The Refugees
- The Refugees are returning to Música Del Río. We are delighted and we know your will be delighted too. Wow! We are blessed to host three of the most powerful voices in music that has come to be known as Americana. As solo artists, Cidny Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman would be welcome here any day. As The Refugees, having these three grace us with their music together is a treat we have been looking forward to for a long time.
- Described as the modern Americana version of Crosby, Stills and Nash…with humor, The Refugees have more than five decades of musical experience between them, twenty solo albums, multiple Grammy Award nominations, and a musical style that blends country, rock, folk, and Americana.
- Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy) still spends a lot of time writing and recording in Nashville, actually got started as a back-up singer for Elton John and has toured extensively with him over the years. The diversity of Cidny’s musical prowess is remarkable, including multiple Grammy nominations and collaboration on the Broadway stage.
- Deborah Holland began her career as a founding member of Animal Logic along with Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke. Deborah went on to release six solo albums and has written numerous scores for film and television. Along with her solo work, Animal Logic, and The Refugees, Deborah was a long-time professor of music at California State University of Los Angeles and now Langara College in Vancouver, BC.
- Since Wendy Waldman first founded, Bryndle in the 1970’s with Kenny Edwards and Karla Bonoff, she has been recognized as one of the leading recording artists and songwriters in contemporary acoustic music. Wendy, as a songwriter, is responsible for some of the best loved and most well known songs of the past several decades, including Vanessa Williams’ “Save the Best for Last,” and “Heartbeat,” performed by Don Johnson and “‘Fishin’ in the Dark” sung by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Garth Brooks.
- The powerful voices, fretwork and songwriting of these artists can now be heard on their four remarkable albums, Unbound, Three, How Far It Goes, and California. Better yet, pickup copies when you join us for their return to Música Del Río. To describe them as eclectic would be an understatement. These three artists have utilized their intense drive and relentless passions to create a distinctly personal new sound. Join us in welcoming the return of The Refugees on Saturday, February 7.