[NEohioPAL] Don't miss NE Ohio's best folk artists this Friday & Saturday

[The Kent Stage]

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  Questions : Call 330-677-5005
  or email information at kentstage.org. 
   
   
   
  UP FROM THE RIVER
   
  The Blind Boys of Alabama
   
  Greg Brown
   
    
Don't miss the largest gathering of North East Ohio folk artists this Friday & Saturday.  Only $8.00 per night 

     

   
    Sixth Annual 
  UP FROM THE RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL
featuring 
Rio Neon
Alex Bevan
The Rhonda's
Brad Bolton & Peggy Coyle
  Friday, February 8 -- 8:00 PM
  Tickets: $8.00 at the door
   
  Featuring members with diverse music backgrounds, Rio Neon is fast becoming noticed for complex and unique vocal harmonies, as well as original compositions, and instrumental diversity. With repertoire influences from Lambert, Hendrix, and Ross, Celtic traditions, old jazz and swing, oldtime music, tin pan alley, blues, and other styles, Rio Neon's shows are tight and full of fun!
   
  Alex Bevan has been sharing his voice, guitar, music and stories with audiences for more than thirty years. First known as the "Skinny Little Boy" from Cleveland, Ohio who came to "Chase your wimmin' and drink your beer", Alex has made a name for himself through out the Northern Ohio music scene. Drawing on his deep skill set of imaginative and honest song writing combined with an agile, improvisational wit that dovetail wonderfully with his flawless guitar slinging, Alex never fails to delight and charm audiences no matter what the venue. His recordings span the gamut from folk to folk rock and pop to children's educational music and he has won a number of awards for his commercial efforts in radio and television. Alex's creative works have also contributed to documentary film scores. You need to see him to believe him and hear him to know him
   
  The Rhonda's The Rhonda's "Multi-instumentalists and vocalists Laurie Howard, Jen Maurer, and Sarah Rolan are dazzling audiences with their honey-laden  voices, richly woven harmonies, and sassy smiles. Their blend of  roots-based originals and covers is unlike any other. But don’t take our word for it - put on your best rhinestone shirt and cowboy boots, saddle up the grey, and come hear for yourself."
  
 
  Together, Peggy Coyle and Brad Bolton are more than the sum of their parts - at least the parts that are still working.  They entertain with blues, jazz, a little country, and pop tunes long forgotten.  They throw in some nostalgic TV theme songs, an old radio jingle, and of course, the turkey baster.
  
Available at Woodsy's Music, Spin-More Records and at the door. 

   
   
      Sixth Annual 
  UP FROM THE RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL
featuring 
Smokin Fez Monkeys
Long Road
Clear Fork Bluegrass Quartet 
Michael Grady

  Saturday, February 9 -- 8:00 PM
  Tickets: $8.00 at the door
   
  If you could imagine a hobo circus clown band that took a job at a burlesque hall playing garage rock-and-roll versions of moldy pop standards, you might be able to imagine what the Smokin Fez Monkeys sound like — but probably not. Your best bet is to hear them. They play mostly original music and some smoke-filled, zombie- like renditions of cover tunes. Their influences include the International Silver String Submarine Band, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, and that coughing, sputtering car that Goofy used to drive back in the 40s.
   
  Long Road is: David Budin, Julia Mell, Kevin Richards, Ray DeForest and Bob Sandham. Julia and David handle most of the singing, with Bob joining in on harmony. The group produces some amazing three-guitar arrangements, grounded by Ray’s acoustic bass, with Kevin trading the guitar for mandolin on many songs.
Besides the late-60s music Long Road does – song singer-songwriters including Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Tim Hardin, Eric Andersen, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley, Bob Gibson, Ian & Sylvia, and others – the group also does other songs, ranging from traditional folk songs to folk versions of pop songs from the past 30 years, along with a few originals. 
   
