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Wednesday March 18, 2009
Open Mike Series featuring Nat Kennedy
Celebrating decades of singing and playing his Martin guitar plus 10 years of hosting Openmikeonline.com
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Saturday March 21, 2009 |
Pete Huttlinger

Roaring Brook continues it's tradition of presenting high level musicianship with a special concert by Pete Huttlinger. He toured for many years as a sideman to the late John Denver. A Berklee College of Music graduate and the 2000 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, he has also recorded instructional DVDs for the Homespun video series. He has appeared on BBC TV's Live from Abbey Road, The Tonight Show, Carnegie Hall and The Royal Albert Hall as LeAnn Rimes accompanist and solo opening act. Enjoy jaw-dropping guitar chops and infectious humor from this seasoned entertainer who lives in Nashville and on the road from LA to Milan, Italy! Tunes from his CDs The Santa Rita Connection, Catch and Release, Naked Pop and Things Are Looking Up span the folk, pop, Celtic and jazz genres. An acoustic participant in both of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivals, he will wow you with his versions of Stevie Wonder's “Superstition,” Steely Dan's “Josie,” Gershwin's “I Got Rhythm” and his own “Oklahoma Twilight,” “Kim Sherman's Jigs” and “Darcy's Guitar." http://www.petehuttlinger.com/
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7:30PM - $15.00 Adv / $17.00 Door |
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Saturday March 28, 2009 |
Harvey Reid

Master Instrumentalist Harvey Reid, the most versatile performer we present, is also a wonderful singer, songwriter, composer and humorist. His original pieces fare well alongside his interpretations of traditional gems and classics by Woody Guthrie, The Gershwins, Jimmie Rodgers, Scott Joplin and Stephen Foster. Interspersing warm humor and interesting stage anecdotes, Harvey offers folk, Celtic, country blues, bluegrass, ragtime, classical and jazz numbers. A double National champion on fingerstyle guitar and autoharp and a regional flat-pick guitar award winner he also plays slide guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo and dobro. Request your favorites from his DVD April Night and his fine Cds, Guitar Voyages, Steel Drivin' Man, Circles and Dreamer or Believer. Highlights include “California Blues,” “The Scotland Suite,” “Vigilante Man,” “Summertime” and "Hard Times Come Again No More." http://www.woodpecker.com
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7:30PM - $15.00 Adv / $17.00 Door |
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Saturday April 4, 2009 |
Jeffrey Foucault

Americana songwriter-guitarist Jeffrey Foucault is truly a diamond in the rough. His savvy roots-informed guitar licks support a distinctive voice that is mellower than Tom Waits, grittier than John Gorka and more expressive than John Mellencamp. Back for his third RBNC show, this Midwesterner is a lyric poet who depicts ordinary and exceptional characters who move about the American landscape interacting by chance or by choice, revealing the love and loss, work and ease and sorrows and joys that they live through. He will perform songs from his Signature Sounds releases, Ghost Repeater and Stripping Cane and his Rock River Records Miles From the Lightning. Standout selections include “Secretariat,” “Ballad of Copper Junction,” “The Bluest Blade” and “Northbound 35.” Also expect covers from his new Cd, Shoot The Moon--Right Between The Eyes, a collection of 13 John Prine songs!
http://www.jeffreyfoucault.com
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7:30PM - $15.00 Adv / $17.00 Door |
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Saturday April 18, 2009 |
Lui Collins

