Paul Arnoldi, a Santa Monica-based singer-songwriter who has been performing at the Freight since the '60s, sits firmly within the American acoustic tradition. Offering a blend of original and traditional folk and Western music, Paul skillfully guides his listeners through an inspirational panorama of fields, skies, and smoke-filled rooms. Tonight Paul performs songs old and new, including selections from his latest CDs, Paul Solo and Highroads Ten Plus Two.

Paul began his career while a student at Harvard University, where he offered a unique musical contribution by blending his Wyoming prairie upbringing with the traditional folk music being played in the now-famous Cambridge/Boston folk music scene of the early 1960s. After relocating to the west coast, Paul made a name for himself, performing his prairie-influenced east coast urban folk music in the major Bay Area clubs of the day, including at the "old Freight."