[NEohioPAL] The Roches, Poe play, John McCutcheon and David Wilcox

[The Kent Stage]

Update for The Kent Stage
   
    THE ROCHES Reunion Tour
  Friday, October 19 -- 8:00 PM
  The Roches are Maggie, Terre & Suzzy, three sisters who live in New York City. Together they have created fifteen recordings in various configurations. Whether as a trio, duo or solo, each recording is as distinct as a snowflake. They have defied definition, and most accurately their music can be called “Roche” music. Their self titled album, “The Roches” was hailed as the Best Record of The Year by the New York Times. Their children’s recording “Will You Be My Friend” was awarded The Parent’s Gold Choice Award. “We Three Kings”, a collection of Christmas and Holiday songs is a perennial favorite in households all across the United States and overseas as well.
  The Roches performed for twenty years as a trio throughout Europe and the United States in a wide variety of venues from their own sold out show at Carnegie Hall to the concert halls of Europe and the street corners of New York City. They appeared on The Tonight Show, The David Letterman Show and have sung with Philip Glass, Paul Simon, Laurie Anderson, The Indigo Girls, Loudon Wainwright and Linda Ronstadt just to name a few. They’ve written music for TV and films and were even drawn as cartoons for Steven Spielberg’s Tiny Toon’s series.
  In the nineties they expanded to pursue solo projects. These projects include Terre’s stunning “Sound Of A Tree Falling”, Suzzy’s bittersweet “Holy Smokes” and “Songs From An Unmarried Housewife and Mother” (Album of the Week, New York Times). As a duo, Maggie and Suzzy created “Zero Church” (at Harvard University) the highly acclaimed, unusual collection of prayers which was also produced at St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York with dancers, puppets and a multitude of musicians and singers. Maggie and Suzzy have recently released a smart and hearty set of songs “Why The Long Face” in keeping with their long tradition of original thought and close ethereal harmony. As the Washington Post wisely noted, “The sisters still have a lot to say.”
   
  Advance discount tickets: $20.00  Day of Show: $25.00
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  The Largely Literary Theater Company’s 
  THE TELL TALE PLAY 
  A Two-act Collection of Poems 
  and Stories by Edgar Allan Poe 
  Saturday, October 20 -- 8:00 PM
   
  The Tell-Tale Play, the Largely Literary Theater Company’s acclaimed two-act collection of poems and stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Arranged and directed by Mark Dawidziak.
  Designed for high school students and older, the play features three popular area actors – Tom Stephan, Sara Showman and Alex J. Nine. They interpret Poe’s works, telling the audience along the way about the writer’s short but eventful life and career.
  Three of Poe’s classic short stories are presented in The Tell-Tale Play: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Masque of the Red Death.” Also included are three of his major poems: “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee” and “The Bells.” Other poems in the play are “Alone,” “Eldorado,” “Dreamland” and “Spirits of the Dead.”
  Advance discount tickets: $10.00   Day of Show: $12.00
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  JOHN McCUTCHEON
   