  The Clear Fork Bluegrass Quartet knows, understands and loves the sound that Bill Monroe invented nearly 50 years ago. In addition to bluegrass, the group draws on other styles of traditional American music, including music from early country music stars such as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, Western swing, gospel, blues, fiddle music and even polkas.
  Founded in 1984 by Paul Kovac, the quartet has backed up legendary musicians Chubby Wise and Mac Wiseman. Kovac, who has performed with Bill Monroe, sings and plays guitar and mandolin and emcees the show. Jim Metz is a tenor whose banjo playing is clean and hard-driving. Bill Watson is a rock-solid acoustic bass player, adept at playing all American roots music styles. Fiddler Ray Sponaugle brings more than 40 years of experience to the band. Southern Bluegrass News commends their "solid musicianship and singing, well-constructed arrangements and above all, thoughtful material."
   
  Michael Grady  was born in Kalamazoo, MI and has made Northeast Ohio his home. Michael has been performing for 23 years, and his style is describes as “Original guitar and vocal, folk-inspired with one foot in the blues.
  Tickets: $8.00
Available at Woodsy's Music, Spin-More Records and at the door. 
   
   

    THE BLIND BOYS 
OF ALABAMA 
  Wednesday, February 13 -- 7:30 PM
  The Blind Boys of Alabama have spread the spirit and energy of pure soul gospel music for over 60 years, ever since the first version of the group formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. Today, founding members Clarence Fountain and Jimmy Carter are joined by more recent arrivals Bishop Billy Bowers, Joey Williams, Ricky McKinnie, Bobby Butler, and Tracy Pierce on a mission to expand the audience for traditional soul-gospel singing while incorporating contemporary songs and innovative arrangements into their hallowed style.
  After performing together for over six decades, The Blind Boys of Alabama have enjoyed one of the more striking comebacks in recent memory. Their last several albums have earned these hipster septuagenarians the best reviews and record sales of their career, four Grammy Awards in a four year span, and a completely new, contemporary audience.
  Official Blind Boys of Alabama Website
  Advance discount tickets: $30.00
Day of Show: $35.00
   
  GREG BROWN 
  Saturday, February 16 -- 8:00 PM
  Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller preacher in the Hacklebarney section of Iowa, where the Gospel and music are a way of life. Brown's first professional singing job came at age 18 in New York City, running hootenannies (folksinger get-togethers) at the legendary Gerdes Folk City. After a year, Brown moved west to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where he was a ghostwriter for Buck Ram, founder of the Platters. Tired of the fast-paced life, Brown traveled with a band for a few years, and even quit playing for a while before he moved back to Iowa and began writing songs and playing in midwestern clubs and coffeehouses.
  Brown's songwriting has been lauded by many, and his songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Shawn Colvin, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. He has also recorded more than a dozen albums, including his 1986 release, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, when he put aside his own songwriting to set poems of William Blake to music. One Big Town, recorded in 1989, earned Brown three and a half stars in Rolling Stone, chart-topping status in AAA and The Gavin Report's Americana rankings and Brown's first Indie Award from NAIRD (National Association of Independent Record Distributors). The Poet Game, his 1994 CD, received another Indie award from NAIRD. His critically acclaimed 1996 release, Further In, was a finalist for the same award. Rolling Stone's four-star review of Further In called Brown "a wickedly sharp observer of the human condition." 1997's Slant 6 Mind (Red House Records) earned Brown his second Grammy nomination. His latest CD, One
 Night (Red House), is a re-release of a 1983 live performance originally on Minneapolis' Coffeehouse Extemporé Records. 
  Official Greg Brown Website
  Advance discount tickets: $20.00
Day of Show: $25.00
   

    OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS @ The Kent Stage
    

  
  Ekoostik Hookah: Feb 22
  Papadosio: Feb 23
  The Avett Brothers: Mar 1
  The Boys Of The Lough: Mar 6
  David Cousins of The Strawbs Mar. 15
  Richie Havens Mar. 30
  The Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile of Nickel Creek Apr 2
  Spencer Davis Group w/t Joey Molland of Badfinger Apr 12
  Batdorf & Rodney Apr. 18
    Asleep At The Wheel PLUS Commander Cody 
  Apr 25

  Chad & Jeremy Apr. 27

   
    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, or at www.kentstage.org.   Tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors open one hour before concert.  If you have any questions please email us at information at kentstage.org or call 330-677-5005.
   
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