Wednesday, July 13, 7PM

West Coast band, The Coffis Brothers, will be here for a show on July 13th to share their Americana roots rock summertime vibe. This California sibling duo are on tour with a newly released studio album Turn My Radio Up.

“It’s all American Music,” says the Coffis Brothers’  frontman, Kevin Coffis.

“There’s rock, blues, acoustic folk, and country in there. As music fans, we go all the way back to the beginning — to pioneers like Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers — but we also look to artists like the Eagles and Tom Petty for influence. That’s our playbook.”

Wednesday, June 1, 7 pm

From the big sky country of Bozeman, Montana, Lainey Lou and the Bird Dogs are a 5-person Americana band that weaves together songs with the exuberance of Bluegrass with modern folk songwriting.  With  rock-and-roll drive and four-part harmonies, their infectious songs invite audiences to joyously ride along.

Their most recent album, Through the Smoke, was recorded in 2021.  Through the Smoke brings energy to the darkness, and proves that resilience can get us through the hardest of times. Just what the doctor ordered.

Join us for this special show.  Get tickets now and dust off your tappin’ toe shoes.

Tuesday, April 12, 7PM

One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country, with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is considered one of the country’s legendary foundations of folk music. Long before every kid in America wanted to play guitar – before Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles or Led Zeppelin – Ramblin’ Jack had picked it up and was passing it along. From Johnny Cash to Tom Waits, Beck to Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder to Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead to The Rolling Stones, they all pay homage to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.

In the tradition of roving troubadours Jack has carried the seeds and pollens of story and song for decades from one place to another, from one generation to the next. They are timeless songs that outlast the musical trends of any given day. He wrote one of the first trucking songs-Cup of Coffee-recorded by Johnny Cash, championed the works of new singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Tim Hardin; and became a founding member of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. He continued the life of the traveling troubadour influencing Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Tom Russell, The Grateful Dead and countless others.

Ramblin’ Jack is a two-time GRAMMY winner, National Medal Of Arts recipient, and in 2016, received a Folk Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award. Featured in the recent Rolling Thunder Revue film by Martin Scorcese and also in the early 2019 PBS release of the Woody Guthrie All Star Tribute Concert Center, Ramblin’ Jack is an icon of American roots and folk music. A lover of storytelling and veteran troubadour style musician, on tour he is in his element and known for telling the tales gathered along his magnificent journey through the roots of Folk, Blues, Americana and Cowboy music and poetry. His permanently enshrined seat at Woodie Guthrie Center Theater in Tulsa, OK., sits among other greats, including Lead Belly, Cisco Houston and Pete Seeger.

“Nobody I know—and I mean nobody—has covered more ground and made more friends and sung more songs than the fellow you’re about to meet right now. He’s got a song and a friend for every mile behind him. Say hello to my good buddy, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.” -Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Television Show, 1969.

6:00 PM Saturday, October 9, 2021

Experience highlights from past Cowboy Poetry Gatherings through an outdoor video screening presented in partnership with the Humboldt Museum and the Western Folklife Center, the organization behind Elko’s National Cowboy gathering.

This special event takes place on the patio in front of the Humboldt Museum (click for a map/directions from Google Maps). It is free of charge.

The evening will kick off with song performances and poetry readings from Winnemucca locals, including a reading from Nevada Silver Pen recipient Carolyn Duferrena.

Don’t miss this special night of celebrating stories, poems, and songs about living in the West.

7:00 PM Friday, July 30, 2021

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This came together on short notice from a wish to share our best with 700 souls in town for a two-week go throwing horseshoes.

JADE BRODIE

Jade Brodie once described herself as a railroading songstress from northern Nevada, but this year, she’s spent more time punching cows than riding rails. Drawing inspiration from the blue collar hero and away-from-home lifestyle of itinerant workers, she writes songs with a heavy train beat, strong will, and simple poetry.

Originally from the near coastal towns of Sonoma County, California, she boomed around until she found a better life in Winnemucca, NV, she says.

Here’s some recent work:

An American Forrest

Forrest Van Tuyl was born on a small western Washington farm. He drifted, working on farms, boats, and kitchens, until he found the wild northeastern corner of Oregon, where he runs a pack string and writes songs.

In the winter, Van Tuyl performs his cowboy songs and poems under the stage name An American Forrest. He has opened for Corb Lund (!) and warmed up crowds for Dave Stamey and John Craigie. He appears regularly at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, alongside legends like Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and Ian Tyson.

From that long-ago pre-covid world of 2019:

We thank our willing performers and each of you able to pivot into the seats for this one. It’s going to be memorable.

TICKETS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

7:00 PM Saturday, July 17, 2021

Online tickets are sold out, but a limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms, one of the finest traditional music duos working today, return to the back room of The Martin Hotel for the first show of the season. Singing both original and classic Americana, their voices throw audiences back in time and into their feelings.  Caleb’s lyrical mandolin and Reeb’s driving guitar deepen the musical delivery of timeless American roots songs.

