Bob Rawleigh to sing classics at Boeger Winery

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FOOTHILL LIFE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
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MIMI ESCABAR, FEATURES EDITOR, [email protected]
Mimi Escabar
Tune in to some
fun events
President Warren G.
Harding had the first
radio installed in the
White House on this date
in 1922. It would be interesting to know what
Harding listened to for
fun and if he was listening today what would he
tune into.
Larry and Val
Larry Park and Val
Pease are playing at
Powell’s Steamer
Company and Pub, 425
Main St. in Placerville, on
Thursday, Feb. 9. This talented duo puts on a great
show. To find out more
call 530-626-1091.
Valentine’s events
Sierra Vista Vineyards
and Winery, 4560
Cabernet Way in the
Pleasant Valley area, is
celebrating Valentine’s
Day on Saturday, Feb. 11,
and Sunday, Feb. 12, with
the debut of the winery’s
fortified wines paired
with desserts from 11
a.m. 4 p.m. Pairings feature an orange tart in a
shortbread dough paired
with the Viognier Doux, a
chocolate caramel tart
with a Grand Marnier
orange peel paired with
the Tawnie Grenache, and
a roasted pecan and
chocolate ganache tart
paired with the Rubie
Syrah. The food is catered
by Allez. Cost is $10 per
person. Call 530-6227221 to see if reservations
are still available.
More love is in the air
at Holly’s Hill Vineyard,
3680 Leisure Lane in the
Pleasant Valley area, at
the Valentine’s Weekend
Food and Wine Pairing
with Live Music on
Saturday, Feb. 11 and
Sunday, Feb. 12, from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. There will
be five courses served in
the barrel room featuring
grilled clams with garlic
lime butter sauce paired
with 2010 Patriarche
Blanc, avocado and
EVOO toasts paired with
2009 Grenache Noir,
spiced carrot soup paired
with 2009 Mourvedre
Classique, filet Mignon
with grits and cilantro
pesto paired with 2009
Patriarche and a cheese
plate paired with LH
Mourvedre-Syrah. Find
more information at
hollyshill.com or call 530344-0227 or e-mail [email protected].
Music is by Nicholas
Lefler.
Toogood Estate Winery,
7280 Fairplay Road in
Fair Play, is having a
Valentine’s Private Tasting
on Saturday, Feb. 11;
Sunday, Feb. 12;
Saturday, Feb. 18;
Sunday, Feb. 19; and
Saturday, Feb. 25 at noon.
The private tasting
includes nine library
wines, barrel tasting and
premium port with a barbecued lunch and take
home a bottle of wine. To
make reservations call the
Cave at 530-620-1910.
Sequoia, 643 Bee St. in
Placerville, is having a
Valentine’s Dinner and
Ball on Saturday, Feb. 11,
and Valentine’s Day
Dinner on Tuesday, Feb.
14. The dinner menu is:
appetizer — lobster and
shrimp cake; salad — bib
lettuce, Asian pears, blue
cheese and walnuts;
entrée — grilled mahi
mahi with lobster sauce or
filet mignon and prawns
with black and white
sauces or roasted vegetable Wellington with
truffle infused coulees or
duck breast with raspberry sauce; and dessert
—Belgium chocolate
bowl with pistachio
mousse and fresh berries.
To make a reservation call
530-622-5222.
Democrat photos by Krysten Kellum
INDEPENDENT in Placerville is serving a Rhubarb berry crisp with the 2002 and 2008 New-World Port from Madroña Vineyards during New-World Port Month. Many
El Dorado County restaurants are participating with special desserts to go with the port.
Port pairs perfectly
with dessert
Doug Noble
Democrat correspondent
aring wine and food, if done well, enhances the culinary experience.
Normally this is done at a wine dinner or special
event where several wines are paired with several different
dishes. However, Paul Bush, co-owner and winemaker at
Madroña Vineyards, has come up with a different idea: celebrate a specific wine for a month, feature it in the tasting
room of the winery and work with the local restaurants to
pair it with a dish they create.
For the month of February a dessert wine, Madroña’s
New-World Port, is the featured wine and it will be followed by zinfandel in May, riesling in August and cabernet
franc in November.
“The basic idea is to try and educate people about wine,”
said Bush. “It is also an attempt to get people to not only
try our local restaurants but to linger longer and enjoy their
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EXECUTIVE CHEF Matt Brown pours the berries and rhubarb into a mixer in preparation of the
featured dessert at Independent.
