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| Sat., Jan. 17 8PM
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Lucy Kaplansky and
Julie Gold |
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Her gorgeous alto harmonies and sensual,
passionate songwriting have earned her renown as "the
troubadour laureate of modern city folk" (Boston Globe). But
Lucy Kaplansky took
the winding road to stardom.
After
she became the favorite harmony singer for NYC performers like
Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt, and Shawn
Colvin, The New York Times raved that it was "easy to
predict stardom" for her. Lucy, however, decided to go back
to school, earning her Ph.D. in psychology and becoming a therapist.
Still, her calling was music, and in her off-hours she appeared on
Shawn Colvin's Grammy-winning Steady On, four John
Gorka albums, and even sang the jingle "The Heartbeat of
America" for Chevrolet. Finally, in 1994, she left her
psychology practice and took up music full-time. Since then, she's
released six albums on Red House Records, been part of the folk
supergroup Cry Cry Cry, and become a leader of the
contemporary folk scene.
Joining Lucy for an extended opening set
will be Grammy-winner and Sanctuary Favorite
Julie Gold.
Julie is best-known for her international hit song "From A
Distance," recorded by Bette Midler, Nanci Griffith, and scores
of others. She was an original member of the Four Bitchin'
Babes. Most of all, she is a warm, funny, and generous stage
performer. We are delighted to bring both Lucy and Julie back
to The Sanctuary.
Tickets: $25
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| Sat., Jan.
24 8PM
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Rodney Crowell Acoustic
Trio featuring Jenny Scheinman & Will Kimbrough |
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The Sanctuary is proud to
welcome Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
Rodney
Crowell
Hailing
from the same roots as Townes Van Zandt, Steve
Earle, and Guy Clark, Rodney first found fame when
his song
“Leavin’
Louisiana in the Broad Daylight” became a number
one hit for the Oak Ridge Boys. Soon after
that came “Till I Gain Control Again” (a
number one for Crystal Gayle in 1983), “Shame on
the Moon” (a Top Five pop hit for Bob Seger in
1982), “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream)”
(a 1984 number one for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band),
and “Somewhere Tonight” (a number one in 1987
for Highway 101).
In 1988, encouraged
by his wife Roseanne Cash, Rodney broke through as a
performer with Diamonds & Dirt, which
generated an unbroken string of five number one
singles with “It’s Such a Small World” (a
duet with Cash), “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried,”
“She’s Crazy for Leavin’” (co-written by Guy
Clark), “After All This Time,” and “Above
and Beyond.” Since the turn of the millennium,
Rodney has been on a roll, releasing personal,
ambitious albums, including his most recent, “Sex
and Gasoline.” Sex and Gasoline
has just been nominated for a 2008 Best
Contemporary Folk Album Grammy award.
Rodney will be touring with
ace guitarist Will Kimbrough (Americana Music
Association Instrumentalist of the Year and
Grammy-nominated producer) and Downbeat Magazine
Five-Time Top Ten Violinist Jenny Scheinman.
Tickets: $25
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| Sat., Feb.
7 8PM
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An Evening with
Leon Redbone |
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"L eon Redbone doesn't
just dig up the past. He embodies it." - The New
York TimesYou can't
miss him: The mustachioed sprite shuffling
through folk festivals in his rumpled three-piece
suits from the 'Twenties, a wide-brim hat,
sunglasses, and wry grin. Neither can you
mistake his remarkable music: A living revival of
early 20th- Century
blues, urban folk, jazz, and ragtime. His
gruff-voiced renditions of classics like "Polly Wolly Doodle"
and Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" are often
imitated, but never matched.
No one knows his true name
or origins. When asked when he was born, he'll
say, "Sixteen seventy was the year as I recall. July
the tenth." He'll add that his father
was the Italian violinist/composer Paganini (who
died in 1840), and his mother was Swedish soprano
Jenny Lind (who died in 1887). But, once he
came onto the music scene in the early 1970's
everyone knew Leon Redbone: In 1972, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Maria Muldaur,
and Bob Dylan all traveled to Canada to hear this
remarkable singer and guitarist at a folk festival.
Dylan offered to make Leon the first artist signed
to Dylan's new record label. Instead, spurred
by an appearance on the early Saturday Night Live,
Leon signed to Warner Brothers and his albums began
to go gold. He hasn't slowed down since.
