Sarah Jane performs Country/Folk Concert in Medford!

As a follow up to her smash-hit country show at The Britt Festival, Nelson will perform a concert of her country/folk music in Medford, Oregon. The show will feature the same band she used at Britt. Ed Dunsavage on Guitar, Crystal Reeves on fiddle and mandolin, and her husband René Millán (you might know him as the tiger in “Tracy’s Tiger” at OSF) singing backup vocals. Plus, she’s added the great Jim Calhoun on Bass. The feature of the afternoon will be the release of her brand new country CD including all of Nelson’s original country material and other favorites including: Angel from Montgomery, Angels Step Aside, and Crazy.Visit theStore to buy a copy today and don’t miss this gig!  It’s your last chance to see Nelson in concert in the Rouge Valley for 2007!  Note: Tickets will be held at Will Call and are non-refundable.

WHEN: Saturday, October 27th at 2pm WHERE: The Roxy Ann Grange 1850 Spring Street – a little log cabin on the corner of Spring and Valley View in Medford (not the Roxy Ann Winery! The Roxy Ann Grange is in the vicinity of North Medford High School.) GET TICKETS: $15 in advance/$18 at the door - available at Medford Music 2802 Crater Lake Highway (next to Hubbard's Ace Hardware), The Music Coop in Ashland (at the A Street Market).

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(Sarah Jane pictured above: backstage at Britt with Josh Turner, and right: with Ed Dunsavage and Crystal Reeves)

Britt Festival 2007 - with Josh Turner

In early September, Nelson was the opening act for country music superstar Josh Turner at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville. “It was an intimidating gig because you know the audience filling the sold out amphitheatre of 2,200 people is not there to see you, they don’t even know who you are, and they’ve never heard any of your music. These are songs that I wrote, stories that mean a lot to me, and I didn’t know if they would resonate with perfect strangers. When I first took the stage, I could feel the audience unsure of who I was and hesitant to give acceptance, but after I started singing the first song the energy changed. People were listening, some people were wiping tears (country music is full of tear-jerkers), and it felt incredible. By the time I finished my set, the audience was whoopin’ and hollerin’!  It was amazing.” As Nelson left the stage, she announced that she would be selling CD’s and invited people to come by and say hello. “I went backstage feeling so happy and then when I arrived at the merchandise table I was completely blown away. The line stretched all the way up the hill! I was so amazed to get that much interest and support. Writing country music is a long time love of mine and at this point I wonder just how far it could take me. Who knows? Maybe this is the start of something big…”  

The Britt Music Festival in Jacksonville Oregon is the Pacific Northwest's oldest summer outdoor performing arts festival.

Nelson has been busy with a variety of singing gigs including a sold out jazz show at Avalon Bar & Grill and performance on the main stage at the Midsummer’s Dream Music and Arts Festival with SCOGMO