The sisters started singing around the house when they were barely able to walk, with some vocal coaching from Mom, they began harmonizing well before they picked up instruments. Olivia found her first love in the ukulele after finding one at a garage sale for a dollar. After a few online tutorials, she was well on her way to being the performer and teacher she is today. Currently, Olivia writes the bulk of the tunes that the sisters perform, including their single "Constellations" and the popular "Plastic", which appeared on their debut 2017 EP.

Not to be outdone by her older sister, Emma picked up the guitar at the age of 9, and began learning songs of her own. Now, she helps Olivia with all of the arrangements and harmonies and has since expanded her instrumental arsenal to include bass, banjo, keys, fiddle, and cello. Their soul nurturing sibling harmonies and tunes are reminiscent of The Avett Brothers, First Aid Kit, Indigo Girls The Staves, and The Wild Reeds.

The musical phenoms are now a heady force. With a maturity and emotional intelligence that belies their age, Olivia and Emma write keen and knowing songs while arranging for multiple instruments and structuring unique and resonant harmonies. The result—personal and penetrating songs that both connect with and captivate the listener.

Their debut 2017 EP included such gems as “Constellations” and the popular “Plastic.” Their follow up EP, “Where We Stand” was released in 2018. Their single, “Make Me Happy” (September 2019) is infused with a folk rock sound and even nuances of punk, proving that the unexpected always delights. 2 more singles “Unbearable” and “Too Familiar” were released in 2020 and the pair have been expanding their musical taste and style as they continue to hone their craft..

The Burney Sisters have played stages big and small, opening for Wynonna Judd, Lonestar, Jo Dee Messina, Larkin Poe, ‘The Voice’ alum Sawyer Fredericks and current ‘American Idol’ contestant, Emi Sunshine. Those were incredible experiences but festival stages such as Peddler’s Jamboree, Twangfest, Shwagstock, Moccasin Creek, and, most notably, Columbia’s Roots N Blues N BBQ annual festival, afford them exciting opportunities to connect with fans and meet amazing new people.

https://theburneysisters.com

Australian international touring artist Adam Miller will be back in Arvada on Thursday, August 4th at the Olde Town Pickin' Parlor for a very special performance along with master guitarists Michael Chapdelaine and Sean McGowan. The show will feature a Ken Parker archtop guitar (or two?). Parker's lifetime of work, passion and innovation building guitars is immediately obvious when you see one, but even more so when you hear one, especially in the hands of these master musicians.

Adam is making this special stop in Arvada as part of his final US tour on his current travel visa, so he will probably not be back in the US for a while, don't miss this opportunity to stop by and see him play and say hello!

Archtop Festival meeting at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 Thursday August 4th at the Olde Town Pickin Parlor in Arvada, CO.

The Olde Town Pickin' Parlor is excited to announce a workshop with world renowned guitarist, Pierre Bensusan.

Pierre Bensusan's workshops are open to any guitarist, from every musical horizon, who has already attained a competent technical level.

Level : intermediate, advanced

Content

Pierre addresses issues of musicianship, philosophy of music, approach to the guitar, lots of techniques, ear training and so forth. All together, it's about "Music for Guitar" in Fingerstyle, whatever the tuning. Pierre’s classes are based on a large concept which is that, whatever the style, and whether you'd like to focus on interprating, improvising or composing, we need to fulfill the process of expressing music on the instrument. This is analysed and optimized throughout the length of the class by going deep into various right hand and left hand techniques, body position, posture, exercises, ornementations, rythmic attention, tone, expression, interpretation, arranging, and so forth.

Pierre plays in DADGAD tuning but while the seminar is not about DADGAD per se, Pierre will share his experience of this tuning. As far as students reading music or tabs, it's only a small part of what goes on at the workshop but would still help if you can read at least the tablature.

Tickets for the event are $90 per attendee. Please contact the Olde Town Pickin' Parlor directly to reserve your spot.

Mask mandate/vaccine requirements

Due to recent decline of Covid cases, while some venues require a full vaccination/booster and mask protocol, most of them don’t, so we encourage audience to look into the local regulations, as well as the specific venues requirements.

Show time: 7pm

Doors Opening: 6:30pm

Ticket price: $30

World renowned fingerstyle guitarist Pierre Bensusan performs live at the Olde Town Pickin Parlor! Contact the store to reserve your seat for an amazing night of music.

Mask mandate/vaccine requirements

Due to recent decline of Covid cases, while some venues require a full vaccination/booster and mask protocol, most of them don’t, so we encourage audience to look into the local regulations, as well as the specific venues requirements.

https://www.pierrebensusan.com/

The Red Guitar

Imagine receiving an invitation to a gala featuring John Coltrane, Sigmund Freud, and Faust. Bruce Forman’s “The Red Guitar” is all that more. It draws on Forman’s decades of experience as a formidable jazz guitarist and his considerable skill as a storyteller and teacher, producing a work that is greater than the sum of its dazzling parts.

A story in and about jazz, The Red Guitar showcases Bruce Forman’s genre—breaking inventiveness and his ability to improvise and create within a classical form. Enlisting the full power of the jazz idiom and integrating it with seasoned and provocative story-telling, he confronts the dilemma of artistic obsession face-to-face—by creating a work of art that simultaneously explores and demonstrates the hold that music has over its most ardent followers, the hold that poses itself as a life-or-death, must-be-solved-question to Forman and his ilk: “The Red Guitar. Do you play it…or does it play you?

See where you stand. See and hear The Red Guitar

Tickets are $15. Please call the store for tickets.

Jon Chandler & Kit Simon

 Saturday, August 3rd 

BBQ available for purchase from the Seasoned Swine food truck 

CCG will furnish drinks and cookies 

Gates open at 5:30 pm / Concert starts at 6:30 pm 

Colorado Railroad Museum 

17155 West 44th Avenue, Golden, CO 

Suggested Donation: Adults $25.00 – Teens (12-18) $10.00 

Donations help us cover the costs of this concert