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ROSEBURG: Portland singer delivers the blues

ROSEBURG Blues blossom from Flower Portland-based guitarists Mary Flower will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at First Presbyterian Church, 823 S.E. Lane Ave., Roseburg. Flower blends ragtime, acoustic blues and folk styles with intricate syncopated finger picking and blues-inspired lap-slide guitar. Musician Anne Weiss will join the performance. Weiss performs tunes that combine contemporary folk, blues, funk and gospel with smatterings of classical phrasing and Latin rhythm. Flower will play pieces from her recent release, “Misery Loves Company,” which features duets with fellow blues instrumentalists. Promoters say the record features the simplicity of early 20th-century American music. Tickets are …

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The News-Review Updated Mar 15, 2013 10:58AM Published Feb 5, 2013 01:23PM Copyright 2013 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.