PRESS RELEASE
September 4, 2015
Diana Wortham Theatre
2 South Pack Square
Asheville, NC 28801
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Ellis, Managing Director
Diana Wortham Theatre
Office Ph#: (828) 257-4512
E-Mail: jellis@dwtheatre.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Who:
Red Moon Road
When:
Friday, September 25, 2015 • 8:00 p.m.
Where:
Diana Wortham Theatre
Ticket Prices:
Regular: $32; Student: $27; Child $20
Student Rush day-of show (with valid I.D.) $10
Info/Tickets:
Box Office (828) 257-4530 • www.dwtheatre.com
Tickets on sale August 20th
Artist’s Website:
www.redmoonroad.com
For Interviews:
Daniel Jordan • info@redmoonroad.com • 204-918-5524
For Calendar Listings:
An endearing folk trio hailing from Canada, Red Moon Road combines banjo, guitar, and
mandolin to bring energetic sounds to its modern roots tunes, complete with exquisite harmonies
and masterfully told stories. Friday, September 25, 2015, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets: Regular $32;
Student $27; Child $20; Student Rush day-of-the-show (with valid I.D.) $10. Tickets/Info: (828)
257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com.
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“What makes their show truly remarkable is their ability to tell a story and connect the dots
between the songs.”
– Julien Desaulniers, Festival du Voyageur Inc.
“Underlying their casual and relaxed demeanor are finely hones instrumental skills, tight three
part harmony, and intricate counterpoint…if you’ve got an audience wanting to listen, Red
Moon Road has got a performance they’ll want to listen to.”
– Elly Tose, Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society
“On the Mainstage they more than hold their own with great songs, fantastic stories, and
soaring harmonies.”
- James Keelaghan, Summerfolk Festival
CANADIAN FOLK ROOTS TRIO RED MOON ROAD PLAYS DIANA WORTHAM
THEATRE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 AT 8:00 P.M.
Canadian roots trio Red Moon Road takes the stage at Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday,
September 25, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Inspired by the great outdoors and gifted with a keen
storytelling sensibility, this endearing and modern band joins Asheville audiences from folk
festivals all over Canada and parts of the United States.
Red Moon Road’s musicians joined together from polar opposite musical backgrounds; Daniel
Jordan hails from jazz training, while Daniel Peloquin-Hopfner is a bilingual prog-rock vet.
The Winnipeg band’s lead singer, Sheena Rattai, grew up singing in church choirs and then
fronted a funk band before teaming up with her band mates to create the mellow tones of a
modern folk group. It is the special skillset each musician brings from past experiences that
makes Red Moon Road unique among its peers: the delay pedal in the middle of an acoustic set,
or a loop track to lock the rhythm down. And though the trappings of the band may speak of
backwoods – they’ve been known to take the stage with pinecones in their hair – there is still the
steady flow of pop and jazz to accentuate the finer points of Red Moon Road’s story-telling
melodies.
The band’s self-titled debut album was met with praise, as was its latest EP, Tales from the
Whiteshell. The combinations of mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and banjo behind Rattai’s twilight
voice have propelled it forward from fireplaces to festivals, and now to Diana Wortham
Theatre’s welcoming stage.
Red Moon Road’s Asheville performance is presented by Performance Sponsors First Citizens
Bank and Ward & Smith, P.A.; and by Mainstage Music Series Sponsors Joel & Deborah
Berkowitz, Henry LaBrun, and the Omni Grove Park Inn; with additional support from Media
Sponsor WNC magazine.
The entrance for the Diana Wortham Theatre is marked by the location of the theatre’s marquee
between 12 and 14 Biltmore Avenue. Patrons enter the theatre through the breezeway between
Marble Slab Creamery and White Duck Taco, and into a large interior courtyard with multiple
glass doors to the theatre’s main lobby and box office. The intimate theatre seats just over 500
and boasts exceptional acoustics and sightlines, making it the premier performance space in
Western North Carolina. The Mainstage Series is supported by a grant from the North Carolina
Arts Council, a state agency. The Mainstage Series 2015/2016 Season Sponsors are the Asheville
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Scene, Blue Moon Water, Creative Energy, 67 Biltmore Downtown Eatery and Catering, the
North Carolina Arts Council, and the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. To obtain more information
on the Mainstage Series or to purchase tickets, call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530 or
visit www.dwtheatre.com.
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