Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines to play at Susanna’s Kitchen

Terri Hendrix is a pioneering independent Texas songwriter who spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with a poetic grace and engaging melodic flair that has endeared her to three generations of loyal fans around the globe. Recognized by “Acoustic Guitar” Magazine as one of Texas’ 20 “essential” singer-songwriters, Hendrix has dodged musical pigeonholes her entire career by weaving folk, pop, country, blues and swinging jazz into an eclectic style all her own. That mix, combined with her warm stage presence and serious chops as a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, and harmonica) and classically trained vocalist, makes for a highly energetic and spiritually uplifting live show in any setting, from intimate listening rooms and theaters to outdoor festivals. Beginning with her 1996 debut, “Two Dollar Shoes,” Hendrix has released more than a dozen albums on her own Wilory Records label, along with a book, “Cry Till You Laugh — The Part That Ain’t Art,” containing essays on life, health, and going your own way in the music business. She’s also co-written a Grammy-winning instrumental (the Dixie Chicks’ “Lil’ Jack Slade”), and garnered such other honors as a star on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame, the Art of Peace Award by Saint Mary’s University in San Antonio, the Distinguished Alumni Award at Hardin- Simmons University in Abilene, and a 2015 induction into the Women’s Hall of Fame in San Marcos, Texas. Now well into her third decade as a performing artist, she wrote “Project 5”: four thematically-linked new albums and a book in 2016. The first album, an intimate folk record called “Love You Strong,” was released in February. In the summer and fall of 2016 she introduced “The Slaughterhouse Sessions” (acoustic blues), “Who Is Ann?” (electronica), and “Talk to a Human” (an eclectic singer-songwriter collection tying everything together). Last but not least, she wrote second book, a deeply personal account of her life- long battle with epilepsy and the path she’s braved to wellness.

Arguably best known as a pedal steel player, Lloyd Maines is a multi-instrumentalist who has also performed and/or recorded playing dobro, electric and acoustic guitar,mandolin, lap steel guitar, banjo and bell tree. He toured and recorded as a member of the Joe Ely Band and has also played with Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Golden Bear,[1] and other Texas musicians. Maines was a member of The Maines Brothers Band in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has contributed to alt-country releases, including Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne and Wilco’s debut, AM.

Maines began producing some of his own music, branching out beginning with other country artists, early on starting with Terry Allen’s seminal 1979 album, Lubbock (On Everything). [2] He has produced and worked on recording projects with numerous artists, including the Bad Livers, Richard Buckner, Roger Creager, Pat Green,Butch Hancock, Wayne Hancock, Terri Hendrix, Rita Hosking, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Intocable, Robert Earl Keen, the Lost Gonzo Band, Bob Livingston, Charlie Robison, Owen Temple, Two Tons of Steel, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Waybacks, and Martin Zellar. He frequently tours with Terri Hendrix throughout the United States, and is a major part of her band and production as an artist.

Maines won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2003 as producer of the Dixie Chicks’ album, Home.

Join Susanna’s Kitchen on November 17 at Wimberley UMC, at the corner of Ranch Road 12 and County. Road 1492, for an evening of fantastic music that these two mega stars present for our enjoyment. Concert at 7:30 p.m.; doors open by 7 p.m. Tickets at the door: $25 adults, $5 students under 18. Pizza, tamales, pie, coffee and soft drinks available. Portion of the proceeds benefit Barnabas Connection, Bright Beginnings Preschool and other nonprofits. For more information, go to www. wimberleyumc.org or call Perry at (512)914-1703.