The Old Firehouse Crew is so excited to have Bill Staines at the Firehouse on Friday evening. We expect all lovers of traditional American music to join us for this unique opportunity to hear a great American folk singer in an ideal venue – the small, acoustically wonderful Old Firehouse in Tinmouth. Concert is at 7:30 on May 13.
Bill has been performing all over the country since the early days of the folk revival. His songs are so familiar, and played by so many other artists, that often people don’t know he wrote them, including the Crew’s favorite, the love song “Roseville Fair”. Singing mostly his own songs, he has become one of the most popular and durable singers on the folk music scene today, performing nearly 200 concerts a year and driving over 65,000 miles annually. He weaves a blend of gentle wit and humor into his performances and one reviewer wrote, "He has a sense of timing to match the best standup comic." "His gentle lilting voice, spacious melodies and common-chord lyrics give his songs a homespun grace that often belies his mastery of the folk form. He is such a pure pleasure too; people forget to notice how really good at the job of singer-songwritering he really is." - New England Folk Almanac
Bill's music is a slice of Americana, reflecting with the same ease his feelings about the prairie people of the Midwest or the adventurers of the Yukon, the on-the-road truckers of today, the cowboys and trappers of earlier times, and the other everyday workers that make up this land. Composer David Amram recently described Bill as "a modern day Stephen Foster…his songs will be around 100 years from now."
You can enjoy a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJiEsiO9ZRI
The Old Firehouse is at Mountain View Road and Vt. 140 in downtown Tinmouth. Doors will open at 7 PM. There is a suggested donation of $10 to $15, 90% of which goes to the performer. Home made desserts, coffee and tea will be available; donations for them will help support community activities.
Contact: Jo Reynolds, 802-446-3457
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