First, we at Driftwood Folk Cafe would like to wish all of you a very healthy and happy holiday season, and a fabulous New Year as well!
We hope you will come out and join us for our first show of the new year, January 14th featuring Kris Delmhorst with opening act Bethel Steele! Tix are available online now at www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com.
Singer and songwriter Kris Delmhorst was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She trained in classical cello early on, then used her skills to land work with jazz bands and folk singers in the area. A move to Maine -- and a very long winter -- gave her time to learn to play the fiddle and guitar. In 1996, she relocated to Boston, MA, and was nominated for Outstanding Female Singer/Songwriter twice by the Boston Music Awards.
Kris Delmhorst's arresting 2008 album Shotgun Singer began as an act of solitary creation. Holed up in a rural cabin with minimal recording gear and a houseful of instruments, Delmhorst recorded her new songs alone and off the clock, in late night sessions that yielded layers of intimate vocals combined with nylon string and electric guitars, cellos, keyboards, and percussion. She treated the work like oil painting, allowing the canvas to breathe and change over the course of many months until the picture emerged. With the core of each song patiently assembled, she brought in a diverse cast of players to add sparse backing lines of drums, keys, guitar, and vinyl-based samples, and then signed on co-producer Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter) in arrangement and mixing, enlisting him meanwhile to play keyboards and percussion on several songs. The result is collection of songs fully realized and even lush at times, but retaining a hushed intensity, a spirit of lo-fi intimacy and unhurried exploration.
With Shotgun Singer, Delmhorst has trained that voice on a series of gracefully open lyrics and figures that transcend genre, ranging into the borderlands between indie-rock and folk, that nameless territory inhabited by such hard-to-classify artists as Juana Molina, Feist, Iron & Wine, and Laura Veirs. Adventurous, elegant, lucid, and haunting, the record is the work of a musician at full stride who has found a musical language equal to her vision.
Bethel Steele has been writing music and playing guitar since the age of 14, but it wasn’t until a move to a small town outside of Poughkeepsie, New York at age 21, that Bethel began to perform with regularity. At a small dive bar, you’d find Bethel playing covers of songs by Ani DiFranco, the Indigo Girls, Josh Ritter and Susan Werner alongside Bethel’s own originals to a crowd that grew each month.
In addition to an eight-song EP, Beautiful Woman, Steele has also released a full-length self-produced studio album in 2009 entitled Come Home, which was the result of many musicians bringing in their own sound and adding it to the soulful lyrics and driving rhythmic guitar that has become a trademark of Bethel's music. The album has tastes of a country upbringing, dashes of pop and rock, but is nailed in the folk genre.
Bethel is currently back in the studio, working on a much-anticipated sophomore record that is scheduled to be released next Spring. This will be Bethel's first album working with producers and is a fan-funded project.
We recommend you guarantee your seat and buy in advance for $20 +$1 PayPal service fee. If available, seats will be $23 at the door.
All the best, and Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!
Carlyn, Lynn, and all of the Driftwood volunteers
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2012 Shows!
January 14th: Kris Delmhorst with opening act Bethel Steele - $20 advance/$23 at door
February 11th: Catie Curtis with opening act TBA - $22 advance/$25 at the door
April 14th: Co-Bill featuring Tracy Grammer and Dan Navarro - $18 advance/$21 at the door
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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!
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
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!
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
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| David Wilcox |
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
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!
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
Sunday, November 13, 2011
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
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!
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
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
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!
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
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