Never know what's gonna capture people's imaginations (and / or what's gonna get slammed by outside forces).
We've had a nice little string of sold-out and otherwise-well-attended shows, but it's looking like tomorrow's top-notch matinee with Kray Van Kirk and John Fealy will be extra-intimate.
Some of the most transcendent events we've hosted have been to the fewest people, chances are this might be one of them.
Discounted advance ticket sales close Saturday at midnight, but if you don't nab one ahead of time you can just show up and say "Hey, I'm one of the newsletter folks" and we'll get you in for $15 instead of $20.
Pretty sure this is Alaska native Kray Van Kirk's first time playing Vermont. Our most recent show with Irish-born, Austin-based Pat Byrne was his first time playing our fair state too, and he was terrific!
A fine fingerstyle guitarist with a precise baritone. Kray set his Ph.D. in fisheries population dynamics modeling aside to write songs, tell stories, and summon heroes. He's not the average crying-in-your-coffee singer-songwriter… he’s a charming, Quixotic, and decidedly eclectic character. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart,” he says, “and the stories are all true. The quest is to journey inside, find what burns at the core of your soul, and bring it back into the light. Everyone gets to be the hero. Nobody is left behind.”
His newest album, Empire, was released in February, in which he addresses justice, fury, and renewal in the face of 500 years of Empire in the US. He'll be bringing new myths to Stage 33 Live to tilt at 21st century windmills.
“The Alaskan singer-songwriter, in his Edinburgh debut, was not the reason I arrived early, but was certainly why I stayed late.”
John Fealy, a Vermont folk singer, opens. His acoustic music — made on finger-style steel string guitar, banjo, ukulele, and piano — is rooted deep in his heart and aims to share his love of humanity, nature, and the greater forces of life. He’s a father, husband, and a dedicated street outreach worker.
Looking ahead, we're doing something new this summer — a short Local Curator Series with shows put together by Ezra Holloway, Jan & Mike Sheehy, and Olivia Nied.
Tickets aren't on sale quite yet (soon), and details are still being firmed up. We'll keep you in the loop.
In the middle of that series, we've got a make-up show that got snowed out in January with Carl Goulet plus Sandiland & Vincent... a sweet Sunday matinee on June 28. Tickets are on sale for that one.
And also the second of four classic films we're co-hosting at the Bellows Falls Opera House this year, a mockumentary called The History of Future Folk.
This is Mark.. got back from mom's a couple days ago, she's doing great. Still has lifting restrictions and limited motion, but she's healing eagerly and doing everything that the physical therapists ask. She's a better patient than me.
A hearty Thank You to our seasonal underwriters!
We're entirely run by volunteers from stem to stern, and all donations go toward the costs of keeping the wheels on this thing. We squeeze every penny, and we'd be so happy to squeeze yours.