Charlie Diamond / Riley Cotton
October 7, 2023 @ 8:00PM — 10:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center: 605 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Get Directions
Charlie Diamond: here's a guy who lost everything in a house fire. Drove across the country on his motorcycle like Jack Kerouac facing the great unknown. Lived in a tent and stayed with people he met. Alligators, ghosts, knife fights, love, loss, psychics. Became a firefighter. Awarded The Medal of Valor. Became a Folk singer/songwriter and now travels throughout New England with his dog playing music. Sleeping in the bed of his pick-up truck under the stars and living life as only a Diamond could. From The Hudson River Valley in New York, to the Catskills, and across The Berkshires.
We just released a new album, "A New Poet In Town". Recorded at On Deck Studios (Northfield, CT) with the iconic producer Tracy Walton. A Very well known name in the New England music circles. Recently inducted into the Essential Western New England SongBook joining names with the likes of Arlo Guthrie and Al Anderson from The Wild Weeds. The album in conjunction with a national radio campaign is receiving lots of attention and airtime with the single, "Electric Lady Dreams". We've done 3 TV songwriter specials throughout New England this month. Festivals on the horizon and several talks with record companies in the works.
Links: Website | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
Riley Cotton is a Connecticut-based singer/songwriter. Throughout her coming of age and artistic expression, she struggled with a pulling duality of her queer feminine identity and fondness of her southern roots. While growing up in Texas, much of her musical taste was shaped by the voices of the women of country music; Shania Twain, Sarah Evans, Dolly Parton, the Dixie Chicks. These women so boldly embraced the power of their belt and divine femininity in the face of an industry that did not embrace them, and Riley was inspired. She continued to sing their songs through her childhood and teenage years, always finding comfort in the sounds of pedal steel, acoustic guitar, and rich vocal harmonies. While writing her own music, Riley aspires to share her experiences taking a stance on the issues that compel her, all the while utilizing the masterful storytelling mechanisms so prevalent in the music she grew up on.
Links: Website | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
This concert and other Buttonwood Tree events brought to you by our generous donors, volunteers, and the following organizations:
We just released a new album, "A New Poet In Town". Recorded at On Deck Studios (Northfield, CT) with the iconic producer Tracy Walton. A Very well known name in the New England music circles. Recently inducted into the Essential Western New England SongBook joining names with the likes of Arlo Guthrie and Al Anderson from The Wild Weeds. The album in conjunction with a national radio campaign is receiving lots of attention and airtime with the single, "Electric Lady Dreams". We've done 3 TV songwriter specials throughout New England this month. Festivals on the horizon and several talks with record companies in the works.
Links: Website | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
Riley Cotton is a Connecticut-based singer/songwriter. Throughout her coming of age and artistic expression, she struggled with a pulling duality of her queer feminine identity and fondness of her southern roots. While growing up in Texas, much of her musical taste was shaped by the voices of the women of country music; Shania Twain, Sarah Evans, Dolly Parton, the Dixie Chicks. These women so boldly embraced the power of their belt and divine femininity in the face of an industry that did not embrace them, and Riley was inspired. She continued to sing their songs through her childhood and teenage years, always finding comfort in the sounds of pedal steel, acoustic guitar, and rich vocal harmonies. While writing her own music, Riley aspires to share her experiences taking a stance on the issues that compel her, all the while utilizing the masterful storytelling mechanisms so prevalent in the music she grew up on.
Links: Website | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
This concert and other Buttonwood Tree events brought to you by our generous donors, volunteers, and the following organizations:
