Rhythm & Vocals Arbor Day Concert
"An Acoustic Affair to Benefit Our Forests"
Concert Artist
This concert supports RVC’s Limestone Forest Campaign, an effort to raise funds to protect some of the most ecologically sensitive lands remaining in northern New Jersey.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
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Location: Armstrong- Hipkins Center for the Arts DuBois Theatre
on the Campus of Blair Academy
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
(click on name to go directly to artist info)
JOHN FLYNN, Songwriter and activist John Flynn calls himself a “hopeful pessimist”. The pessimism comes from a heartbreaking, clear-eyed honesty in assessing the condition of the world we live in. The hope comes from a deep-rooted faith in the beauty and resilience of the human spirit.
In an artist of Flynn’s caliber, the tension inherent in these seemingly contradictory points of view yields the kind of songs that moved Kris Kristofferson to compare Flynn to the best writers he knows, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott to boast “John Flynn is the John Lennon of the plasma generation!” Of Flynn’s new CD Two Wolves, Chris Spector of Midwest Record Recap writes “Flynn might well be one of the greatest hidden treasures the Americana axis has to discover and offer.
http://www.johnflynn.net/
"More than just a good songwriter, performer or guitar player, John Flynn is a friend because he actually does the kinds of things to make the world a little better . . . ” - Arlo Guthrie
"John Flynn is one of a special breed of goodheartd artist whose reaction to the human condition find kind, humorous expressions." - Kris Kristofferson
"Simply put, John Flynn is a master of imagery, rhyme and emotion." - Songwriters' Monthly
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THE ATLANTIC WAVE, with credited Master Sligo Fiddler Tony DeMarco and internationally acclaimed piper Ivan Goff, will offer traditional Celtic music accompanied by Irish native, Donal Clancy on guitar, Anna Colliton on Irish drum and champion step dancer, Samantha Morreale.
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A Dublin native turned New Yorker, Ivan Goff has performed in several well-known
productions including Riverdance and Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance .
"Sometimes, the foot-tapping was so loud... We should only have
this much fun in heaven." - IrishPhiladephia.com "Clancy's disciplined solo guitar playing is a revelation.
Mature, unforced and light of touch". -
The Irish Times
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THE NEWMAN & OLTMAN GUITAR DUO will perform Spanish Classical Guitar from their new album, Cantos de Espania.
http://www.guitarduo.com
"Fresh, Hot and Headed for Fame." -
The New York Times
Rating: Highly recommended
Performance: Sparkling delivery, crisp ensemble.
The playing is vivacious and lyrical. - Soundboard
"Newman and Oltman are true musical explorers
, and their performances are as electrifying as
their choice of repertoire."
- On The Air Magazine
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THE TUNE-POACHERS STRING BAND will serve as the ‘Lobby’ entertainment to set the tone when doors open at 6:30 p.m., and keep up the momentum during intermission.
Featuring local artists, Jim Stanko and Rick Carlson on fiddle and guitar, Bob Bell on banjo and finger-picked folk guitar, and Joe Zieja on flat-picked guitar, the Tune Poachers will bring to the event a carefully crafted medley of traditional Old-Time Music.
Whether a plaintive air, or a hot dual fiddle breakdown, the emphasis is on American regional folk styles based on the instruments and musical traditions brought to this country by their forebears.
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