‘NewGrass’ innovator Cowan benefits KVNF

Photos by Joel Blocker

John Cowan, lead vocal in The John Cowan Band, performs at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia Friday evening. The concert was a benefit for the local public radio station, KVNF, and the arts. The show was cosponsored by The Blue Sage Center for the Arts. In the group band photo, from left, Fiddle player Shad Cobb, mandolinist John Frazier, drummer Bryon Larrance, lead vocal and bass, John Cowan, and guitarist Jeff Autry.