Urban cowboy: What do you get when you mix a funky country twang with a thumpin' beat, then weave a dreamy mandolin in and out of Dylan-esque storytelling? You get singer/songwriter Richard March, who hit the Sacramento music scene with his band nearly four years ago after roaming the San Francisco clubs and a short stint in Nashville.

 

Americana Idol: Check out "The Americana Ramble" music series hosted by March and his band every Wednesday night at Marilyn's on K featuring bluegrass, folk and blues.

 

On the road again: For now March's boots are parked right here in the River City. "As long as [you] tour, it doesn't matter where you live as long as you get yourself on the road."

 

His boots weren't made just for walking: "I took ballroom in college," admits March, who-- when he's not belting out tunes onstage at local venues such as Luna's Cafe, Fox & Goose and the Blue Lamp-- can be found hoofing it up on the dance floor at midtown clubs. "I love dancing; it influences the style of music that I do. In Austin, the floor would be full of people doing the two-step. There's not as much of that happening here. They all do the California Hippy Shake!"