Indie singer-songwriter and folk artist Jeffrey Martin performs live at Tractor Tavern, with Sam Weber as the opening act.
Jeffrey Martin plays the Tractor Tavern on Wednesday, November 4, with Sam Weber opening. Martin is an indie singer-songwriter and folk artist from Portland, Oregon, and this is a seated show — something to keep in mind if you're used to the standing-room crowd at the Tavern.
There's a specific story Martin tells about how he got into songwriting, and it's a good one. He describes himself as a songwriter whose path began in middle school, when he spent nights under the covers with a flashlight and a DiscMan, listening to Reba McEntire's That's the Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia on repeat until the device ran out of batteries. He didn't actually write a song himself until years later, but that early obsession with a single country track stayed with him. It's a small, human detail that gives you a sense of where his songwriting comes from — listening to a record until you've worn it out, then eventually figuring out how to do it yourself.
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On the bill, Sam Weber opens for him, so you'll get two songwriters in one night. The show starts at 8 PM at the Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW in Seattle.
