Rosie will not be attending the gig,
but sends her regards.
So, the music.
I'll be playing a solo set of recent and vintage songs. I'll do some tunes from my albums North and The Red Circle Line. I've also got a new batch of stuff that I've been developing lately. A couple of rockers, a song about a failed relationship with a successful tattoo, some introspective and lovely melodies on the subject of hanging in with life, an innocently smutty song of true love; dreams, travel, more failed love and an ode to the dude (or dudette) who makes the train run. I also wrote a round paying tribute to the everything bagel, have to make room for that. All acoustic, guitar and a little ukulele. Pun intended.
And then Alison Davy and I will perform selections from my original musical, South.
South was commissioned by a wonderful theater in NYC called Dixon Place. We did a really fun production of it in 2009 with full cast, costumes, lights, the works. I've been wanting to do it ever since, and one day we'll get a theater to mount it, I'm sure. But Alison and I have been missing the songs, so we've compressed it to a single set, just music with both of us a-singin'. It is set in 1860, to the south of North America, but to the north of South America. It concerns a young sailor's search for his lost family. Leaky boat, old captain, filthy cook, beautiful cook's daughter and more. There are Amazons and an island, pirates, a father a mother; it's a lot.
Yeah, the music is great, but the good part is that Alison will join me in the singing. She's an amazing soprano, highly skilled in the classical realm. From time to time she joins me for my music, and she brings a lot to this collection. Did I say amazing? Yeah, that's the case here, she's the real deal. And I'm not just saying that because we're married. It's worth a listen, the songs are very beautiful, and as much of a treat as it is for me to be able to sing with Alison, she is even better for the people to hear.
So, come on over to the earthworks and check us out, it will be a lovely evening.
Sunday, August 12, 7-9 pm at the Octagon Earthworks, Newark, Ohio - free!. If there is rain, it will get moved indoors nearby.
