{"id":117479,"date":"2023-04-12T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117479"},"modified":"2023-04-12T21:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:44:22","slug":"thurs-apr-20th-juno-award-winner-ray-bonneville-americana-blues-to-godfrey-daniels-in-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117479","title":{"rendered":"Thurs Apr 20th: Juno-Award winner Ray Bonneville Americana\/Blues to Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>National touring singer-songwriter Ray Bonneville is a blues poet of the demimonde. His acclaimed performance groove is the product of a unique, electric guitar style, unrivaled harmonica tone, smoky vocal and unwavering foot percussion. A native French Canadian, Ray is a celebrated songwriter and lives in Austin, Texas.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Thursday, April 20th 7 pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ray Bonneville<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Godfrey Daniels<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7 E. 4th St.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bethlehem PA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tickets: $21.50 adv \/ $25.50 day of show<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ticket link: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/godfrey-daniels.square.site\/product\/ray-bonneville\/231?cs=true&amp;cst=custom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/godfrey-daniels.square.site\/product\/ray-bonneville\/231?cs=true&amp;cst=custom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Austin TX Singer-Songwriter and Bluesman Ray Bonneville\u00a0<\/strong><strong>In Concert at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juno award winner and Americana\/Blues artist Ray<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Bonneville is on tour and playing a \u00a0show at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem \u00a0on Thursday, April 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0. \u00a0 Bonneville is traveling in support of his latest singles, \u201cOn the Blind Side,\u201d and \u201cThe Way It Was Before\u201d ahead of an album release this year.<\/p>\n<p>Bonneville has been called \u201ca poet of the demimonde\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>with a style that sometimes draws comparisons to JJ Cale and Daniel Lanois. His music is blues-influenced, New Orleans-inspired, and has earned him the apt description of \u201csong and groove man.\u201d His original songs are gritty narratives inspired by a lifetime of hard-won knowledge set against his steely, soulful guitar and harmonica playing, accented by stirring foot percussion.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian born and current resident of Austin TX, Bonneville has performed on albums by Mary Gauthier, Gurf Morlix, Eliza Gilkyson, Ray\u00a0Wylie Hubbard and other well-known Americana\/Roots artists. He shares songwriting credits with Tim O\u2019Brien, Phil Roy and Morlix, among others. He is a winner of Canada\u2019s coveted Juno award, and in 2012 won the Blues Foundation\u2019s International Blues Challenge Award.<\/p>\n<p>The concert takes place on Thursday, April 20th\u00a0at 7pm at Godfrey Daniels Listening Room, \u00a07 E. 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0St. in Bethlehem. Tickets are $21.50 in advance, and 25.50 day of show. Advance tickets are available online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.godfreydaniels.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.godfreydaniels.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681429900555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XSvVeo3qQcESm-b5Zw4ci\">www.godfreydaniels.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0More about the artist at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raybonneville.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.raybonneville.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681429900555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3f1RuLO4FYVEUk82JLfPFl\">www.raybonneville.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3N3lousUijo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are links to videos of Ray\u2019s latest single releases:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Way It Was Before: \u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YER9gXjunPI\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/youtu.be\/YER9gXjunPI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681429900555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3g9S4qXHQzL9cyORIZQLth\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YER9gXjunPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>On the Blind Side<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3N3lousUijo\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/youtu.be\/3N3lousUijo&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681429900555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1dJ2iDZf0pEmAEz-vTxpM6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3N3lousUijo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nDonna Mavity<br \/>\nDonna&#8217;s Americana Radio &amp; Promotions<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donnasamericana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.donnasamericana.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National touring singer-songwriter Ray Bonneville is a blues poet of the demimonde. 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