Leon is anything but a
novelty act. He is a true lover of the
classic, timeless, romantic music of a bygone era,
and that love comes through in every note. We
hope you'll dig out your fedora and join us.
Tickets: $25
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| Sat., Feb.
21 8PM
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Jonathan Edwards Trio
with special guest Carsie
Blanton |
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Sunshine go away today, I don't feel much like
dancin'.
Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life. Don't
know what he's askin'...
Jonathan
Edwards is best known for his 1971 song, “ Sunshine,”
which reached #4 on the
 Billboard
charts. Its rebellious anti-war spirit captured the
mood of those times, and is equally relevant today.
Over the intervening 35 years,
this "honky-tonk stardust cowboy" has continued to
make provocative and passionate music and to tour
worldwide. He has produced 13 albums, including an
album of children’s music and a Nashville-oriented
album featuring guests like Jerry Douglas, Mark
O'Connor, and Sam Bush. Most recently, he
narrated and performed in a television series,
Cruising America’s Waterways, that is
shown regularly on PBS stations.
Jonathan will appear with
his trio, featuring Taylor Armerding on
mandolin and Stuart Schulman on piano,
fiddle, and bass.
Jonathan's
special guest is Philadelphian
Carsie
Blanton. Of Carsie's bubbly,
infectious music, John Oates of Hall & Oates said, "Her
sly wit and urbane imagery remind me of a folky,
female Cole Porter. I'm really happy to
know that classic songwriting is in good hands."
Tickets: $25
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| Sat., March
7 8PM
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Carlene Carter with
special guest Alastair Moock |
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"I
couldn't let a day go by without writing a note
about Carlene's new record. It is astounding."
Elvis Costello
"It's great to hear her again." USA
Today
"A staggering achievement by one of the great
voices and fearless hearts of country rock."
Bernie Taupin
Carlene Carter is the
heir to country and folk royalty...but she's never
been the sort to rest on her throne. She is
the daughter of the legendary and beloved June
Carter Cash and Country Music Hall of Famer
Carl Smith. Her grandmother,
Maybelle Carter, helped to lay the foundation
for American country music through pioneering
recordings in the late 1920s. She is the
stepdaughter of Johnny Cash.
Carlene took the Carter
sound and name in a modern direction, mixing the
traditional music of her heritage with more modern
sounds. She made a series of hit albums for major
record labels, including her 1990 release I Fell
in Love, which topped the US country albums and
singles charts. That album's return to
straight-ahead, retro-sounding country helped launch
the 1990s' neotraditionalist movement in country
music. 1993's release Little Love Letters
featured the hit single "Every Little Thing,"
made popular by one of the top-rated music
videos of the year (click the "Watch" link, above).
Then, in 1995, Carlene
dropped out of sight. For thirteen years, she
rarely toured or recorded. That hiatus,
however, ended earlier this year, when her album "Stronger"
was released and she began to perform selected
concert dates. We are honored to welcome
Carlene Carter to The Sanctuary for this rare New
Jersey
appearance.
Special guest
Alastair Moock
has been compared to John Prine and Woody Guthrie
for his songs that feature simple melodies and deep,
finely-crafted lyrics. The Boston
Globe called him “one of Boston's best and
most adventurous songwriters” and The
Washington Post said “every song is a gem.”
Tickets: $25
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| Sat., March
21 8PM
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David Wilcox with special guest
John Flynn |
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David Wilcox has been
called " the best-known of the brilliant crop
of singer-songwriters to emerge in the late '80s"
(Acoustic Guitar). His use of open tunings to
create gorgeous, inventive
 accompaniments
has made him a hero to a generation of guitar
aficionados; his profoundly philosophical and
deeply soulful songs have filled twelve albums,
including on the prestigious A&M and Vanguard
labels; and his honeyed tenor voice has often been
compared to that of James Taylor.
We expect an evening of
heartfelt, incisive lyrics, wry wit and exquisite instrumentals. As the New York Daily News
says, David “gives sensitive singer-songwriters back their good name." He is
touring in support of his latest album, Airstream, which was recorded in
the Airstream trailer in which David and his family
toured the country for more than two years.
David's special guest will be
Philadelphia's
John Flynn,
whose socially-conscious songs caused Acoustic Music
to call him "a philosopher with a guitar."
Says Kris Kristofferson, John's "reaction to the
human condition finds kind, humorous expression."
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Tickets: $20
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