Woodlands 2011 will feature a Little Feat All-Star Tribute marking the one year anniversary of the passing of the band’s amazing drummer, Richie Hayward. 

Guest vocalists for this event  include Caleb Hawley, Kerry Kearney and Annie Marks, with the band core comprised of the Claudia Jacobs Band, drummer Tom Ryan, slide guitar player Mike Bilfulco, bassist Steve Kaplan and percussionist Roman Brygider.  This special Little Feat Tribute set is the love child of long time Little Feat fans Claudia Jacobs and Tom Ryan. 

Ryan is a founding member of both the popular Long Island group Los Blaggards and the New York Roots Music Association (NYRMA).  NYRMA’s mission is to recreate and share influential and beloved music from the past 50 decades.  Ryan has also been the  radio host on 90.3 WHPC-FM for the past 15 years and is the author of  American Hit Radio (a standard on many radio station shelves) and other books. 

He explains why he felt compelled to offer this tribute to Little Feat at Woodlands.  “Little Feat is the first band I ever heard that managed to merge genres without losing its roots.  There was an integrity to what they did that made me believe that I would always love their music. I was right about that.  And now, learning the songs, I realize just how much work went into writing those tunes.  There's nothing else like them anywhere - by anybody.”

Don't miss this rare and special opportunity to hear the songs of Little Feat live.

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