Dec. 3rd - An Evening with David Wilcox!

We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday, and are enjoying a delightful start to the holiday season. We are looking forward to bringing you our last show of 2011 on December 3rd, an evening with David Wilcox!

David Wilcox

Cleveland-born David Wilcox was inspired to play guitar after hearing a fellow college student playing in a stairwell. His lyrical insight is matched by a smooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar chops, and creative open tunings, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. He released an independent album in 1987, was a winner of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk award in 1988, and by 1989 he had signed with A&M Records. His first release on the label, ‘How Did You Find Me Here’, sold over 100,000 copies the first year largely by word of mouth. Now, 17 albums into a career marked by personal revelation and wildly loyal fans, David continues to find and deliver joy, inspiration, and invention.

Considered a 'songwriter's songwriter', his songs have been covered by artists such as k.d. lang and many others. In addition to his writing prowess, his skills as a performer and storyteller are unmatched. He holds audiences rapt with nothing more than a single guitar, thoroughly written songs, a fearless ability to mine the depths of human emotions of joy, sorrow and everything in between, and all tempered by a quick and wry wit.

Reflecting on well over 20 years of record-making and touring extensively around the US and world, Wilcox says, “Music still stretches out before me like the head-lights of a car into the night. It’s way beyond where I am, but it shows where I’m going. I used to think that my goal was to catch up, but now I’m grateful that the music is always going to be way out in front to inspire me.”

We hope you will be able to join us for this special solo show, what a treat this is going to be! Seats are still available but the show is already half sold, so we recommend you buy in advance if you plan to attend. Seats are $25 in advance and $28 at the door if available.

All the best, and Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!

Carlyn, Lynn, and all of the Driftwood volunteers

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2011-2012 Shows!

December 3rd: An Evening with David Wilcox - $25 in advance/$28 at the door
January 14th: Kris Delmhorst with opening act TBA - $20 advance/$23 at door
February 11th: Catie Curtis with opening act TBA - $22 advance/$25 at the door

David Mallett with opening act Jake Hill - November 19th!

Hello everyone, and thank you all for your support of our music series! We are well into our fourth season, and we cannot tell you how much we enjoy bringing these wonderful musicians into our community to share their talents with us.

Our next show is on November 19th, featuring David Mallett with opening act (and Plymouthian) Jake Hill!

The cool breezes of Maine’s northlands have flowed through the songs of David Mallett for nearly four decades. In addition to being featured on his fourteen albums, Mallett’s pen has provided material for an eclectic list of artists that includes Pete Seeger, Alison Kraus, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea, John Denver and the Muppets. His tune, The Garden Song, is one of America’s most popular folk songs, having been recorded more than 150 times and sung around the world. He has toured consistently in folk clubs, concert halls and festivals for thirty years.

His new album, Alright Now, marks the apex of a musical career that began when Mallett was eleven years old, playing in a country and folk duo with his five-year-older brother, Neil. Discovering the music of singer-songwriters like Gordon Lightfoot and Bob Dylan, as an acting student at the University of Maine, Mallett began writing his own songs. “Up until that point, I thought of myself as a singer,” he said. “In college, everybody that was singing also wrote. I realized that that was what I wanted to do. I was a theater major. I felt short-changed that I had to speak someone else’s words. I felt that, if I became a singer-songwriter, I could sing my own words.”

David Mallett’s songs are filled with passion, evocative imagery, and a sense of the inevitable passage of time. The struggle of the common man and the loss of American towns and landscapes are the subjects of many of his songs. Although it is rooted in place, Mallett’s music speaks to the essential things that move us all. If you grow up in a small rural town, as Mallett did, you can’t help but learn its stories. He knows the factory work, the field work, the memories of summer dances, the loves and losses, and the stunning incidents of courage and despair.

Jake Hill is a singer/songwriter from Plymouth, Massachusetts, from across the country, and from down the street. He has miles on his voice, blisters on his fingers, and stories to tell. Though born and raised in America’s Hometown, it was the American Southwest where he found himself. Then he came home. Jake has released four full-length LP’s and a handful of EP’s, and has performed from Boston to Austin in front of audiences as intimate as a couple of bottle-throwing drunks and as rowdy as thousands of fancy people doing fancy things.

We are looking forward to seeing you on November 19th! Our ticketing links for the fall and spring shows are now active. Buy seats in advance, they are a few dollars more on the night of the show.

All the best,

Carlyn, Lynn, and all of the Driftwood volunteers

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DRIFTWOOD IS SOCIALLY NETWORKED!

Did you know that one of the best ways to get quick updates about our series is on Facebook and Twitter? It sure is, and in 140 characters or less! You can follow us on Twitter, be our friend on Facebook, or like our Fan Page! Don't be left out of hearing our latest news and announcements, so check out the links and please help us spread the word about our music series. We would not be able to present these concerts without your continued support!

                             

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2011-2012 Shows!

November 19th: David Mallett with opening act Jake Hill; $20 advance/$23 at door
December 3rd: An Evening with David Wilcox - $25 in advance/$28 at the door
January 14th: Kris Delmhorst with opening act TBA - $20 advance/$23 at door
February 11th: Catie Curtis with opening act TBA - $22 advance/$25 at the door