An Evening with Forrest Van Tuyl with Shadow Basket

Forrest VanTuyl is a songwriter, touring musician, and working cowboy from rural Washington State. His unique approach to songwriting is one equally indebted to the transcendental spareness of Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball as to his own experiences working with cattle and horses in the prairie and canyon country of Oregon and Washington. 

VanTuyl has worked as a backing musician and collaborator with critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Margo Cilker, become a regular fixture at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, shared stages with Sera Cahoone, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and Corb Lund, and been featured by The New York Times, National Geographic, NPR, and KEXP. 

Shadow Basket is an indie folk/rock band from San Juan Island. Their live performance brings an artfully crafted sound, melded harmonies, and droney jams into the room. Described by The Bay Bridged, “Within their music is connection and care, which makes it all the more compelling.”