Bob Wire and his talented progeny visit the Trail

Our friend Bob Wire is joined by Hudson, Sophie, and Riley to chat and play some songs leading up to their weekend show at Imagine Nation Brewery. Separately, they’ve played shows all around western Montana, and stagesas far flung as Napa, California, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. This summer, Missoula honkytonker Bob Wire and his singing/songwriting progeny will be playing a full show together forthe first time.Hudson James and Sophie Therriault will team up with Bob at Imagine Nation Brewing onSaturday, July 27, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, for a unique and entertaining family affair. All three areprolific songwriters and seasoned entertainers, so the show will have plenty of high points andthe trio promise a few surprises.Hudson, a graduate of the U of M Theater Arts program, is currently living in Chicago, where heplays frequent solo shows between auditions and rehearsals for local plays. While living inMissoula, he appeared in several theater productions, both for university plays andindependent theater companies. He also toured with the Montana Repertory Theater.Sophie, also a graduate of UM, made a splash in Missoula with her singing partner, JalynnNelson, when their duo, Red Dress, appeared in the First Night Spotlight finals two years in arow. They released a CD in 2017. She works full-time in Missoula and plays occasionally at artgalleries, breweries, and other intimate venues, and is currently recording a new album oforiginals.Bob Wire is a stalwart Missoula entertainer who’s been playing local stages for nearly 30 years.He characterizes his country-tinged rock as “Maximum Honky Tonk,” and his bands, theFencemenders, the Magnificent Bastards, and Bob Wire and the Bob Wire Trio featuring BobWire, have included some of Missoula’s most talented musicians. He’s opened for Brad Paisley,Marshall Tucker Band, and the Old 97s, among others. Bob continues to play solo shows aroundthe area, and writing and recording songs in his home studio, the Hilltop Basement RecordingComplex.