Tommy Talton and Jeff Mosier

Wayfarer Music Hall and Music Matters Entertainment proudly present an incredible evening with Tommy Talton, Jeff Mosier and Friends on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. featuring Tommy Talton of Cowboy and the Gregg Allman Band, Jeff Mosier of The Mosier Brothers and Blueground Undergrass, Stan Robertson of Cowboy, and Johnny Mosier and David Blackmon of The Mosier Brothers. Talton and Mosier collaborated at the Holliday Hootenanny at the Variety Playhouse in December with many other special guests for a magical night, and by popular demand, they’re together again for one special evening. Tickets are $10 at the door. Athens singer/songwriter Josh Daniels opens the night with a set at 8:00 p.m.

Tommy Talton is one of the best songwriters and guitarists of our time. Talton has taken the southern music scene by storm in recent years with a new band, a new determination, and exceptional new music. Talton’s music showcases not only his classic slide and guitar work, but his distinctive vocals, and passionate songwriting. Tommy Talton Band live performances appeal to all ages, as evidenced by the wide age range of audiences at its live performances. Expect to hear music from many genres from the Tommy Talton, from blues, southern rock and country rock to Americana, R&B and soul. Talton’s critically acclaimed studio CD, Tommy Talton in Europe, was released on Hittin’ the Note Records In May 2008, and his highly anticipated new live CD, Live Notes from Athens, released in April 2009. Talton reunited with Cowboy in 2010, and released “Cowboy Boyer & Talton Reunion 2010,” a live recording, in 2011.

Talton was a founding member of Capricorn Records group Cowboy. While in Macon, GA through most of the 70s, Talton was a studio musician recording with artists such as Bonnie Bramlett, Martin Mull, Corky Lang (West, Bruce and Lang, Mountain), Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Clarence Carter, country legend Kitty Wells, Alex and Livingston Taylor, Arthur Conley of Sweet Soul Music fame, and more. He toured extensively throughout the U.S. with Cowboy and with the Gregg Allman tour, from Carnegie Hall (as special guests) to Fillmore West in San Francisco and most cities in between. Talton was also the guitarist on Gregg Allman’s “Laid Back” album. He lived and toured in Europe throughout the 90s and formed a group there, called The Rebelizers, with members of Albert Lee’s band, Hogan’s Heroes. Talton returned to the United States and formed the Tommy Talton Band in 2006. Talton performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on March 17, 2009, as a special guest with The Allman Brothers Band in celebration of the Band’s 40th anniversary, and again in April 2010 at the Macon City Auditorium in Macon, GA. Talton continues to tour with The Tommy Talton Band and Cowboy Boyer & Talton, and as a solo act in select venues, and as a special guest with many other well known, accomplished musicians and bands.
www.tommytalton.com


Reverend Jeff Mosier is the man best known as the purveyor of psychedelic hickhop bluesgrass. He formed Blueground Undergrass in 1998. Blueground featured Mosier as well as musical partners David Blackmon on fiddle (WIDESPREAD PANIC) and Matthew Williams on vocals and guitar. After Blueground Underground disbanded, Mosier formed The Mosier Brothers with brother Jerry Mosier and Blueground Undergrass’ David Blackmon. The Reverend Jeff Mosier is one of the founders of the Aquarium Rescue Unit and has a long and colorful history in the jam band genre. His special ability to combine bluegrass with trance, jazz and rock have made him an icon in the jam band world. The Reverend has shared the stage with Leftover Salmon,Widepsread Panic,Vassar Clemments, and many more. He toured in l994 with Phish and tutored them in the ways of bluegrass ("Perhaps no guest artist has had as great an influence on the band's music as the Rev Jeff Mosier..."- The Phish Companion).

To add to an already eclectic musical career, The Reverend also performs for senior citizens and Alzheimers patients as well as children. He is active in public service, combining his musicianship with speaking engagements. Recently, The Reverend worked with juvenile inmates at the Macon State Prison to produce a cd of original music.

For interviews or high res photos of the performers, please contact Terry Reeves at [email protected] or 404-734-6168. For ticket and venue info, please contact Chip Morris at 770-267-2035.