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| Thursday, Sept. 1 @ 7 PM |
ELLIS PAUL With Special Guest Ray Bonneville
| $18/16 |
  www.ellispaul.com
The Boston Globe calls Ellis "literate, provocative, urbanely romantic." He
is a 12-time Boston Music Award winner (topped only by Aerosmith) and brings
his modern folk-pop to top coffeehouses, colleges and folk festivals
nationwide. His live shows crackle with energy, recitations, and funny
stories.
Special guest Ray Bonneville of Canada plays country blues
originals accompanied by finger-thumb style guitar and harmonica. He is a
Juno Award winner and is in constant demand as a guest musician on folk and
blues albums. |
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sept. 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 PM
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LENAPALOOZA
Indie Band Weekend
| $5 a night |
Sponsored by Lena's
Emerging Artist Breakout
Caffe Lena stays on the cutting edge of independent music with this three-night showcase of the most talented and original young bands from Albany to Glens Falls. Expect plenty of humor, electronics, sonic experiments, passionate playing, remarkable creativity and musical talent.
More Information.... |
Sponsors are:
Manifest Station;
Peer Impact.com;
Roohan
Realty;
Fragomeni Insurance;
deJonghe
Original Jewelry;
Hair Creations;
Saratoga
Guitar; Saratoga Pizza House;
Celtic Treasures;
and special thanks to WAMC |
Friday, Sept. 2nd:
The Mathematicians
The Velmas Duo
Broadcast Live
Saturday, Sept. 3rd:
Parwana
Desparately Obvious
Mudfunk
Sunday, Sept. 4th:
Pink Hearse Paparazzi Project
Der Verschollene
Anotetoself |
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| Friday, Sept. 9 @ 8 PM | SI KAHN | $18/15 |
 "Part musician, part activist, his songs have the timeless quality of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie" -New York Times
"Si Kahn is one of the best" -Pete Seeger
www.sikahn.com
His songs champion the oppressed, fight for the dispossessed, and challenge the exploiters. Anthems and love songs all pour from his prolific pen and have been covered by The Oysterband, June Tabor, Dick Gaughan, and Peggy Seeger. Si's compelling stage presence and dusty southern style make his concerts moving, inspiring and enjoyable. |
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| Saturday, Sept. 10 @ 8 PM | PRISCILLA HERDMAN | $15/12 |
 www.priscillaherdman.com
A twenty-five year veteran of folk music, Priscilla Herdman is known for her exceptional voice and unique gift for finding the best songs of today and yesterday.
Since the release of her now classic debut album, The Water Lily, her timeless material has touched the heart of personal relationships and political issues. Priscilla's current repertoire includes songs by Eliza Gilkyson, Anne Hills, Julie Gold, Linda Thompson and the late Dave Carter.
She is often seen performing throughout the region with her trio partners Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen. |
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| Sunday, Sept. 11 @ 7 PM | PIERRE BENSUSAN | $18/16 |
 www.pierrebensusan.com
Since the mid '70s, Bensusan's name has been synonymous with guitar genius. Working in an unusual DADGAD tuning, Pierre's compositions are passionate, tender and joyful. His unique music combines ethnic folk themes and classical melodies, free and fusion styles, Latin and North African rhythms, and vocals in the jazz scat tradition.
Born in Algeria and raised in Paris, he has toured throughout the world and released 11 albums, most recently Altiplanos (Favored Nations), gaining a reputation as one of today's most distinctive and influential finger-style guitarists. |
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| Wed., Sept. 14 @ 7 PM | THE WEEPIES | $10/5 |
 www.theweepies.com
What happens when you take two of the best young songwriters around and have them make an album together? You get THE WEEPIES!
The Weepies, aka award-winning songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, are a Boston duo that is building a national following with their joyful, melodious, wistful folky pop songs.
Their sound is spare and precise and is highlighted by Deb's unaffected, deeply moving singing. This will be their long-awaited first appearance in Saratoga. |
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| Friday, Sept. 16 @ 8 PM | PETER SIEGEL & PIERCE WOODWARD | $12/10/half price for students |
  www.petersiegel.com / www.piercewoodward.com
This show pairs two fiery, young folksinging activists for a night of high-spirited music and social commentary.
