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Richie Havens kicks off major US jaunt

Published January 23, 2009 04:01 PM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

Folk icon Richie Havens [ tickets ] is greeting the New Year with an extensive tour itinerary that stretches into next summer.

The singer/guitarist kicks things off this weekend in California and bounces all over the US through early June. Nearly a dozen shows on the trek are performances with multi-instrumentalist Harry Manx, who fuses folk and blues with classic Indian ragas. Havens' current itinerary is listed below, and updates can be found at his website as shows continue to trickle in.

The soulful folk-rocker is supporting his 30th album, "Nobody Left to Crown," which surfaced last summer on Verve Records. The set features originals and interpretations of songs by acts including The Who, Jackson Browne and Peter Yarrow. It is the latest offering in what Havens considers a continuous journey that advances with each record.

"My albums are meant to be a chronological view of the times we've come through, what we've thought about, and what we've done to grow and change," the performer explained in his bio. "There's a universal point to which we all respond, and where all songs apply to everyone."

"Nobody Left to Crown" follows 2004's self-produced "Grace of the Sun," which is another mixed bag of originals and covers.

Havens emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early '60s and went on to electrify the 1969 Woodstock festival with a set that spanned nearly three hours due to repeated encores. He came full circle at the 30th Woodstock anniversary celebration in 1999.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

January 2009
23 - San Diego, CA - Anthology
24 - Palmdale, CA - Palmdale Playhouse
30 - Fairfield, CT - Fairfield Theatre Company
31 - Barre, VT - Barre Opera House

February 2009
6 - Littleton, MA - Firehouse Coffeehouse
7 - Chicopee, MA - Veritas Auditorium
8 - West Hartford, CT - Carol Autorino Center/Hoffman Auditorium
13 - Flagstaff, AZ - Coconino Center for the Arts
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
15 - Tucson, AZ - Temple of Music & Art
20 - Kirkland, WA - Kirkland Performance Center*
22 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
25 - Ketchikan, AK - Kayhi Auditorium
28 - Homer, AK - Mariner Theatre

March 2009
1 - Anchorage, AK - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts/Discovery Theatre
5 - Grass Valley, CA - Northern California Center for the Arts
6 - Napa, CA - Napa Valley Opera House*
7 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*
14 - Elmer, NJ - Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
20 - Irvington, NY - Irvington Town Hall Theater (with Cliff Eberhardt)
21 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere*
22 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head Onstage*
28 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center for the Arts

April 2009
17 - Macomb, MI - Macomb Center for the Performing Arts*
18 - Jasper, IN - Jasper Community Arts Center*
19 - Grand Rapids, MI - Live at the Fountain
23 - Green Lake, WI - Thrasher Opera House*
24 - Stoughton, WI - Stoughton Opera House*
25 - Elgin, IL - Blizzard Theater*
26 - West Lafayette, IN - University Church*

May 2009
15 - New York, NY - Metropolitan Museum of Art
16 - Manasquan, NJ - Algonquin Arts
28 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
29 - Austin, MN - Paramount Theatre
30 - East Lansing, MI - Hahhah Community Center

June 2009
5 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center for the Arts
6 - Portland, ME - One Longellow Square

* Dates with Harry Manx