Tag Archive for folk

Rising Soul-Pop Singer-Songwriter Kristy Lee Performs at Club Helsinki Hudson

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Rising soul-pop singer-songwriter sensation Kristy Lee, who just garnered the opening slot on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Leon Russell’s fall tour, performs at Club Helsinki on Friday, November 18, 2011, at 9 pm. The Alabama-bred singer-guitarist has a unique style of music that blends reggae jamming, classic rock, Southern…

Folk Multi-Instrumentalist Sam Amidon to Play at MASS MoCA

Sam Amidon

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Musical storyteller and instrumental wizard Sam Amidon will perform at MASS MoCA’s Club B-10 on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 8 pm as part of the Alt Cabaret series. Quickly developing a cult following, Amidon has re-invented traditional folk through his melding of age-old music with the sound of today. As…

Ani DiFranco Returns to the Colonial Theatre

Ani DiFranco

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Folk-rock singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco performs at the Colonial Theatre on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 7:30 pm. Singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick will warm up the crowd for DiFranco, who gave a triumphant concert at the restored theater in April 2009. (Read Seth Rogovoy’s review of that concert here.) Ani DiFranco has written hundreds…

Bobby Sweet Celebrates New Recording with Pittsfield Concert

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) –  Singer-songwriter Bobby Sweet will celebrate the release of his latest recording, Cowboys and Poets, with a concert on Saturday, June 18, at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass. Sweet’s new folk/Americana style has drawn comparisons to John Prine, Jackson Browne, Guy Clark, and “a countrified Bruce Springsteen.” An engaging storyteller and dynamic…