COYLE — Bringing you American country music in the style of Johnny Cash, June Carter, George Jones and Tammy Wynette: a British couple.
My Darling Clementine, aka Michael Weston King and his wife, Lou Dalgleish, sing about love, marriage, betrayal and revenge — all of which, darn it, seemed to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
And now Norm Johnson, after trying for a year to bring My Darling Clementine here for his Concerts in the Woods Series, has done it. The duo will bring their harmony, irony and twang in on Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, for a 7:30 p.m. show. As ever, admission will be by donation and listeners of any age welcome.
The themes, however, will be rather adult. My Darling Clementine’s songs include “100,000 Words” and “No Matter What Tammy Said (I Won’t Stand by Him).” The albums are called “How Do You Plead?” and “The Reconciliation?”
This is the first Northwest tour for King and Dalgleish, who have impressive musical pedigrees. King led the British alt-country band The Good Sons and has worked with Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt and Roger McGuinn.
Dalgleish has collaborated with Elvis Costello and Bryan Ferry and appeared in “They Call Her Natasha,” a stage show based on Costello’s life and music.
“The Reconciliation?,” the pair’s latest album, brings 12 duets, with guest appearances from Kinky Friedman, the Richard Hawley Band and the Brodsky Quartet.
To hear some of this music, visit www.mydarlingclementinemusic.co.uk, and for information about Saturday’s show, see www.coyleconcerts.com or give Johnson a call at 360-765-3449.