  Sunday, October 21 -- 2:00 PM
  One of the most prolific and respected children's artists, John McCutcheon has consistently produced quality children's albums (and folk albums) since the early '70s. McCutcheon is first and foremost an instrumentalist. Like thousands of others in the '60s, McCutcheon, a Wisconsin native, taught himself how to play a mail-order guitar and joined the local folk scene. His interest became more serious, however, when he sought to find the roots of this music. McCutcheon headed for Appalachia and learned from some of the legendary greats of traditional folk music. Along the way, he became adept at a multitude of instruments, including fiddle, banjo, guitar, autoharp, jaw harp, and especially the hammered dulcimer. McCutcheon is considered one of the undisputed masters on the hammered dulcimer and adapts much of his music around the instrument.
  As a new father, McCutcheon found most children's music "unmusical and condescending." In 1983, he sought to remedy the situation with his first release for Rounder, Howjadoo. McCutcheon thought that Howjadoo would be the only children's record he would make. But the critical acclaim for Howjadoo was such that several other children's albums followed. McCutcheon's 1988 release Mail Myself to You featured several songs by classic folk composers such as Woody Guthrie and Malvina Reynolds. In the hands of McCutcheon, these old songs gained new luster. Family Garden followed in 1993, with several original tunes including the evocative "Baseball on the Block." McCutcheon also turned to producing and, on the Rounder label, encouraged other folk and world musicians to address children as an audience. He created the 1992 Rounder release Rainbow Sign to benefit the Grassroots Leadership, a community-building non-profit organization in the South. In 1997, McCutcheon produced two
 storytelling compilations to again benefit the Grassroots Leadership.
  McCutcheon started a new series of children's albums in 1995 with the release of Summersongs. The album featured several tunes about the daily life of kids, with songs like "Power Mower" and "Haircut." Later that same year, Rounder released the second album in the series, Wintersongs. Again, the recording featured several cuts about the common joys of winter, including "Soup" and "Hot Chocolate." The most popular song on the album, however, was the easily imagined "Tommy Don't Lick That Pipe," written by McCutcheon and his longtime friend Si Kahn. Wintersongs was nominated for a Grammy in 1996. Storied Ground followed three years later. The time between albums reinvigorated the singer/songwriter, and in 2001 he followed it up with Supper's on the Table... Filled with more socially conscious lyrics, the album had the look and feel of an old-time folk record. The next year, a more contemporary-minded McCutcheon put out The Greatest Story Never Told on Red House Records.
  It was four years before McCutcheon released another full-length album. 2006's Mightier Than the Sword was a literary effort, featuring collaborations with contemporary poets and fiction writers such as Wendell Berry, Rita Dove, and Barbara Kingsolver. McCutcheon also came out with a children's audio book that year called Christmas in the Trenches, which went on to garner a Grammy nomination in the children's spoken word category. Hail to the Chief! and Stand Up!: Broadsides for Our Times came out the following year. ~ P.J. Swift, All Music Guide
  Advance discount tickets: $20.00   Day of Show: $25.00
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  DAVID WILCOX 
  Thursday, October 25 -- 8:00 PM
  A warm, baritone vocal tone and poetic lyricism are combined with a unique guitar style that blends soft jazz and folk sensibilities and an intimate stage persona by singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Often compared to James Taylor and John Martyn, Wilcox has built a solid fan base for his well-crafted folk-pop tunes.
  Cleveland-born Wilcox was inspired to play guitar after watching a fellow student play in a stair
ell at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. Transferring to Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, in 1981, Wilcox began taking music seriously. Although he took four lessons with a classical guitarist, Wilcox developed most of his playing technique on his own. In addition to being inspired by Joni Mitchell to play in a variety of tunings, he designed a capo that produced an unusual sound by leaving one or more strings unaltered.
  Wilcox strengthened his skills as a performer through regular appearances at an Asheville night club called McDibbs. His debut album, The Nightshift Watchman, was released in 1987 on his own label, Song of the Woods, and reissued in 1996 by Koch International; it featured scaled-down arrangements and launched Wilcox's career as a touring musician. After performing at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Wilcox signed with A&M in 1989. His first release on the label, How Did You Find Me Here, sold over 100,000 copies by word of mouth. Wilcox subsequently recorded two other studio albums for the label -- Home Again in 1991 and Big Horizon in 1994. In 1991, the label released a six-song CD, Mostly Live: An Authorized Bootleg. East Asheville Hardware, Wilcox's first album after being dropped by A&M, featured live recordings of previously unreleased tunes including a version of Chuck Brodsky's satirical song "Blow 'Em Away."
  His contract with A&M ended after four albums in 1994, but Wilcox has continued to share his love of music and his explorations of personal growth. His 1997 album Turning Point recorded in the log cabin studio in the woods behind his home, represented a shift to a more controlled approach to music, while his February 1999 release, Underneath, continued to focus on his vocals and guitar playing despite the additional instrumentation of electric guitars, keyboards, and rhythm section. Although his albums have featured diverse arrangements, Wilcox continues to perform in concert as a soloist. In August 2000, What You Whispered was released. A best-of collection followed the next year, released during his successful national tour. Due to his popularity, the demand for a live album became too great and he offered Live Songs and Stories in the summer of 2002. Into the Mystery appeared in 2003, followed by a joint effort with Nance Pettit, Out Beyond Ideas, in 2005 and Vista in
 2006. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
  
  Advance discount tickets: $18.00  Day of Show: $22.00    
     
  Upcoming Concerts
Lotus, Oct 28 
  Melanie and Steve Forbert, Nov 8
  Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, Nov 9
  Mountain Heart and Tim O'Brien, Nov 11 @ 7:00PM
  Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Joey Allcorn & Dan Helms, Nov 14
  People of Earth and Blue Sky Mission Club, Nov 15
  Steppin' In It, Nov 16
  Loudon Wainwright III Nov 29
  Over The Rhine, Nov 30
   
  The Kent Stage is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent , Ohio   There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city streets.  Advance tickets are available at Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent , at www.kentstage.org or at 330-677-5005.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors open one hour before concert.  If you have any questions please email us at info at kentstage.org or call 330-677-5005.  For more information: www.kentstage.org .

   

  
 
   
   

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