ALAMOSA — Jim, Ed, and Don Richmond grew up in Alamosa and are the sons of former Adams State College vocal professor Edward Richmond and former opera singer then elementary school teacher Anne McIsaac Richmond. Although living very separate lives, they have teamed up over the least few years to record and release two acclaimed CDs - “Roots and Branches” in 2010 and “Seems Like Only Yesterday” in 2016.

The brothers are uniting for a rare live performance, Friday, August 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at Society Hall at 400 Ross Avenue in Alamosa. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and are available online at www.societyhall.org or in person at the Green Spot at 711 State Ave in Alamosa.

Jim Richmond began playing in local bands while attending Alamosa High School, graduating in 1965, and then moved to the Denver-Boulder area to pursue his musical career while attending CU. He later followed the music to Texas and toured around the country while playing with the Tennessee Hat Band and such artists as David Allen Coe, Rusty Weir, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Jack Ingram and Tommy Alverson. Jim is still playing around Texas with the popular band Three Fools on Three Stools and recently retired from teaching high school physics in North Richland Hills, Texas, where he lives with his wife Cindy.

Don Richmond also began playing in bands around Alamosa while still in high school and then helped form the popular regional band Tumbleweed in 1973, playing in that band until 1990, when he began playing more in the Taos and Santa Fe music scenes with bands such as No Strings Attached, Rock Bottom Band, Hired Hands, and his current band the Rifters. He also followed a solo career as a singer-songwriter, releasing six CDs under his own name. Around 1990 Don began recording other artists and helping them release their own CDs and established his studio Howlin’ Dog Recording, and the independent record label Howlin’ Dog Records, through which he has recorded and played on hundreds of releases for local, regional and national artists.

Ed Richmond chose not to follow the path of doing music professionally, working in high-tech manufacturing and computer network administration, but his love of the music was never far away. He sang at many a gathering and sing-along, and as anyone who hears the Richmond Brothers CDs can attest, more than holds his own with his more experienced brothers.

The Society Hall board invites you to celebrate the legacy of music in Alamosa with the Richmond Brothers, Friday, August 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at Society Hall, at 400 Ross Ave in Alamosa. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Society Hall is a 501c-3 non profit organization. Society Hall – where community celebrates!

The Richmond Brothers will reunite for a special performance at Society Hall in Alamosa on Friday, August 3./ Courtesy Photo