Net proceeds from the events (half of each ticket sold) will be used to support NARF's legal programs. For information contact the development department at 303-447-8760 or visit the website www.narf.org.
Event website: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=140948074351&index=1
Longtime actor and musician, Gary Farmer plays the harmonica and vocals with his band the Troublemakers; Jaime Bird Yellowhorse on guitar and vocals, John Longbow on bass and vocals, Logan Nix on drums. Farmer's first ever CD release, "Love Songs and Other Issues", 2007 and new release "Lovesick Blues", 2009. The new CD is full of standard blues songs from the likes of Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, and Taj Mahal and originals like title track, "Lovesick Blues" and "Big and Strong". After a substantial career as an actor, filmmaker and cultural activist especially in the area of communications infrastructure for Native peoples and their communities. "Been a long-time supporter of public radio, especially in and around rural and urban communities world wide--it's the best way to take back control of our own lives after years of colonial oppression and genocide." Entertaining content that furthers the prosperity of indigenous people worldwide. But in the end, the blues is the answer. Gary currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.myspace.com/garyfarmerandthetroublemakers
Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.
NARF's practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues.
