Mark Trecka of Pillars and Tongues will be playing six dates in France starting Thursday, April 26th. If you live in or near any one of these towns then we highly recommend that you get close and intimate with his rich baritone voice for an evening.

Apr 26 Le Stakhanov – Nantes, France +
Apr 28 House show (TBA) – Cholet, France ^
Apr 29 Kraspek Music – Lyon, France ^
Apr 30 Hotel des Vils – Clermont Ferrand, France ^
May 01 Le Sambre – Rennes, France ^
May 02 L’international – Paris, France ^

^ with My Name Is Nobody
+ with Mermonte

After wrapping up a long European tour with Dark Dark Dark, Mark Trecka of Pillars & Tongues is now on tour in la France! He will be sharing all dates with France’s own My Name Is Nobody, and will also be joined by the wonderful Elephant Micah for several shows.

3 December 2010 8:00pm
House Show, Chez Laurent
Cholet, FRANCE

4 December 2010 6:00pm
Le Salon de Musique de Marie-France
Angers, FRANCE

4 December 2010 8:00pm
Un Brin Folk
Angers, FRANCE

6 December 2010 8:00pm
L’espace B
16 rue Barbanègre
75019 Paris, FRANCE
w/ Elephant Micah

10 December 2010 8:00pm
LR6
Brussells, BELGIUM

11 December 2010 8:00pm
Le Bar des Artistes
31 rue du Pont de Mayenne
53000 Laval, FRANCE
w/ Elephant Micah

12 December 2010 9:00pm
Le Violin Dingue
1 Rue Lebrun
44000 Nantes, FRANCE
w/ Elephant Micah

This is a beautiful performance by Elephant Micah of “Still Life Blues” in New York City on WNYC’s Spinning On Air, broadcast May 16, 2010 during the Micah Elephant & Mark Trecka tour. Elephant Micah is is joined Beth Remis, fiddle, and Mark Trecka, harmonium, both of Pillars and Tongues. Video by David Garland.

In case you missed our first post about this tour, we would like to remind all of our East Coast friends that Mark and Beth from Pillars and Tongues are now officially on tour with Elephant Micah, who we love. Check here for dates. …and pick up the Pillars and Tongues record, “Lay of Pilgrim Park” at our store.