COODER SET TO EMBARK ON FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN TEN YEARS THIS JUNE

“The big work Cooder is doing here — using earnest melodies from long ago to speak to the mushrooming crises, internal and external, of the present moment.” – NPR Music

“A confident, and comforting, celebration of American roots music.” – Los Angeles Times

Toronto, ON – May 11, 2018 – A masterwork of roots, blues and R&B, Ry Cooder’s first new solo album in six years, The Prodigal Son, is out today to wide critical acclaim. Framed by Cooder's expressive vocals and graceful, elegant guitar work, The Prodigal Son, is all-America; our spiritual, hopeful voices, our raw cries and our sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim Travelers, The Stanley Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, and Ry Cooder himself.  

Ry Cooder is gearing up to embark on his first North America tour in nearly a decade.  Joining him will be drummer, percussionist, and keyboardist, Joachim Cooder; singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Robert Francis; saxophonist, Sam Gendel; and GRAMMY Award-winning vocal trio, The Hamiltones. For full tour routing and ticket information, please visit: RyCooder.com. 

Watch extraordinary live performances of The Prodigal Son, Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right, and, Straight Street. These rare performance clips, along with the mini-documentary, Making The Prodigal Son, were filmed and directed by videographer Jeff Coffman; with audio engineered and mixed by Martin Pradler. 

Get The Prodigal Son: HERE
 

TOUR DATES:
June 4 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere 
June 6 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse 
June 7 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre 
June 8 – New York, NY – Town Hall Theatre 
June 12 – Derry, NH – Tupelo 
June 22 – Ann Arbor, MI – Muchigan Theater
June 24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
June 26 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall 
June 27 – Ottawa, ON – Centerpoint           
June 29 – Montréal, QC – Jazz Festival @ Maisonneuve 
June 30 – Burlington, VT – Flynn Theater 
July 1 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood 
July 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center 
July 13 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
July 14 – Courtenay, BC – Vancouver Island MusicFest 
July 15 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Folk Music Festival 
July 17 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall 
July 19 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
July 20 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall 
July 21 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
July 22 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
August 10 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
August 14 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
October 8 – Amsterdam, Holland – Carre
October 9 – Amsterdam, Holland – Carre
October 11 – Antrwep, Belgium – Stadsschouwburg
October 12 – Ostend, Belgium – Kursaal
October 15 – Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium
October 16 – Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Concert Hall
October 18 – London, England – Cadogan Hall
October 21 – Paris, France – L'Olympia

www.RyCooder.com