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The 18th annual Sundance ASCAP Music Café in Park City, Utah, presented a dynamic mix of emerging and established songwriters and artists, including Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, Lissie, R. City, Tift Merritt, Nina Gordon and Louise Post of Veruca Salt, Yoshiki of X Japan and many more.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
The first day of the Café featured the Afro-folk songs of Naomi Wachira, sophisticated pop of Air Traffic Controller, foot-stomping rock with a Southwestern flair from The Lonely Wild and the country folk and blues of Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
The second day of the Music Café featured Green River Ordinance from Ft. Worth, Texas, acclaimed singer-songwriters Tift Merritt, Walter Schreifels, and Lissie and a second performance from Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
The day culminated with a very special guest performance by Sting and composer J. Ralph, who co-wrote a song, "The Empty Chair," for the HBO Documentary Film Jim: The James Foley Story, which screened earlier in the day. Sting performed "Message In A Bottle," "I Hung My Head," "Every Breath You Take," "The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance," and was joined onstage by J. Ralph for a poignant performance of "The Empty Chair."
Day three brought one of today's hottest songwriter duos, R. City, to the Café stage to perform some of their chart-topping hits, including "Locked Away."
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
Another highlight was a special performance by Yoshiki of X Japan, the subject of the much buzzed-about Sundance music documentary, "We Are X." Actor Balthazar Getty and actor/singer Josh Groban were on hand to enjoy Yoshiki's performance, which featured a gorgeous string section.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
Other notable performances included the a second appearance by rollicking Green River Ordinance, acclaimed singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and NYC hardcore legend Walter Schreifels.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
The fourth day of the Café featured two exciting rock groups, alternative rockers Thao and the Get Down Stay Down and Seattle's mystic rockers Motopony.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
(Photo : Erik Philbrook )
A Nashville by way of Canada singer-songwriter, Billy Raffoul, who has just been signed to Interscope Records, captivated the Café crowd with smoky vocals and soulful songs.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook)
Byron Nicholai, who lives in the tiny village of Toksook Bay on the edge of Alaska's Bering Sea and who is the star of the Sundance short "I Am Yup'ik" performed a set of traditional Alaskan songs and shared stories of his culture to the delight of the audience.
(Photo : Erik Philbrook)
Keep checking back all week for more updates from the ASCAP Music Café running through Jan. 29.
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Jan 27, 2016 12:38 PM EST
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Source: http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/79452/20160127/sting-green-river-ordinance-r-city-and-more-perform-at-the-sundance-ascap-music-caf%C3%A9.htm
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