Denver Folk singer Harry Tuft
Baur’s Listening Lounge presents an unforgettable evening when “Godfather of Denver Folk” and Colorado Hall of Fame Inductee Harry Tuft takes the stage Saturday, November 12, at 8:00 p.m. After 50+ years of running Denver Folklore Center, guitarist/singer Tuft is again pursuing his original dream of making music. He is accompanied by Rich Moore and special guests for an evening of folk, country, R&B, and songs from the “Great American Songbook.”
This world-class concert is brought to Baur’s by Music Appreciation Society. Baur’s is located at 1512 Curtis Street in downtown Denver. Patrons may enjoy dinner in Baur’s classic vintage dining room before the show. For ticket information: BaursMagic.com. For dinner reservations: 303-615-4000.
About the Performer:
Harry Tuft started his singing career with the Dartmouth College Glee Club. Listening to recordings by Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, and Bill Broonzy, he quickly took up guitar, and upon graduation was a regular in the Sunday “hootenannies”s at the legendary Gilded Cage Coffeehouse in his native Philadelphia. Skiing in Colorado led to gigs in Georgetown and Aspen, and a permanent move to Denver, where he opened the Denver Folklore Center. While running the music store, Harry engaged in a series of musical endeavors. He was a radio disc jockey on a 70’s free-form radio station, he has sung and recorded with Steve Abbott and Jack Stanesco in the popular Denver band, Grubstake, and he also did numerous jobs as a soloist, and with a variety of free-lance bands.
In 1978 Tuft recorded his first album, Across The Blue Mountains, for Folk Legacy Records, a classic folk album that featured traditional music and a half dozen songs by contemporary singer-songwriters.
In 2012 popular demand and his own musical ambitions led to his current album, Treasures Untold. “I retain a keen interest in ballads, traditional and contemporary, unaccompanied and with instrumentation. I continue to respond to songs new to me, with an eager desire to learn them. As a result that album is a mix of folk, country, R & B and the “Great American Songbook,” a mix which I continue to expand on today.
Harry Tuft is clearly a household name in the Denver folk community and Baur’s is truly honored to host this musical icon for an authentic night of Denver folk music.