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Chicago, Vermont, and Good Rev= iews!!Hi All !! And from Jersey Jazz (July August): Nearness of You (Disismye Music – 009) by singer/guitarist VANCE GILBERT is =20= an album that has been a long time in coming=2E He grew up liste= ning to jazz, and eventually rock, souls and folk music, but the jazz =20= was in his first love=2E He made his mark musically as an acoust= ic singer-songwriter, and had much success as a performer and recordin= g artist in this genre, but there always lingered the desire to do an =20= album of jazz standards=2E Well, he finally lived out his dream,= and the results are wonderfully engaging=2E Gilbert has a soft,= understated approach to singing, a bit reminiscent of Kenny Rankin=2E= His phrasing is definitely coming from a jazz sensitivity=2E&nb= sp; He accompanies himself effectively on acoustic guitar=2E As =20= he assays the 14 songs on his program, selections like "Again," "'= ;Round Midnight," "Dindi," "Prelude to a =20= Kiss," "When Sunny Gets Blue," "Laura," and the too often neglected "I= 'll Buy You a Star," a gem by Dorothy Fields and Arthur Schwartz =20= from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, it is apparent that he is comfortable w= ith singing this kind of material=2E He will probably continue w= ith the music that has brought him success in the past, but it would b= e nice if he can find opportunities to make the kind of music found on= Nearness of You an ongoing element in his professional life=2E= It would be nice for him, and for his listeners=2E SHOWS!!! July 4th & 5th, <= /span>Sat & Sun, New Bedford, MA - THIS FORTHAJOO-LIE WEEKEND !!!!= New Bedford Folk Festival New Bedford Whaling Historical Na= tional Park New Bedford, MA 508-999-5231 http://= www=2Enewbedfordfolkfestival=2Ecom This is the alternat= e paradigm as to how a folk festival is done=2E Some sun but no dirt o= r naked loonies you shield your kids from (not that they are bad thing= s) - this festival takes over all of downtown New Bedford and tr= ansforms it into a musical paradise=2E Patty Larkin, Catie Curtis, Pet= er Mulvey, Boxcar Lillies, John Hammond, Tom Rush, The Nields, Susan W= erner, Me, to name a few will be there… Fri July 10, Middlebury VT Middlebury Festival O= n The Green Middlebury Recreation Park http= ://www=2Efestivalonthegreen=2Eorg I go on at 7!! <= br /> Here's some shows for you Chicago area people=2E If yo= u're not in Chicago area, call someone who is and tell them to sh= ow up, will you? July 11, Sa Kathy Kelly Hous= e Concert Series West Rogers Park (West Ridge) (call/email f= or directions) 630-903-0072=2E = kmoirakelly@yahoo=2Ecom=2E It's her livingroom, so= get reservations early=2E …………= ……………………&helli= p;……………… July 12, Sunday, 4pm= , Long Grove, Il, Long Grove Arts & Music Council = "Old Friends" Summer Concert Series Towner Green on Old McHenry R= oad Across from The Village Tavern htt= p://www=2Elgamc=2Eorg/schedule15=2Ehtml =2E=2E=2Efor more inf= o This place and these people are so cool=2E And I think th= is show is free!! Other stuff of note: I h= ad an aggravated fan once write and say that I should "stay out of pol= itics because musicians that lend their names to causes get labeled as= political singers…" Well, we couldn't have tha= t, could we? I guess I should just sing dulcet and prettily and be fun= ny=2E That's what the most inspiring and meaningful folk singers =20= do, like me and Peter Mulvey, and like hundreds of others, right? Like= Marvin Gay, Irving Berlin, Blake Shelton, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ben= ny Goodman, Ani DiFranco, Pete what's-his-name with the banjo=2E=2E= =2E Yeah=2E Wouldn't want to get labeled political l= ike those folks=2E=2E=2EPfffft: http://www=2Elatimes=2Ecom/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-take= -down-your-flag-folk-peter-mulvey-20150629-story=2Ehtml http://www=2Ebostonglobe=2Ecom/arts/2015/06/30/singer-peter-mulvey-= rallies-peers-with-confederate-flag-protest/RaJAbFG1Am7Gy0uY0mo8kJ/sto= ry=2Ehtml?event=3Devent25 http://www=2Ehuffingtonpost=2Ec= om/tara-skurtu/take-down-the-flag-peter-_b_7651056=2Ehtml =2E=2E=2EIt doesn't threaten your heritage=2E= You take off your hat for a lady=2E You clean the shit off your boots= before you walk into a church=2E It's just a matter of respect=2E= Admit that your perspective might feel right and be wrong=2E Take it= down, South Carolina=2E=2E=2E You don't have to be a =20= politician to say good shid=2E Oh, and while I have you, I&= #039;m against Gay Marriage=2E Just like I'm against Black/White =20= marriage=2E Mostly I hate the terminology because theres no such disce= rnible thing anymore in either case=2E It's just all called "marr= iage" now, thank Common Sense=2E Can a brother get an Amen? xovg |
EVENTS:July 2015Saturday, J= uly 4th TBANew Bedford Folk Festival New Bedford MA Call 5= 08-673-8523 for more details Friday, July 10th T= BA Middlebury Festival On The Green Middlebury VT Ca= ll 802-462-3555 for more details Sunday, July 12= th 4:00pm Fountain Square Fountain =20= Square Long Grove IL August 2015Saturday, August 1st TBA1794 Meet= inghouse Inc=2E 1794 Meetinghouse Inc=2E New Salem MA Call 978-544-5200 for more details Friday, August 7th 8:00pm Guthrie Ce= nter Guthrie Center Great Barring= ton MA Call 413-528-1955 for more details more events |
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