Denver - An Iowa native, Chuck Pyle made his way to the Front Range of Colorado in 1965 when, he says, "Boulder was mostly gravel streets." He travels the world, taking what is best about America with him, playing theaters, festivals, colleges, coffeehouses and house concerts. He returns to Swallow Hill on Saturday, June 2, to celebrate his latest release, True Unity. Eugene Weekly proclaims, "Vivid landscapes flow from Pyle’s pen with grown up themes of the New West …[his] big campfire smoked voice and solid guitar work anchor the song … it's really quite impressive how full the orchestration sounds with only Pyle's voice and guitar."

Known affectionately as the Zen Cowboy, his masterful finger picking guitar skills have garnered teaching invitations to the prestigious Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and the Swannanoa Gathering. He is known for his groundbreaking guitar work and infectious, meticulously well-crafted songs filled with intelligent lyrics of true-to-life imagery and humor. Between songs, audiences are treated to his flair for words incorporating humorous stage banter, cowboy poetry, and quotations of everything from bumper stickers to proverbs. Chuck also performs the occasional cover song inflected with his own brand of humor, such as Pat Donohue's "Yucky Sushi" song and more unusual treats, including Chuck's own signature rap, "Inside of My Face."

Although best known for writing the country songs "Cadillac Cowboy" and "Jaded Lover," it comes as no surprise that Chuck's songs have been recorded by such well-known musicians as John Denver, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Suzy Bogguss, Chris LeDoux and Jerry Jeff Walker, just to name a few. "Chuck Pyle's songs, playing and singing are transporting. If you're looking for top-flight alt-country-inflected folk…this is it!" — Sing Out! magazine

For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 60 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.

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