Heading out this weekend to Ghana and Mali for the rest of January, so this’ll be the last update til next month.

Two excellent Athens shows bookending the Ghana/Mali trip :
SAT. JAN. 7th- New Earth Music Hall
Adam Klein & The Wild Fires supporting Shovels & Rope. Killer band, come check it out.

THURS FEB. 9th- Melting Point
Adam Klein & The Wild Fires w/ The Whiskey Gentry & Tampa’s Have Gun Will Travel

And join us for a Cowboy Angel Music showcase night in Atl in February:
SUN FEB 19th- Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA), 8pm
Featuring Adam Klein & The Wild Fires, Vespolina, and Justin Evans!

Plus the long-awaited Malian record, Dugu Wolo, is coming out soon! If you’re in Athens don’t miss this unique event:
Dugu Wolo CD Release celebration
THURS FEB 23rd- Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA), 7:30pm
Featuring a reading from my Malian writings, making-of-Dugu Wolo documentary film trailer screening, a performance, and album listening reception with Malian food! All ages..

How about a magazine cover? Here’s the latest Georgia Connector Magazine, with a fine write-up about The Wild Fires and Cowboy Angel Music. On the cover (seated) along with a local street gang bluegrass band:

Our friend Daniel Peiken posted an impromptu performance of new song “A Fortune to Give” feat. Adam Poulin on fiddle. Have a look & a listen from AthensRockShow.

And finally, musician/engineer-extraordinaire and Wild Fires drummer Bronson Tew (aka Bronson Mestizo) recently recorded a slew of newer solo acoustic songs. We’ll be working on the material in the spring for a killer Wild Fires record (our first).

We’ll leave you with a shot from New Year’s up in Ranger, GA, from good friends Little Country Giants‘ beautiful farm:

2012 looks to have a lot in store for Adam & The Wild Fires!

We’re pleased to announce pre-release sales for the long awaited Mali album, Dugu Wolo, Adam‘s first foray into Mande music, presented under his Malian name, Lassine Kouyate. Visit the enhanced STORE page to order the beautifully packaged digipak CD with extensive liner notes and stunning photos. The official release date is February 21st, 2012, but why wait when you can be one of the first to enjoy this one of a kind album?!

You’ll also find very cool new t-shirts, including Adam Klein & The Wild Fires shirts, along with the bold and smooth Cowboy Angel Music dark blend coffee (beans from La Selva Negra cooperative in Nicaragua and Monsooned Malabar from southwest India) in the Store.

Two shows coming up before Adam heads to Ghana and Mali for most of January:
THURS DEC 22nd- Flicker Theatre & Bar- Athens, GA (8pm)
Solo show @ Flicker’s ‘Roots Music Christmas’ party w/ Mark Cunningham, Betsy Franck, Scott Low (of Efren), Brandon Nelson McCoy, and others.

And we’re psyched for this one, just added:
SAT JAN 7th- New Earth Music Hall- Athens, GA (10pm)
Adam Klein & The Wild Fires opening for the sensational Shovels & Rope

Hey y’all. Had a great time up north this past week for shows in NYC and Baltimore. Thanks to everyone for comin out. Stopped back home for one night and we’re lightin’ out again today.

Band shows this week in Nashville @ The 5 Spot (tonight, TUES DEC 13th), Knoxville @ 11 o’clock Rock & Preservation Pub (WED DEC 14th), ATL @ The Music Room (THURS DEC 15th), followed by our friend Thor’s Thunder Jam party in Winterville, GA (SAT DEC 17th) and A Cowboy Angel Christmas @ Hendershot’s (SUN DEC 18th) in Athens w/ The Wild Fires, Little Country Giants (duo), The Granfalloons, Justin Evans & Daniel Aaron + Holly Belle of Vespolina. Check the Tour page for times & show details. Got new Wild Fires t-shirts and CAM coffee on hand as well. Come celebrate.

In other news, the Mali album, Dugu Wolo, is currently being manufactured and we can expect a February release with a pre-sale in the coming weeks. More info on that to come..

Busy weekend of shows here in town:
FRI NOV 18th- WUGA 91.7fm‘s “It’s Friday” (3pm)
Stream it live here!

Just announced:
FRI NOV 18th- Melting Point (8pm)
Solo show opening for Shawn Mullins

SAT NOV 19th- Little Kings (10pm)
w/ Bo Bedingfield

Guitar ace Scott Baxendale will be sitting in with The Wild Fires for the WUGA and Little Kings shows!

Also check out Adam‘s page on Daniel Peiken’s Athens Rock Show site with photos and live videos from recent shows, including the Bloodkin tribute night and UGA’s Nourish International benefit.

Finally, Southern Shelter documented the whole “Bloodkin & friends” show at Athens’ Flicker Bar. Listen to Adam‘s set plus the entire night of music feat. Bloodkin, David Barbe, The HEAP w/ Widespread Panic‘s Sunny Ortiz, and more atthis link.