Traveling as a solo artist, people often ask me if I've ever thought about touring with a band. My answer is always, "I'd love to, but I can't afford it." So just to be completely upfront here, I still can't afford it. Traveling with a band, that is. But I think it's possible that I could afford to tour with one other musician backing me up (and potentially doing opening sets if applicable), or at least give it a trial run for a good while and see if it works out.
I'm open to various possibilities, but I have always thought that if I were to perform with one other musician on a regular basis, the ideal would be a really good improvisational fiddle player who is also really good at singing harmonies.
Whoever it is would ideally be someone who also:
lives in or near Portland, Oregon
likes the idea of traveling a lot for weeks or months on end, including internationally
likes the idea of performing at protests and events involving primarily some combination of socialists, communists, anarchists, peaceniks, hippies, punks, etc.
has no aspirations to make a lot of money at this
has done some DIY touring and has some idea of what they're getting into
does not think that the idea of sleeping on a foldout couch now and then is the end of the world
is easy to get along with when cooped up with one other person for weeks or months at a time in a small rental car
That's it in a nutshell as far as who I'm looking for. A little about me: I'm a politically-obsessed singer-songwriter based in Portland. You can listen to my music at davidrovics.com. I've been making a living as a solo artist touring internationally (mainly Europe and North America) since 1997 or so. Mainly by sponging off of the international Left. And a little from playing for the folk and punk music scenes in different countries, but mainly the Left.
Please email me at david@davidrovics.com with links to your music and any other such info that may be relevant if you want to think about collaborating musically!
From early April through early June I'll be on tour in Europe, playing shows in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, England and Wales.
***There are still available dates for me to play elsewhere! Please email me at david@davidrovics.com if you might be inclined to organize a show!***
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JOE HILL TOUR 100 Years of Immortality
2015 is the 100th anniversary of the death by firing squad of the great IWW troubadour, Joe Hill. So the theme of this year's tour is Joe Hill: 100 years of immortality. All shows from April 7-22 are double bills with me and fantastic Swedish songwriter, Kristian Svensson. Also several of my shows in Denmark include another stellar Swedish songwriter, Elona Planman opening for me.
There are two spiffy tour posters which you can download as a high-res PDF and print out, if you're so inclined! There's the one to the right featuring me and Kristian, and there's one with just me, for my gigs in 2015 that don't involve Kristian.
ITINERARY:
Friday, April 3rd
Nordsjællands Efterskole -- with Elona Planman
Aggebovej 34
3200 Helsinge
Denmark
Tuesday, April 7th
Biblioteket (Bassängen): -- with Kristian Svensson
Kvarngatan 17
KävlingeSweden
Wednesday, April 8th, 6 pm
Gemenskapen -- with Kristian Svensson
Spånehusgatan 83
Malmö
Sweden
Thursday, April 9th
Medborgarhuset -- with Kristian Svensson
Lönsboda
Sweden
Friday, April 10th
Oktober Bogcafé -- with Kristian Svensson
Vesterfælledvej 1B
1750 København V
Denmark
Saturday, April 11th
Perrong 23 -- with Kristian Svensson
Hassleholm
Sweden
Monday, April 13th
Metropol -- with Kristian Svensson
Hörby
Sweden
Tuesday, April 14th
ABF Huset -- with Kristian Svensson
Gasverksgatan 3
Trelleborg
Sweden
Wednesday, April 15th
Folkets hus -- with Kristian Svensson
Ängelholm
Sweden
Thursday, April 16th
Folkets Hus -- with Kristian Svensson
Vänersborg
Sweden
Friday, April 17th
Kulturhuset -- with Kristian Svensson
Jönköping
Sweden
Saturday, April 18th
Cyklopen -- with Kristian Svensson
Stockholm
Sweden
Sunday, April 19th
Joe Hill home/museum -- with Kristian Svensson
Gävle
Sweden
Monday, April 20th
Runö Conference Centre -- with Kristian Svensson
Åkersberga
Sweden
Tuesday, April 21st
44:an -- with Kristian Svensson
Stockholm
Sweden
Wednesday, April 22nd
Fjärde Långgatan 8b -- with Kristian Svensson
Gothenberg
Sweden
Thursday, April 23rd
Folkets Hus
Norrebrogade
Copenhagen
Denmark
Friday, April 24th, 4 pm
3F event -- with Elona Planman
Skibhusvej 52
Odense
Denmark
Saturday, April 25th, 3 pm
3F event -- with Elona Planman
Vestergade 32
Nyborg
Denmark
Tuesday, April 28th, 8 pm Langsøhus -- with Elona Planman Vestre Ringvej 51 Silkeborg Denmark
Wednesday, April 29th, 6 pm Kulturhuset -- with Elona Planman Hostrupsgade 14 Silkeborg Denmark
Thursday, April 30th 1000Fryd -- with Elona Planman Alborg Denmark
Friday, May 1st Annual May 1 event Tangkrogen Arhus Denmark
Friday, May 1st Trøjborg beboerhus -- with Elona Planman Tordenskjoldsgade 31 8220 Aarhus N Denmark
Saturday, May 2nd Klub am Besenbinderhof Besenbinderhof 62 Hamburg Germany
