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Spring
2006
Folks Learnin' Folk Workshops
Folk music is meant to be played
with family, friends, and neighbors, not just heard. In addition
to the regular show schedule, given below, the Brew will be offering
a series of free workshops and jams to promote this longstanding tradition.
Through these workshops, we hope to instill both an appreciation for the
music's character and history as well as encouraging its performance by
musicians of all skill levels, including beginners. Be sure to bring
your instruments! Observers are welcome and all workshops are free.
For further information, contact Jim Colbert
at 814.353.0748.
- Saturday, February
11, 4:00-5:30 p.m., CWB.
Songwriting and Performance Q&A with Steve Gillette &
Cindy Mangsen.
- Saturday, March 18, 4:00-5:30 p.m., CWB.
Celtic
Workshop/Jam with Pipeline.
- Saturday, May 6,
4:00-5:30 p.m., CWB.
All instrument informal jam.
This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts
(PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding
comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General
Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal
agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania
Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA). |
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Saturday, January 21
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Center for Well Being
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$12
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Brad
Yoder |
Singer/songwriter Erica
Wheeler is known for her engaging stage presence,
hilarious stage banter, and the pure richness of her
songwriting, weaving through small towns, open roads,
and love lost and found again with poignant clarity.
Her writing has been called “cinemagraphic”
due to its visual scope and evocative details. With
a voice resonating with a little bit folk, a little
bit new country and a little bit bluegrass, Erica’s
music is a ride through the beauty of the American landscape
and the lives lived there.
Pittsburgh-based Brad Yoder
returns to the Acoustic Brew to open the show.
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Saturday, February 11
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Center for Well Being
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$12
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Steve
Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
2006 Showcase
of Local Talent |
A songwriting legend, Steve
Gillette has had his songs recorded by artists
from Ian & Sylvia and Garth Brooks to John Denver.
With a voice that can warm a New England winter, Cindy
Mangsen is a master interpreter of traditional
ballads, playing guitar, concertina, and banjo. The
duo has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered
and Mountain Stage, and have delighted audiences across
North America and Europe.
Winners
of the 2006 Showcase of Local Talent will open the show
and help us kick off the celebration of our 14th season.
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Saturday, February 25
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Center for Well Being
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$12
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The
Creaking Tree String Quartet
Rebecca
Hall & Ken Anderson
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Violinist John Showman, guitarist Brad
Keller, mandolinist Andrew Collins and bassist Brian
Kobayakawa comprise The Creaking Tree String
Quartet. Together, the members employ their
serious musical chops to deliver a distinct sound that
flourishes in the cracks between idioms. In their creatively
conceived original compositions, the band concentrates
elements of bluegrass, jazz, chamber music and avante-garde
into a compelling instrumental voice.
Retro-folkers Rebecca Hall
and Ken Anderson will open the show.
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Saturday, March 18
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Center for Well Being
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$12
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Pipeline
Fieldstone
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Continue
your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Pipeline,
the high-energy Celtic duo of Dermot Hyde on uilleann
pipes, whistles, vocals, small pipes, and Tom Hake on
bouzouki, guitar and harp. Offering a repertoire comprising
traditional and original from Ireland, Scotland, Galicia,
and Brittany, with a nod to the “emigration-lands”
of America, Canada and Australia, Pipeline’s music
has been described as “frighteningly beautiful”,
with an unrivalled and original sense of entertainment.
Pennsylvania's
own Fieldstone, based in Jefferson
and Elk County, will open the show.
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Saturday, April 1
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WPSU Studios (new
venue)
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$12
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No foolin’... Chris Smither
brings his unique brand of the blues to this very special
show at the state-of-the-art WPSU studios, sponsored
by WPSU-FM. Chris Smither emigrated north from his native
New Orleans as a teenager at the tail-end of the 1960’s
folk revival, sitting at the feet of the masters and
learning their techniques before taking the blues one
step further and becoming a well-respected master in
his own right as both performer and songwriter, with
songs covered by Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Emmylou
Harris, John Mayall and more.
Feminist singer-songwriter Deidre
McCalla will open the show.
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Sunday, April 9
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Center for Well Being
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$15
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We call it Special Brew.
When we hear about an exceptional performer or group
who will be traveling near State College, somebody we'd
love to bring to the Brew but couldn't find a date for
or who we couldn't otherwise afford, we'll squeeze them
into our schedule, on a weekend if possible, or even
on a weeknight. Most of the time a Special Brew will
happen on short notice, so email and the web are going
to be important ways for us to get the info out to you,
and we hope you'll help spread the word.
Guitarist Ged Foley and fiddler
Kevin Burke are well known from playing together
in Patrick Street and the House Band. These two celtic
musicians are firmly positioned at the top of this genre.
The Village Voice calls Burke "probably the greatest
Irish fiddler living," and The Washington Post
says Foley, an acknowledged master of the guitar, is
a "impressive singer." Note that this concert
is on a Sunday at 6:30 pm, and will
not feature the usual mix of home-baked
goodies and coffee, just the best acoustic music you'll
hear anywhere.
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Saturday, April 22
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State College High School South
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$15
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Mike
Cross
Pat Wictor
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Another milestone –
our 175th show! We dare you to be in anything less than
a great mood after North Carolina’s beloved fiddlin’,
pickin’, story-and-joke-telling musical son, Mike
Cross, hits the stage. A one-man tour-de-force,
Mike is as energetic as he is versatile. Humorist, folksinger,
songwriter, guitar and fiddle virtuoso, Mike’s shows
transcend the barriers of age and trend in a non-stop
style vaguely reminiscent of the late Steve Goodman. Mike’s
having a great time – and you will be, too!
Lap-slide guitarist and songwriter Pat Wictor will open the show. |
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Saturday, May 6
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Center for Well Being
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$12
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Bruce
Molsky

Noah
Zacharin
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Dubbed “the Rembrandt of Applachian
fiddling,” Bruce Molksy also
weaves guitar, banjo and voice into a compelling tapestry
of American and world music. Grammy -nominated for his
Fiddlers 4 project, Bruce’s work melds the archaic
mountain sounds of Appalachia with the power of blues
and rhythmic intricacies of traditional African music.
Bruce has performed and taught around the world, from
Prairie Home Companion and All Things Considered to
Merlefest and Lincoln Center.
Guitarist and songwriter Noah
Zacharin will open the show. |
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