Folk icon Tom Rush brings a night of songs and stories to the historic Wheeler Opera House. Known for a warm, expressive voice, distinctive guitar work, and wry, laugh‑out‑loud storytelling, Rush moves effortlessly from tender ballads to gritty blues.
A pivotal voice of the ’60s folk revival, he later helped spark the acoustic renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, “Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences,” and Garth Brooks has named Rush among his top five musical influences.
He’s also long championed emerging writers—his early recordings introduced audiences to Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne—and his Club 47® concert series continues that tradition of musical discovery.
His set traces the tradition and spectrum of American song—what it has been, can be, and will become.
