Driftwood Folk
Café Presents Singer/Songwriter Lucy Kaplansky’s CD Release Show on November 17th
Driftwood Folk Café proudly presents Lucy Kaplansky on Saturday, November
17th. Red House Records is
pleased to announce the release of “Reunion”,
the highly anticipated new studio album from Lucy Kaplansky. Hailed by the Boston Globe as the “troubadour
laureate of modern city folk,” she shines on this roots-infused, alt- country
tinged collection of songs about family and friends.
The title song “Reunion”
celebrates Lucy’s pioneering immigrant grandmother and her journey
from Poland to Toronto, where the matriarch and business woman founded the
Health Bread Bakery chain in the early 20th century. Depicted on the album
cover in a painting by noted political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky (one of the original bakery workers and father to Lovin’ Spoonful’s Zal Yanovsky), the
bakery was the center of the Kaplansky family’s life. Although raised in
Chicago, Lucy attended many family reunions in Toronto, reuniting one last time
with her cousins in 2011 after the passing of her parents, aunts and uncles.
“It’s inevitable that as you get older and your life
deepens you find more ways of connecting to an even larger circle of people,”
says Lucy. “This album is largely about reunions with family and deepening
social connections with friends and audiences through my music. I find myself
clearer about my priorities, my purpose, my politics and my faith.”
Like the title track, each song on Reunion tells
its own unique story. Lucy and co-writer Richard Litvin connect us to our common humanity through songs of
family, origins, loss and discovery--from watching parents pass on (“I’ll See You Again” and “Sleep Well”), to witnessing a
daughter blossom (“Mother’s Day”),
to chronicling the journey of an abandoned child refugee (the radio-friendly “Scavenger”). These poignant originals
are woven with unique covers of Woody
Guthrie/Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Amy Correia and The Beatles. Together these tracks
create a tapestry that is at turns deeply moving, joyful, meditative and
rollicking, Sure to be a favorite on Americana, folk and AAA radio Reunion is
the album that fans have been waiting for.
Lucy Kaplansky is a rare vocal talent, “a
truly gifted performer...full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country, folk and pop styles, she
has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh, whether singing her own
sweet originals, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons
or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice
has has been featured in film and on television, including commercials like
Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records, she has topped the
folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the
world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning
Editions to BBC Radio to
CBS Sunday Morning. One
of the most in-demand harmony singers, Lucy has sung on countless records,
performing with Suzanne Vega, Bryan
Ferry, Nanci Griffith and Shawn
Colvin.
Driftwood Folk Café is a volunteer-run, 501(C)(3) not-for-profit
corporation. Shows are generally held
on the 2nd Saturday of the month at Plymouth’s Unitarian Universalist
First Parish Church, downstairs in Kendall Hall, at 19 Town Square in
Plymouth MA. Café-style seating
as well as home-baked goods, a variety of tea, soft beverages, and, of course,
delicious coffee help to ensure a tasty, intimate concert experience. In order
to provide the highest quality listening atmosphere for all, this is an
alcohol-free and non-smoking venue.
Children are always welcome with adult supervision, provided they are
attentive and courteous. Tickets may be purchased for $20 in advance or $23 at the door the day of the show (if available),
doors open at 7:30 pm.
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This
press release is available at www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com. For additional information on shows, sponsorships or
to schedule artist interviews please contact Lynn Holdsworth at (508) 224-7024
or email Lynn at lynn@driftwoodfolkcafe.com.
Melissa Ferrick
