Paul Emery presents Cousin Cricket – Para-Sight Records Sampler

January 30th @ 7:30 PM

Cousin Cricket Northern California’s premier Western Swing ensemble, blending bluegrass, country, jazz, and swing – offering a rich mix of beloved classics and original tunes. Based in Nevada County, the group proudly counts as members of the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame.

The band lineup includes Western Swing Hall of fame inductees Ken Miele, Doug Cohen & Paul Kraushaar,  alongside guitarist Bob Woods and vocalists Christi Colombo and Heidi Grass, with featured artist Joe Ybarra on pedal steel.

Over decades of playing clubs, festivals, and venues across Northern California and Reno, Cousi Cricket have built a reputation for tight musicianship, warm harmonies, and crowd-pleasing sets. Their recent releases on Bandcamp — including tracks like “Roadside Cafe” and “Kitty” — showcase the band’s ongoing commitment to swinging, roots-inflected Americana in the 21st century.

For audiences seeking authentic Western Swing with a modern edge, Cousin Cricket deliver a sound that honors tradition while staying fresh — a testament to decades of musical passion and devotion.

Norman Collins‘ musical journey has included professional musical projects in some of the most famous recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These included the legendary RCA-Studio B. All roads eventually led to an introduction to Recording Artist and Chess Records (Chicago, Illinois) President, Hank Ballard, who hired Collins as a staff guitarist with many accredited contributions to the artist roster during his time at Chess Records. Norman Collins has been continuously touring from the beginning of his musical journey whether performing his own original songs or supporting other musical acts that have included Jimmy Buffett, Hank Ballard, John Hiatt, and other notable national acts.

Peter Wilson is an award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist playing music from his upcoming Para-Sight release “PeterWilsonWorld”. He’s member of the Deadbeats – a long running tip-of-the-hat to the music and songs of the Grateful Dead. He’s a founding member of Paul Emery’s 1000 Kisses Deep – The Songs of Leonard Cohen. Along with his songwriting cohorts, Mountain John Hilligoss and Moe Dixon, he’s written scores of songs, toured and released a studio CD – Troubadour Camp. His vintage rock and roll band, The Pyramids, have played music for dancing and having fun since 1986.  He’ll be joined by legendary guitarist John Girton.

Tickets Available HERE