The latest recording from the duo, Innocent Road, features hardy originals as well as heartbreaking renditions of classics such as Buck Owens’ 1957 classic, “There Goes My Love”. They tour regionally and internationally bringing a pure and honest sound to both the Foghorn Stringband and the Caleb Klauder Band. They have been featured on NPR Music, A Prairie Home Companion, and their albums get played on radio stations around the globe.

Check out these song performances.

7:00 PM Friday, February 28, 2020

The $15.00 seats are on sale now at the bottom of this page.  Tickets are also available at our walkup outlets, The Martin Hotel, Nature’s Corner and Global Coffee in Winnemucca.

Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms, one of the finest traditional music duos working today, return to the back room of The Martin Hotel for a special show!  Singing both original and classic Americana, their voices throw audiences back in time and into their feelings.  Caleb’s lyrical mandolin and Reeb’s driving guitar deepen the musical delivery of timeless American roots songs.

The latest recording from the duo, Innocent Road, features hardy originals as well as heartbreaking renditions of classics such as Buck Owens’ 1957 classic, “There Goes My Love”. They tour regionally and internationally bringing a pure and honest sound to both the Foghorn Stringband and the Caleb Klauder Band. They have been featured on NPR Music, A Prairie Home Companion, and their albums get played on radio stations around the globe.

Check out these recent song performances.

“One of the contemporary acoustic music scene’s most skilled and enduring performers.” — Acoustic Guitar

Music at the Martin Hotel – Winnemucca
7:00 PM Friday, October 18, 2019

The $15.00 tickets are on sale now online just below. Tickets are also available at our walk-up outlets.

For fiddler, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and Grammy-winner Laurie Lewis, the traditions of bluegrass and folk aren’t so much tools in her hands, but burning sources of inspiration that have driven her through a 30+ year career at the forefront of American roots music. A pioneering woman in bluegrass, Laurie has paved the way for many young women today, always guided by her own love of traditional music and the styles of her heroes that came before.

Since her debut in 1986, Laurie has recorded over 20 albums. She’s been a founding member of the Good Ol’ Persons and the Grant Street String Band, twice been voted IBMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year, her classic rendition of Kate Long’s song, “Who Will Watch the Home Place?” won International Bluegrass Song of the Year, and her latest album with her band the Right Hands, The Hazel and Alice Sessions, was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Recording Grammy in 2017.

Laurie’s upcoming album, …and Laurie Lewis, is due out later this year and features intimate duets—among others—with Molly Tuttle, Mike Marshall, Nina Gerber, Tom Rozum, Tatiana Hargreaves, and Todd Phillips.

Great Basin Arts and Entertainment is acting as the local host for this event which brings the Nevada Humanities’ Nevada Reads project to Winnemucca. We have hosted Willy and his band Richmond Fontaine several times for Music at the Martin, and we’re very excited to bring him back for this special literary event.

Willy Vlautin in Concert and Conversation
7:00 PM Friday, September 13, 2019
at the Martin Hotel

The evening is free of charge and open to all ages. 

Willy will read selections from and discuss his novel, Don’t Skip Out On Me, a moving story about a young man’s search for belonging. Events include a Q + A, a book signing, and even some music.

Nevada Humanities will welcome author Willy Vlautin at a series of events throughout northern Nevada during the month of September. Mr. Vlautin is the author of Don’t Skip Out On Me, a 2019 pick for Nevada Reads—a statewide, public book club offered by Nevada Humanities. Nevada Reads invites Nevadans to read selected works of literature and to come together in their communities to share ideas and perceptions inspired by the book club selections.

“Nevada Humanities is thrilled to welcome this author of the enthralling novel Don’t Skip Out On Me back home to Nevada,” said Christina Barr, Executive Director of Nevada Humanities. “If you live in northern Nevada, we invite you to join us at one of these upcoming events to engage in what will certainly be lively and enlightening discussions.”

Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Willy Vlautin started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager and quickly became immersed in music. It was a Paul Kelly song, based on Raymond Carver’s Too Much Water So Close to Home, that inspired him to start writing stories. Vlautin has published five novels: The Motel Life (2007), Northline (2008), Lean On Pete (2010), The Free (2014), and Don’t Skip Out On Me (2018). He is also the frontman of the band Richmond Fontaine, whose many albums include Post to Wire, and more recently founded The Delines. He now lives in Portland, Oregon.

About Nevada Humanities, Nevada Reads, and Nevada Center for the Book:
Nevada Humanities is one of 56 independent, nonprofit state and territorial humanities councils affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. With offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada Humanities creates public programs and supports public projects statewide that define the Nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of issues that matter to the people of Nevada and their communities.

Nevada Reads and Nevada Center for the Book are programs of Nevada Humanities that are made possible with support from Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Library of Congress’ Center for the Book promotes books and libraries, literacy and reading, and poetry and literature.

To learn more about Nevada Humanities, Nevada Reads, and Nevada Center for the Book, visit nevadahumanities.org.