Saturday, February 18th, Annie and Rod Capps
Songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings are delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and a soulful groove. Annie and Rod are on a musical journey that began in 1982, culminating into a symbiotic sound that reflects their deep and intuitive understanding of each other. Annie’s disarming, earthy voice and solid command of her guitar are punctuated by Rod’s effortless accompaniment and beautiful solo work. Together they weave unforgettable melodies that are at once intricate and sparse – musically completing each others’ sentences.
Friday, March 23rd, Amy Obenski
One of the real treats of hosting house concerts is the occasional email that comes out of the blue with an artist we’ve never heard of, who is passing through on the way to Europe or Alaska, or some far away place and touring along the way. Amy is one of those performers. She just released her 4th album of jazz-influenced folk and she’ll be joining us for one of those rare Friday night shows.
You can listen in on some of Amy’s music at her website http://www.amyobenski.com/
Saturday, May 12, 2012 Cosy Sheridan
Cosy Sheridan has been called “one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters.” A winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival NewFolk Showcase and the Telluride Troubadour Contest, she has played everywhere from Carnegie Hall and The Jerry Lewis Telethon to the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Her songs have appeared in best-selling author Robert Fulghum’s book “Third Wish” and in the documentary “Lines Across The Sand.”
Together with her partner, fellow songwriter and bassist TR Ritchie, Sheridan gives one of the most entertaining and intelligent concert performances on the folk circuit. She is a storyteller as well as a songwriter; she weaves children’s stories into tales of modern adulthood: The Little Engine That Could talks with Ferdinand The Bull about achievement verses contentment. Her modern renditions of mythology (we meet Hades The Biker) have won her fans and praise from the press. The Cornell Folksong Society wrote, “Sheridan is frank, feisty, sublimely and devilishly funny. She fuses myth with modern culture, Persephone with Botox.”