Bob Rawleigh to sing classics at Boeger Winery
Mike Bush
DATES &
DETAILS
Staff writer
hen he was 12 yearsold, Bob Rawleigh
started his career as a
singer in Southern California.
“I made my debut at the
radio station KGFJ ‘Soul
Search’ at Jefferson High
School,” said Rawleigh, a
Pollock Pines resident. “It
was an annual event where
the music station came into
the community looking for
new talent. It didn’t matter
what age you were, as long as
you could sing, they’d let you
get on stage.”
He sang “I Wish It Would
Rain” that was originally
recorded by the famous 1960s
Motown band The
Temptations.
“The name of our group
was the Four Regions,”
recalled Rawleigh. “I was the
lead singer. I’ve been singing
ever since.”
Rawleigh, 58, likes to share
encouragement and inspiration, celebrating the power of
love to bring hope and restore
lives. Rawleigh has a desire to
share this message of hope
with the world. His repertoire
includes singing inspirational
music, classic love songs,
patriotic music and Christmas
music.
“I just love singing,”
Rawleigh said.
Rawleigh has released his
sixth CD, “Classic Songs For
The Love Of My Life” that
includes original and cover
tunes. He sings American
classics in the style of Nat
King Cole and Frank Sinatra,
adding his own unique jazz
flavor.
Some of those new and
cover songs will be performed
W
Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene
KATHY AND BOB Rawleigh are performing at Boeger Winery's "Sweets For Your Sweetie" event
on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11 when he
performs at Boeger Winery,
1709 Carson Road in
Placerville. The concert is
from 1 to 4 p.m. as part of the
winery’s “Sweets For Your
Sweetie” event.
His CD will be available for
purchase at the concert. The
cost is $15 per CD.
Singing is a big portion of
Rawleigh’s life.
“It’s a God-given thing,”
Rawleigh said. “The more
music I hear, the more I want
to sing. It just expresses the
emotions of my heart; be it
love, be it hurt, be it longing.
You can always express yourself in a song when you’re a
singer. That’s my joy and passion.”
For the last 30 years,
Rawleigh and his wife, Kathy,
have worked as music direc-
tors and worship leaders in
church. They lead the congregation at the Pollock Pines
Community Church every
Sunday at 9 a.m.
“Most of the musicians that
you now see leading the congregants in singing are
young,” Rawleigh said.
In recent years, the
Rawleighs have shared their
musical talents at wineries.
This will be their second
show at Boeger in four
months.
“They asked us back,” said
Rawleigh.
The duo has also performed
at restaurants, wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations, community service
organizations, ballroom
dances and private parties in
the region.
The bookings have led to
an expanded musical repertoire.
“This is a new adventure
for us,” Rawleigh said. “To
step out now doing the
American standards, it’s just
such a treat. People love the
music of Frank Sinatra, Nat
King Cole, Tony Bennett, Mel
Torme, Jack Jones, Andy
Williams. We’ve also taken to
the contempary folks like The
Carpeteners and ‘70s acts like
The Stylistics. We kind of
give them my own flavor.
We’re covering all the generations – the ‘50s up until now.”
Rawleigh admits that he’s
not a huge fan of today’s
music.
“I like songs that touch the
heart and tell a story,” he said.
“Today’s music, for me at 58,
years-old, is just not my cup
of tea. To see singers like
What: Boeger Winery’s
“Sweets For Your
Sweetie” and appearance by Bob Rawleigh
Who: Boeger Winery and
Bob Rawleigh
Where: Boeger Winery,
1709 Carson Road,
Placerville
When: Saturday, Feb. 11,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: $20 for wine tasting with special glass,
$10 designated driver
Information: Tara at
Boeger, 530-622-8094
or e-mail
[email protected]
Tony Bennett at age 88 still
singing the classics, and
impacting this generation,
hopefully. I want to see that
more.”
Singers like Harry Conick
Jr. from the 1990s to Michael
Buble, one of today’s artists,
are the entertainers Rawleigh
thinks are headed in the right
direction with their style of
uptempo music and belting
out the classics.
“They are bringing the standards back and keeping them
alive,” Rawleigh said. “That’s
what I want to do; I want to
keep those songs alive; the
classic American standards.”
He’s looking forward to
Saturday’s performance rain
or shine.
For more information on
the concert and to make reservations call Boeger Winery at
530-622-8094.