Music: Ray LaMontagne

New Hampshire-native-turned-roving-troubadour Ray LaMontagne has to be at least intermittently entertained by the ironies that punctuate his biography.

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Ray LaMontagne

New Hampshire-native-turned-roving-troubadour Ray LaMontagne has to be at least intermittently entertained by the ironies that punctuate his biography. For instance, the odds have to be fairly long that LaMontagne’s singer/songwriter path would begin with hearing Stephen Stills’ “Treetop Flyer” in 1999 and lead to working with Stills’ daughter Jennifer on his 2004 debut full-length, Trouble.

That kind of inevitability seems to mark every touchstone in LaMontagne’s extremely potent career. Read more about LaMontagne in this week's Sound Advice


Ray LaMontagne plays Riverbend's PNC Pavilion Friday. More info/tickets: riverbend.org .

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