Lui Collins is one of New England's first and brightest stars."--Boston Globe Welcome back this Barre, VT-born singer-songwriter who began her career performing covers of Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins songs as a student at UCONN. She graduated to performing originals and music by then-emerging artists Greg Brown, Julie Snow and Stan Rogers. Rogers once stated "She sings my songs better than I do." Always growing as an artist she has added poetry and traditional clawhammer-style banjo playing to her shows, blending Celtic, Appalachian and modern influences into her vocal, piano, banjo and guitar arrangements. She celebrates 30 years of recording and performing. Request your favorites from her eight discs, including Closer, Leaving Fort Knox, There's A Light, Baptism Of Fire, Moondancer and Made In New England. http://luicollins.com
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Wednesday April 22, 2009 |
Open Mike Series featuring Paul Recker |
Enjoy polished renditions of classic songs by Dave Mallett, Bill Staines, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams, performed by this seasoned singer-guitarist. |
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Saturday April 25, 2009 |
Songwriters-In-The-Round
Ron Anthony - Bob Gotta - Jerree Small
Join us for a showcase of songwriters whose talents have placed them on stages with a who's who of national acts from Hartford to New York, Memphis and even NPR's A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Garrison Keillor. In 2009 Northford's Ron Anthony represented CT at the National Blues Challenge in Memphis TN after winning the CT Blues Society "Best Solo Blues Artist" award. He performs original roots and blues-infused songs featuring strong vocals and inventive satin-smooth guitar work as found on his CD, Ron Anthony-Live at Slates. Ron has played on bills with Bonnie Raitt, Chris Smither, John Hammond, John Fahey and even Michael Bolton! Jerree Small appeared on PHC performing her songs, "Minnesota," "57 Chevy," and "Figaro" joined by Garrison Keillor on vocals! She has released CDs titled, Mobius and Sleeping Giant. She has opened shows for Jules Shear, Suzzy Roche and The Nields. Portland raised songwriter-guitarist Bob Gotta recorded his CD, The Seasoned Heart at Signature Sounds, produced and engineered by Mark Thayer, it features stellar accompaniment by Jim Henry on Mandolin, guitars and dobro, Richard Gates on electric bass and Doug Plavin on drums and percussion. Album highlights include songs "Dreams Come True," "Desolation Dream," and "Irish Fiddle Song." Bob’s plaintive, heartfelt vocals and expressive guitar styles pay homage to his influences, John Prine, Billy Bragg and Iris Dement. Bob has opened shows for Bill Morrissey, Annie Haslem, David Massengill and Paul Rishell & Annie Raines.
http://www.myspace.com/jerreesmall
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7:30PM - $15.00 Adv / $17.00 Door |
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Saturday May 2, 2009 |
Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters featuring Roger Williams

If you enjoy the singing of country, folk and bluegrass icon Emmylou Harris and the playing of dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas, you will love the way Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters featuring Roger Williams work together. Tonight the band plays selections from their CDs, Phoenix, Something 'Bout You, The Long Way Home and The River of No Return. Amy Gallatin never fails to interpret traditional songs with authority and to find renowned artists songs that become custom-made for her marvelous voice. She has fronted bands for 15 years, touring the U.S., Mexico and Europe. She draws influences from cowboy and swing songs and the great country artists Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard and blues from B.B. King and KoKo Taylor. Roger Williams is a world-class dobro player, a fine lead and harmony singer and songwriter. John Urbanik lends solid acoustic bass and vocal backing. Program highlights include traditional songs “The Water Is Wide," and "Shenandoah," contemporary songs "Somewhere In Time," by Dave Mallett, "Tear Stained Letter," by Roy Acuff, "You're For Me," by Buck Owens and "Baby We're Really In Love," by Hank Williams. http://www.amygallatin.com
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7:30PM - $15.00 Adv / $17.00 Door |
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Special Wintetime Feature
February 1, 2009 though March 21, 2009 |
The Black and White Season
Winter Photos
By Susan Forbes Hansen |
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Folk-radio host Susan Forbes Hansen's black-and-white winter photography grew out of a series of New Year's cards that she has been sending to friends for at least thirty years. An exhibit of this work will hang in the RBNC Auditorium from February 1, 2009 though the end of the winter season. Some of her photos have been used as CD covers by Priscilla Herdman/Anne Hills/Cindy Mangsen, (Voices of Winter) as well as Amy Gallatin, Cindy Kallet, and Kallet /Epstein/Cicone. |
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Upcoming Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
Tom Russell
Atwater-Donnelly
Patrick Ball
David Mallett
Chris Smither
Surf Guitar Night - The Aquatudes and The Clams
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Advance
Sales Policy: Purchasing your tickets in advance is recommended for
all shows due to space limitations and may be done by calling the Nature
Center at 860-693-0263 during regular hours: Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM or Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 PM. Mastercard or Visa numbers
will be required. When you arrive at the concert, you will have your
choice of paying by cash, check or charge card.
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Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019
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Phone:
860-693-0263
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Email:rbnc@thechildrensmuseumct.org
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Photos - Nat Kennedy (1,2),
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