No Bull: Former rodeo rider gets back to country roots

 

Joel Thetford used to hang on for dear life on the champion bull riding circuit in Texas, his home state. This Saturday night, he’ll try to rope in the Portland music crowd with his debut album release at Portland House of Music & Events.

Carleigh Nesbit opens the show, followed by Chris Ross & The North, a breakout band from Bangor. Then Thetford, who moved to Maine from Fort Worth, Texas, 10 years ago, takes the stage.