House Concert in Livingston NJ today
| From: | ken k. |
| Sent on: | Sunday, April 29, 2012, 8:00 AM |
For those not joining us for brunch and a walking tour in New York, here is something to do on the Jersey side. Following is an invitation to a house concert that you might enjoy (phone number to RSVP and obtain exact address is at the end):
If you have nothing to do later today then please join me for a wonderful afternoon of music. It's nice to support up and coming young artists like Connor and Putnam. Hope you can make it! "The Place" House ConcertsLivingston, NJ
Connor Garvey and Putnam Smith
Sunday April 29, 2012
3:00 pot luck (bring food or drink to share)
4:00 show
$15.00 suggested donation Check them out at: www.connorgarveysongs.com and www.putnamsmith.com Here are their bios... Connor Garvey's songs are like placing folk-funk guitar & ukulele, soulful vocals, and paradoxical metaphors in a juicer- you've never tasted it before, but it's intriguing and delectable so you have to keep drinking. His clever rhythmic guitar and ukulele foundations provide a medium for his most prominent instrument, his voice. His songs draw the attention of the whole room with humor, daring honesty, and grace. Examine Garvey’s musical palette, and you will find songwriting masters like Martin Sexton, David Wilcox, John Gorka, Paul Simon, and Deb Talan (The Weepies) plus hues from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Catie Curtis, and Josh Ritter. And he listens to a lot of hip-hop. Connor comes to music to write songs. The symbiosis of person and craft leaves Garvey continually growing as a musician and positive soul. His musical resume includes songwriter competition victories, three self-released albums, self booked and promoted national touring, performances with the likes of Catie Curtis, Story Hill, Kevin So, The Bittersweets, Chris Keene, Slaid Cleaves, Jeff Mitchell, and Dan Walker plus heartfelt appreciation from living room crowds to full auditoriums. As Connor’s musical career gains momentum he is bringing with him messages of hope, growth, and love in songs that silence rooms, brighten smiles, and inspires others to sing out.
Putnam Smith, who hails from Portland, Maine, could be an old-world troubadour fresh from the
19th Century. After all, he lives in a log cabin, plays his Grandfather's banjo, and prints up
the jackets to his CDs on a 1901 Pearl Letterpress (hand set type, pedal powered!). Yet this rootsy
multi-instrumentalist songwriter (he also writes and performs on guitar, mandolin, fretless banjo, and piano),
steeped as he is in Appalachian traditions, is very much a storyteller for the modern age.
Putnam first came to national attention with his 2009 release, "Goldrush," which went to #5 on the national Folk & Bluegrass DJ Charts (and made it on 6 "Favorite Albums of 2009" lists). His latest release, "We Could Be Beekeepers" shot right up
to #2 the month it was released, charting 3 songs in the top ten (www.folkradio.org). Selected as an "Emerging Artist" at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (2011), and noted as "One To Watch" (Rob Reinhart, Acoustic Cafe), Putnam has begun to establish himself as an acoustic tour-de-force not only in his hometown of Portland, but as a nationally touring musician
as well. Putnam has won over audiences from the coast of Maine to the coast of California; from Winnipeg, Canada to
New Orleans, Louisiana. He has also shared the stage with such folk notables as: Amy Speace, Mark Erelli, Spuyten
Duyvil, Madison Violet, Garnett Rogers, Richard Julian, and Bruce Molsky. Says Sarah Banks, of Spuyten Duyvil,
after a house concert: "One of the most magical performances I've had the luck to attend!"
Putnam's songs sound like they've come from a back porch in the Blue Ridge Mountains, or some cabin on the coast of
Maine. From whiskey-slinging good-time banjo numbers, to intimate heartbreakers on the guitar, to lighthearted tunes
about 'lawnmower repair' on the mandolin, Putnam is able to connect with each member of his audience as if each one
were an old friend with whom he were spending a precious evening.
He lives in a log cabin just north of Portland, Maine, and loves compost.RSVP to any or all the shows by either calling Amy at (973) 992 - 7491 or emailing [address removed]. Come, be a part of this wonderful community.
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