Mason Porter: Spring Tour, New Album
Mason Porter on tour in support of new album

West Chester, Pennsylvania (March 8, 2010) – Roots group Mason Porter hits the road March 26 through April 10 for a spring tour in support of their new album, Thunder in the Valley. After a snowy Pennsylvania winter that forced the band to cancel their CD Release Party—twice—the band is anxious to finally bring their show on the road. The tour heads south (and hopefully to warmer weather), winding through the Appalachian states of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, before eventually wrapping up with a homecoming show at the World Café Live in Philadelphia on April 10.

Thunder In The Valley was released December 10 via Philadelphia upstart Uncle Nicky Records. Produced by Tom Hamilton (American Babies, Brothers Past) and mixed by producer Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Hoots and Hellmouth), the album showcases the songwriting of band members Joe D’Amico, Tim Celfo and Paul Wilkinson. Preserving the core instrumentation of acoustic guitar, mandolin and upright bass—as well as Mason Porter’s signature three-part harmonies—Thunder in the Valley displays the band’s ability to expand beyond its original folk and bluegrass roots with more intricate songwriting and arrangements.

For more information, promo materials, or to schedule an interview please contact:
Joe D’Amico
masonporter@gmail.com
http://www.masonporter.com

Mar 19 Burlap and Bean, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Mar 26 Cafe Nola, Frederick, Maryland
Mar 27 The Boot, Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 28 Legend Brewery, Richmond, Virginia
Mar 28 Cary Street Café, Richmond, Virginia
Mar 29 The Evening Muse, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 31 Preservations Pub, Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 1 The Green Lantern, Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 2 The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, West Virginia
Apr 3 Moondogs, Blawnox, Pennsylvania
Apr 10 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Along with Mason Porter, Missing Palmer West, John Grecia Band, The New Bolsheviks and Victoria Shea & Company will also be performing.

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http://phillyacoustic.blogspot.com/2010/02/mason-porter-is-cursed.html

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Here is what our week looks like:
2/11 Philly, The Fire w/Chirs Kasper, Andrew Lipke, Cowmuddy, Spirit and Dust and more!
2/12 Upstate to Westfield, PA (Paul’s home town) for a gig at the Bear Track Tavern.
2/13 VT bound, Snowshoe Lodge in Montgomery, VT
2/14 Burlington, VT at Radio Bean
2/15 New York City at the Rockwood Music Hall

Links to all of these venues are available on our Tour page.

Some more local gigs coming up include The Note on Feb. 28th and Steel City on March 5th

This band has a history with snow, that’s obvious, but it goes back further than this winter. Yesterday while I was looking out at the blowing snow I was reminded of another snow storm we had a few years ago. It happened to be the night Paul and I met. I came into town with Jesse and we went down to Gee’s deli. They were closing down for the night and having a party in the store. We brought our instruments, played songs and got snowed in. Out of a handful of late nights like this one the band was born that winter. We got Tim on board and booked our first gig at Rex’s soon after. It’s three years later now and the band has grown into something very special and we’re great friends.

I got a text yesterday from a friend it read, “Dude, next time you reschedule a cd release I’m planning a ski trip”. We have an exciting year ahead of us and plenty of more shows on the schedule. We’re not sure yet if we’re going to call any of them a “CD Release Party”.

So maybe these storms weren’t what we wanted to happen but we sure had a great time last night. Thanks to everyone who came to the show and watched the SnowCast. If you missed it, or want to see it again, the SnowCast is saved and is viewable anytime here.

J.D.

Online TV Shows by Ustream

Tonight we are going to web cast our CD Release Party from Tim’s house at 9pm. Just go to http://www.masonporter.com and you’ll find it. We’re calling it the SnowCast! Tell your friends, should be fun.

Here is a little preview of a song I just wrote in honor of our good luck.