Reggae, folk rock band to perform at Riverstone
Courtesy photo The John Welsh Band to perform Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Riverstone Concert Series at Riverstone Park.
The John Welsh Band from Vancouver, Canada, will perform Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene.
“Coeur d’Alene is very lucky to have the John Welsh Band come to town. They usually perform for much larger venues, but I sold them on Coeur d’Alene,” said Ali Shute, executive director of the Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance, organizers of the weekly Riverstone Summer Concert Series. “They are a young group with really great music. A perfect addition to our series that should bring out the younger audience, but will also really appeal to the older generation.”
The band’s sound is described as high-energy Latin, West African, reggae and folk rock rhythms that get crowds moving.
The band is heavily influenced by the music, language and culture of Mexico, where John Welsh lived and studied as a young world-traveler. After several years of playing with various bands he and brother Chris (bass) met Nigeria-born Courage Eigbike who brought his reggae and West-African-influenced sound. Together they began creating songs with the vision of bringing their world music sound to a mainstream audience.
Performing in both English and Spanish, the John Welsh Band emphasizes crowd participation, upbeat rhythms and sing-along choruses.
The Riverstone Concert Series is hosted by the CDA Arts & Culture Alliance and is sponsored by James, Vernon and Weeks, P.A. For more information on upcoming Thursday night concerts, visitartsandculturecda.org/summer-concert-series or call (208) 292-1629.