Peter Siegel's mix of blues, swing, hip hop, and traditional fiddle tunes played on a big assortment of instruments has earned the moniker "Space Age Vaudeville".
Former Mammals bassist Pierce Woodward, in the words of the Boston Phoenix, "sings truth to power like a dust bowl poet railing against the robber barons of yore. Woody would be proud." |
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| Saturday, Sept. 17 @ 8 PM | BOB FOX | $12/10 |
 www.bobfoxmusic.com
Bob Fox has graced the British Folk Scene for three decades and along the
way has picked up countless accolades and awards for his innovative and
sensitive approach to new and traditional songs.
In 2004 he was nominated for two prestigious BBC Radio Folk Awards. Bob has been described as having "the best voice in England" by Ralph McTell and his close association with Fairport Convention led to a highly acclaimed CD release in 2001 "Dreams Never Leave you" with most of Fairport doing the backing.
Bob comes from the industrial North East of England and will perform a concert of songs which reflect the humour and tragedies of the area, his guitar arrangements are uniformly excellent and his blackberries and cream voice delivers every time. |
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| Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 7 PM | GARY MOON | $10/8 |
 http://garymoontunes.com
Gary is a Caffe Lena open mic host, a veteran Capital District performer, and is finally, after twenty years of professional performance, releasing "Orion," his debut CD of original songs.
If you're a James Taylor fan, you'll be a Gary Moon fan. His songwriting themes tap the same vein, and his voice bears an uncanny similarity to Taylor's. But his perspective, humor and intelligence are uniquely his own, so come to this special show and discover a new favorite! |
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| Friday, Sept. 23 @ 8 PM | CLIFF EBERHARDT | $14/12 |
 www.cliffeberhardt.com
Cliff puts on a truly entertaining show involving the complete package of music, humor, stories and inspiring insight. He is recognized as one of the early pioneers in the 1980s folk music revival, along with Suzanne Vega and John Gorka.
A gifted songwriter, Eberhardt's work has been covered by everyone from Buffy Sainte-Marie to Carl Perkins. In the words of reviewer Seth Rogovoy, "Eberhardt finds a way to make his misery romantic, universal and artful."
Cliff is strong on guitar, has a soulful voice, and draws his audience in with riotous stories and self-effacing humor. |
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| Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 8 PM |
GEOFF MULDAUR With Special Guest Phil Heywood |
$18/15 |
 www.geoffmuldaur.com
One of the true living masters of American home-grown music, Geoff makes traditional gospel, folk, and blues styles his own in an unusual process he calls "Muldaurizing," wrapping his polished guitar playing and riveting, otherworldly voice around unusually crafted interpretations of classic, often obscure, American material as well as his own unique compositions.
He began his career in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the '60s, recording and touring with the legendary Jim Kweskin Jug Band, then joined Paul Butterfield, applying his soulful voice and masterful guitar to Chicago blues. He has recorded 10 solo albums, most recently Secret Handshake and Password (HighTone). |
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| Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 7 PM | JANE VOSS & HOYLE OSBORNE | $12/10 |
 www.janevoss.net
Jane Voss is an earthy singer and a superb songwriter who moves from old-time country, to rhythm and blues, to Celtic-tinged folk. Her songs are popular among folks' old guard, including Rosalie Sorrels and the late Dave Van Ronk.
Hoyle Osborne is a master of ragtime and early jazz piano and a distinctively original composer. Together they're familiar to folk festival audiences across North America, have been featured on Mountain Stage and Fresh Air, and have received critical acclaim from the Village Voice, the San Francisco Examiner, Sing Out!, and Dirty Linen. |
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| Friday, Sept. 30 @ 8 PM | NEWTON STREET IRREGULARS | $12/10 |
More like a social club than a formal band, the Newton Street Irregulars bring the joy of music to audiences throughout New York. Their repertoire of old time songs, mountain laments, country joke tunes, Irish fiddle tunes, moving gospel music, and British music hall romps is presented in a deceptively casual manner that cannot mask the group's remarkable musicianship. Each plays multiple instruments, including guitars, fiddle, banjos, auto harp, hammer dulcimer, and concertina, and makes a contribution to the four and five part vocal harmonies heard on many pieces.
This is an excellent all-ages show that will leave you feeling refreshed and cured of cynicism. |
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