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Date: Saturday, October 26

A proud 8th-generation Kentucky native, Cliff Westfall grew up in the Ohio River town of Owensboro, the son of a police officer and a liquor distillery line worker. Country music, rock and roll and classic old school R&B competed for space on the airwaves, on jukeboxes, and in the mixtapes of Westfall and his friends. These influences all find their way into the style that he calls “electrified honky tonk.” Cliff played my house concert series in NJ, and I’m proud and delighted to have him play for us in Lincolnwood.

“Westfall combines witty lyrics with a back-to-basics approach that variously recalls such artists as The Flatlanders, Dwight Yoakam, and Gram Parsons. His skillfully crafted songs – a mix of uptempo toe-tappers and weepy ballads – are loaded with addictive hooks and evidence of the artist’s love of wordplay.” — No Depression

Chris Luquette, a two-time Grammy-nominated guitarist from Seattle, WA, will join Cliff on guitar. He spent eleven years touring with renowned progressive bluegrass combo Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. Since 2017, Chris has been based in Brooklyn, NY, and has continued to tour the mid-Atlantic, east and west coasts profusely. A member of the Mona’s Monday Night Bluegrass Session house band, he’s hosted several renowned bluegrass sessions in NYC, and regularly appears at local music clubs such as Rockwood, Sunny’s, Skinny Dennis and others when not on the road.

RSVP for the Cliff Westfall Duo at Molly’s House Concerts on Saturday, October 26, at 7:00 pm.

Artist website: Cliff Westfall