Singer Ernest Troost Brings 'Cinematic Folk' on March 21

The "big dream" for many singer-songwriters is to have their music used in film or TV scores. For Ernest Troost, it was the other way around. Troost became an Emmy Award-winning composer of movie and TV scores first, and only recently became an award-winning folk-blues songwriter, as well. "Songwriting was something I had put in the trunk and sat on for 20 years because it was an impractical thing to do," he said. "I hadn't done it since high school."

Ernest Troost will perform at Fiddlers Crossing Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. This show was re-scheduled from Feb. 22 due to illness.

It's not surprising that, for a cinematic composer, Troost would write story songs. He has a lyrical taste for earthy ramblers, gamblers and small-town dreamers, as well as murder tales and other dark stories.

When he was a boy, his father would read aloud tales such as Coldridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and Poe's "Raven."

"I think their musicality and dark romantic nature had a powerful effect on me," he said. "It's storytelling that really excites me. I call my songwriting style cinematic-folk. I try to create a vivid world of images and music that envelops the listener." Along with the dark side, the "vivid" world of Ernest Troost songs is also a world of hope and love.

Fiddlers Crossing is at 206 E. F St. at Robinson Street, in Downtown Tehachapi. Tickets may be purchased next door at Mountain Music; Tehachapi Treasure Trove in Downtown; Tehachapi Furniture in Old Town; or with a credit card by calling 661-823-9994. Tickets to the concert are $20, and as always, coffee and goodies are included.

Ernest Troost will perform at Fiddlers Crossing Friday, March 21. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. This show was re-scheduled from Feb. 22 due to illness.