Wednesday, June 27, 2007

FLAME and Cherie and Hot Pots July 21

The Landis Arboretum http://www.landisarboretum.org/ in Esperance, NY is having a fundraising concert July 21 from noon till 4pm. Cherie and the Hot Pots will start the festivities and FLAME http://www.flametheband.com/ will headline. $10 for a ticket, free parking, and food and beverages will be available.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Open Mic at Muddy Cup

Two guys from Staten Island seem to be setting up coffee shops all the way north to Albany. http://www.muddycup.com At the Albany, Catskill, Kingston, and maybe others, Monday seems to be Open Mic Nite.

Hector On Stilts at the Guthrie Center on June 30

Hector On Stilts http://www.hectoronstilts.com take Beach Boys harmony and Hall and Oates falsettos, mix in the funkiness of The Cars, throw in a little Wilco off-the-wallism, a splash of Latin spice, and always arrive in a limo. See them this Saturday June 30 at the Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 at 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm and light refreshments will be served.

JoAnne Redding at the Guthrie Center on June 29

JoAnne Redding http://www.joanneredding.com puts her heart into the mix of country and blues she will be singing at The Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 on this Thursday, June 29 at 8:00pm. The doors open at 6:00pm and light refreshments are available.

Rise Up Singing! party in NewPaltz Tuesday June 26

There will be singing in New Paltz, NY this Tuesday June 26th at the Quaker Meeting House, 8 North Manheim at 7pm. Bring instruments and your copy of Rise Up Singing! (There are copies available there.)

Monday, June 11, 2007

Rick Robbins at the Guthrie Center on June 16

Rick Robbins will be appearing at the Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rod, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm for light fare.

http://www.rick-robbins.com

"Whether Rick (Robbins) is singing about a road he wants to take or one he's taken too many times, or for that matter a road he knows he can never take but dreams of it still, he always takes his sweet time! He may have gleaned this practice from his good friend and travel'n buddy Ramblin' Jack Elliott. The pictures he himself sees when songwriting are superbly conveyed through Bold - Confident - Brush - Stroke lyrics. Sometimes using few sentences and at times few words, he captures something that lets you feel the breeze and hear the wind up in the trees, or see how the road curves up ahead and you might even smell some fabulous perfume he's tellin' you about cause he can say it so profoundly. His low singing style voice tells tales in a compelling fashion and his delivery and tone let you know he knows what he's singing about." - Rick Tivens

I saw Rick Robbins open for Ramblin' Jack Elliot last year and all I can say is this is going to be a great show.

Bernice Lewis at The Guthrie Center June 15th

Bernice Lewis will be appearing at the Guthrie Center, 4 Van DeusenvilleRoad, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm for light fare

http://www.bernicelewis.com

"I guess what I want people to know is that, for me, it's about the songs, each different, each a well-thought-out message, each a labor of love," says Bernice Lewis. It has been said that she elevates the experiences of everyday life to an art form. She sings from a woman's perspective with wit and eloquence in distinctive, powerful vocals... With attention equally divided among matters of the earth, matters of the soul and matters of the heart, Lewis has staked out as her territory the sum of contemporary existence, and by giving so generously of herself she helps illuminate the lives of others.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Saturday June 9 Greg Greenway at Gates Hill concert!

Hard to believe, but this will be the 20th year of concerts at Gates Hill Church in Franklinton, NY at the top of Gates Hill Road!!!! We're starting off the season on Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 pm with Greg Greenway. Friday, July 20 will be Pat Wictor. Saturday, August 25 will be Magpie. Info? 827 4953

Rise Up Singing! party in NewPaltz Tuesday June 12

Time to have an evening of singing again! Come join the fun at 7:00pm to 8:30pm on June 12, 2007, at 8 North Manheim, New Paltz, NY. Bring your copy of Rise Up Singing!, or borrow one, or buy one.

Thinking about trying to sing in public?

Come to the Guthrie Center for the Hootenanny! Absolutely the best place to try climbing up on to a stage not to mention singing. Great coffee and teas to savor, great people to talk with, great music for inspiration. Signup is 7:00pm and the show starts at 8:00pm more or less.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Jaane Doe at the Guthrie Center on June 9

http://www.myspace.com/jaanedoe

From her early roots as a folk rocker, through her evolution into pop, hard rock, and studio session work, Jaane Doe has stemmed the tides of change in the music industry, continuously re-inventing herself to stay in the game. She is recognized and respected as a folk artist from "Mother's Wine Emporium", "Mother Courage", and "Cafe Lena's" in New York to the "Troubadour", the "Whiskey", and the "Coach House" on the California coast. Her latest album, which might be categorized as Americana/Folk, BURNS LIKE FIRE contains heartfelt, introspective, artist-rendered songs with vocals that exude realness and vulnerability as she shares intimately the intensity of her life experience.

Jaane Doe will be appearing at the Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 on June 9th at 8:00pm. The doors open at 6:00pm and light refreshments will be served.

Bobby Sweet & Adam Michael Rothberg on June 8 at the Guthrie Center

http://www.bobbysweet.com/
http://www.adamr.net/

Bobby Sweet has written songs that have aired on several hit television series, such as Touched By An Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, Soul Food, and Judging Amy, among others. He also co-wrote a song that was featured in the Danny Devito/Bette Midler movie Drowning Mona. As a performer he has shared the bill with some of the top country and folk artists, including Vince Gill, Bill Morrissey, Deana Carter, Bill Staines, Bryan White, Arlo Guthrie, and Jess Klein. As a sought-after lead guitarist he has played shows with George Jones, Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nelson, The Bellamy Brothers, Waylon Jennings, and many others. Sweet has also been featured as a multi-instrumentalist on albums by recording artists Arlo Guthrie, Bernice Lewis, Adam Michael Rothberg, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, and a host of other projects.

"For the better part of the last decade, Adam Michael Rothberg has dominated the regional music scene as a producer (Dar Williams, Bernice Lewis, Jamie Morton, Pete Nelson), band member (Big Waaagh Scratch Band, Dr. Isosceles), recording engineer (Derek Studios in Dalton), publicist (Iron Horse Music Hall), manager (Dar Williams), instrumentalist (Joan Baez, Cliff Eberhardt, Sugarbeat, Sloan Wainwright, Victoria Williams, Mark Olson) and performer. In other words, Rothberg, a Pittsfield native and multi-talented multi-instrumentalist, has been everything to everyone, but as the above and only partial listing shows, always in the service of others." -- Seth Rogovoy

Bobbu Sweet and Adam Michael Rothberg will be at The Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1955 on June 8th at 8:00pm. The doors open at 6:00pm and light refreshments will be served.