Scroll down for a complete list of artists who have performed at Tales from the Tavern.
NEXT SHOW: MARCH 20 - Joe Pug
Joe Pug’s first big break came when, at the age of 23, Steve Earle tapped him as the opening act for Earle’s Townes Van Zandt tribute tour. It took him through the U.S. and Europe, and exposed him to hardcore fans of singer-songwriter music, while also giving him the opportunity to observe the way Earle handed every kind of situation and performance environment that arose. It was, for a young artist, a master class, and he was a worthy student. Since then, his music career has been a slow and steady burn.
Following the Townes tour, Pug (short for Pugliese) recorded and released an EP, which he made available for free to fans, or anyone who requested it. The unconventional strategy resulted in him sending out 15,000 free copies but selling more than 20,000 units, and ensured that there were fans in every town he played.
“Our fans became like a radio station for us,” he recalls, “and they still are.”
Since then, Pug has recorded and released another half-dozen albums. He has performed at Newport Folk Festival, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, his music has been featured on syndicated shows, including “Prairie Home Companion” and “Mountain Stage,” and he hosts a podcast called “The Working Songwriter.”
Please join us in welcoming Joe Pug for his first performance at Tales from the Tavern.
ARTISTS who have performed at Tales from the Tavern:
Priscilla Ahn - Dave Alvin – Phil Alvin - Eric Andersen - Joan Baez – Sam Baker - Marcia Ball - Ryan Bingham - Birds of Chicago - Stephen Bishop - Tim Bluhm - Suzy Bogguss - Ray Bonneville - Bonny "Prince" Billy and The Cairo Gang – Karla Bonoff - Jackie Bristow - Brother Sun - Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey - Chuck Cannon - Bill Carter - Carlene Carter - Matt Cartsonis - Peter Case - Annabelle Chvostek - Slaid Cleaves - Jacob Cole - Ron Colone – Elizabeth Cook - Jake Copass - John Corbett - Marshall Crenshaw - AJ Croce - Joe Crookston - David Crosby - Rodney Crowell - Kacey Cubero - Paul Curreri – Catie Curtis - Ruben Lee Dalton - Greg DeLeon - Grey DeLisle - Kris Delmhorst - Jesse DeNatale - Henry Diltz - Gerald DiPego - John Doe - Donovan - Andrew Duhon - Fred Eaglesmith - Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart – Craig Eastman - Tim Easton - Cliff Eberhardt - Kenny Edwards - Carrie Elkin - Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Lauren Ellis - Aireene Espiritu - Fabulous Ginn Sisters - Stephanie Finch - Rosie Flores - Steve Forbert - Gib Foss - Jeffrey Foucault - Tom Freund - Richie Furay - Tony Furtado - Chris Gaffney - Mary Gauthier - Dan Gerber - Eliza Gilkyson - Tony Gilkyson - John Gorka - Jon Dee Graham - Tracy Grammer - Art Green - Sarah Lee Guthrie - Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - John Hammond - Butch Hancock - Andrew Hardin – Michael Reno Harrell - Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen - Tish Hinojosa - Malcolm Holcombe - Rita Hosking - John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band - I See Hawks in LA - Janis Ian - Erin Inglish - Johnny Irion - Ruby Jane - Jill Knight - Danny Kortchmar - Jimmy LaFave - Patty Larkin - Jim Lauderdale - Phil Lee - Greg Liesz - Bob Lind - David Lindley - Juke Logan and Bill Lynch - The Long Ryders - Shelby Lynne - Michelle Malone - Mama’s Broke - The Mammals - Michael Martin - Iain Matthews - Anne McCue - Country Joe McDonald - John McEuen - Erin McKeon - Jonathan McEuen - Audrey Auld Mezera - Michael on Fire - Katy Moffatt - Cary Morin - Steve Moris - RB Morris - Gurf Morlix - Geoff Muldaur - Peter Mulvey - Dan Navarro - Danny O'Keefe - Carla Olson - Beth Orton - Gretchen Peters - Kelly Joe Phelps - Glen Phillips - Sean Phillips - Rod Picott - Owen Plant - Steve Poltz - Willy Porter - Steve Postell - Chuck Prophet - The Quebe Sisters - Joel Rafael - Willis Alan Ramsey - Walt Richardson - Kim Richey - Wil Ridge - Tom Rush - Tom Russell - Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld - Danny Schmidt - Maia Sharp - Dick Siegel - Darden Smith - Michael Smith - Preston Smith - Chris Smither - Ed Snodderly - JD Souther - Amy Speace - Devon Sproule - Dave Stamey - John Stewart – Mark Stuart -Forest Sun - Gregg Sutton - Eric Taylor - Jack Tempchin - Paul Thorn - Karen Tobin - Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan - Greg Trooper - Teresa Tudury - Karen Tyler - Ian Tyson - Randy Weeks - Kevin Welch - Corrine West - Cheryl Wheeler - Wheeler Brothers - Kenny White - David Wilcox - Paul Williams - The Young Dubliners