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Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:30 PM (ET)
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
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One of the annual highlights of the year at Common Ground comes each May when the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Preview show rolls through town. Each year, Falcon Ridge, one of America's largest and most prestigious music festivals, sponsors a preview tour featuring four "emerging artists" who were voted "most wanted to return" by 2007 festival attendees. The 2008 tour, arriving at Common Ground on May 17th, will showcase performing songwriters Anthony da Costa, Lindsay Mac, Joe Crookston and Randall Williams.
Seventeen-year old Anthony da Costa, the youngest artist ever to appear on the Falcon Ridge Preview Tour, is already a Common Ground favorite. He recently released his sixth record, Typical American Tragedy; was nominated as Folk Alliance Emerging Artist of the Year; and recorded his seventh record, Bad Nights, Better Days, a project with his duo partner, Abbie Gardner of Red Molly. Anthony's writing and performing draw from a deep well of rich musical influences—from Bob Dylan and Dan Bern, to Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, to Ryan Adams and Johnny Cash.
In February 2006, singer and cellist Lindsay Mac was featured on the cover of Strings magazine, rightfully taking her place as a true original in transforming a traditional instrument and raising it to new heights. Classically trained at the Royal College of Music in London, The San Francisco Conservatory, and Berklee College of Music, Mac is characterized by her combination of plucking the cello and standing while performing. She holds the cello like a guitar and sings original songs in the folk/jazz tradition.Mac is revolutionizing the way we think about the cello while expanding the definition of the folk/singer-songwriter.
Joe Crookston was born in rural Ohio in a family of Hungarians. Polkas, accordions and eastern European food…there's a little bit of gypsy in this guy... Goodhearted, artful and intense, his music is imaginative, extremely engaging, and draws deeply from his rural roots and his many urban adventures. Joe was recently awarded a year-long songwriting grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to travel throughout New York State, interview local residents, gather stories and write songs based on his experiences. Many of these songs have just been released on his new (2008) CD, "Able Baker Charlie & Dog". His 2004 release, "Fall Down as the Rain" was featured on National Public Radio's "All Songs Considered."
Known for his poignant storytelling and captivating guitar work, Randall Williams has performed in more than 35 countries and is as much at home in a Senegalese village as he is at the Kennedy Center or an intimate house concert. After graduating from the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium, Williams realized that he yearned to bridge the divide between performer and audience that he often felt in formal stage settings. Armed with his guitar, he has been a traveling troubadour ever since. As the Partial Capo Guy, Randall has written two books for Hal Leonard, recorded a DVD for Kyser Musical Products and given workshops at some of the biggest music festivals in United States.
And here's a look at our concerts in June, and a preview of what’s to come:
The Rivertowns Jazz and Blues Festival,
featuring:
The Hastings Jazz Collective, featuring Tim Armacost, Jay Azzolina, David Janeway, Ugonna Okegwo and Tony Jefferson (Friday night): Attend this Event
and Guy Davis (Saturday night): Attend this Event
And coming text fall/winter!: Great Lake Swimmers (9/27); Sweet Plantain String Quartet (10/25); Chris Smither in Concert (11/22); other dates to be announced shortly!
Common Ground Coffeehouse is the monthly music and performing arts series produced by members of the First Unitarian Society of Westchester's Social Action Committee. It was founded as an effort to build community and to support regional and national musicians and other artists. Since 2005, Common Ground has used its profits to operate the Common Ground Microcredit Fund. The fund has raised over $17,000 for local, regional and global community groups and organizations that provide either much needed social services or work toward progressive, nonviolent social change. For more information on Common Ground Coffeehouse, click here.
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