Events
BLACKIE FARRELL & BOBBY BLACK
707 Marina Vista,
Martinez
Blackie Farrell - guitar/ vocals
Bobbie Black - pedal steel guitar
Blackie Farrell might not be a household name, but among his
peers, he’s no unsung hero. His songs have been recorded and
performed by artists ranging from Leo Kottke, Tom Russell, Robert
Earl Keen, Dave Alvin, and Michael Martin Murphy, to Bill
Kirchen, Commander Cody, Ray Campi, Jerry Lee Lewis, Asleep at
the Wheel, and Chris O’Connell.
Blackie is a story-teller, cutting a straight line right through
life’s jagged edges, not smoothing them over but illuminating
their points. Some haunting, some heroic, his tales stick to your
bones and conjure up lost spirits and the longings of a well-worn
heart.
Bobby Black is a world-renowned master of the steel guitar who
has played and performed for over 50 years with groups like
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Asleep at the Wheel,
The Sir Douglas Quintet, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The
Moonlighters and many more.