Barna Howard with Portland Country Underground
In 2018, former Mercury writer Ryan J. Prado wrote: "There was a time when country balladeers like Barna Howard were a dime a dozen. The scope of Howard’s Midwestern missives extends well beyond its regional boundaries, finding a home wherever the acoustics resonate best. But in this day and age, his real-deal sentimentalism is a treat, and a throwback to the storytelling of songwriters like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt." He will be joined by the local roots ensemble Portland Country Underground.