Sally Rogers to Join Claudia Schmidt Sept. 22 at First United Methodist
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Volume 38, No. 9 Sept 2012 Sally Rogers to join Claudia Schmidt Sept. 22 at First United Methodist Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers! Clau- dia Schmidt and Sally Rogers! What more need be said? This incredible joint concert will be on Saturday, September 22, and lovers of exceptional songwriting and electrifying sing- ing are by now circling that date on their cal- endars with big red markers and canceling all other plans for the night. Claudia Schmidt is a legend in more than one genre, being a riveting performer and in- genious songwriter in the areas of blues, folk, and jazz, and everything in between. An early regular on A Prairie Home Companion, she has toured North America and Europe for four decades and has recorded fourteen al- bums of mostly original songs. Her stage presence, accompanied by supreme 12-string mances, Sally has a glorious voice and passion- live as part of the 15th anniversary of The guitar and mountain dulcimer playing, is a ate vocal style. She too is gifted on the guitar Folk Heritage... [She] stands for quality and model of infectious courage and confidence, and dulcimer, and plays a mean banjo as well. consciousness in folk music, something that often tweaked by an uncanny sense of comic Her songwriting is unequaled, and includes is disappearing all too quickly... [Her] energy is timing. Glowing reviews of Claudia’s work what many consider to be one of the finest infections” are sprinkled around the web. examples of folk style songs ever created, the In perfect timing for this tour, Sally and impossibly beautiful Claudia have released a new CD together “Claudia Schmidt belongs to the genre of hyperliterate Lovely Agnes. Sally called “Evidence of Happiness,” which will be songwriters, a word-monger of the first order, sometimes also has recorded available at the show. Concert details: bursting at the boundaries of song form. In addition, she’s a fourteen albums. Saturday, Sept 22, 7pm -- First United firecracker of a singer, irrepressibly emotional, and a radiant, In addition to her Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madi- almost overwhelming performer.” fabulous singing and son - Chris Rietz of the Lansing State Journal songwriting quali- Tickets, $18 advance, $20 at the door, at fications, she has a Orange Tree Imports, 1721 Monroe Street, One of the few performers able to hold masters degree in Creative Arts in Learning, Madison, and Spruce Tree Music, 851 East her own beside the powerhouse of Claudia and passes her love and knowledge of music Johnson, Madison. By Mail, Send a stamped Schmidt is her dear friend and musical com- on through teaching everyone from young self-addressed envelope with your check pay- patriot of many years, Sally Rogers. Also a children to college students and beyond. Says able to: Mad Folk, PO Box 665, Madison, WI veteran of A Prairie Home Companion and Dick Pleasants, renowned folk DJ: 53701. Online tickets at www.brownpapertick- survivor of four decades of beloved perfor- “How great it felt to have [Sally] singing ets.com/ Mad Folk Concert Tickets Phil Ochs song night returns to When you see this symbol – ee – you’ll know that you’re read- Madison ing about a Mad Folk sponsored Mark your calendars for a return of a Phil Ochs Song Night on Oc- event. Advance tickets for Mad tober 26th @ 7:00. We will again be presenting an evening of musicians Folk shows are available online bringing you the music of Phil Ochs. This years line-up will be: Kim & at www.madfolk.org and at these Reggie Harris, Magpie, John Flynn, Brother Sun and Jen Cass. We’ll give outlets: you a description of all these performers in next months newsletter, but we wanted to make sure you got this on your calendars, as it is going to be • Orange Tree Imports, 1721 Mon- an amazing night of music, with the opportunity to see many performers roe Street in one night. These nights always turn out to be magical and for a differ- ent reason everytime. • Spruce Tree Music, 851 East Johnson Mad Folk returns to Willy Purchase tickets ONLINE for Mad Folk concerts via Brown Paper Tickets: Street Fair Sept 15-16! https://www.brownpapertickets. com/producer/10879 Saturday 9/15 Sunday 9/16 You can also purchase advance 2:00 - Tracy Jane Comer & Delores 12:00 - Lou & Peter Berryman tickets by mail. Send a stamped Jenison 2:00 - Star Shanty self-addressed envelope with 3:00 - Gina Forsyth (New Orleans) (featuring members of your check payable to Mad Folk, 5:00 - Jeremiah Nelson MoonHouse) PO Box 665, Madison, WI 53701. If 3:30 - Josh Harty all else fails, call 608-846-9214 for Kicking off the WSF will be Tracy 5:00 - Paul Cebar Jane Comer. Tracy is no new comer information. to MadFolk audiances, however, join- on hymns, country songs, and old time ing her with beautiful harmonies will fiddle tunes. In the mid-1980s Forsyth don’t know, except get those front row be Delores Jenison. Tracy is playing in moved to New Orleans, to study classi- seats as we kick off the music on Sun- so many combinations of bands these cal and jazz violin at Loyola University. day. Star Shanty are most of the guys days that it will be fun to see her and Forsyth quickly developed an irrevoca- from MoonHouse, they do a few origi- hear her in this acoustic setting. Gina ble passion for Cajun music, moving at nals and many covers of songs you all Forsyth will be brand new for some one point to Lafayette to immerse her- know and love. These guys were rained of you, she is flying up from New Or- self in the genre. It was at that time she out last year, but we like them so much leans just to play on our stage. She will began writing her own songs, which and think you will too that we thought be bringing with to Madison her new- became known both for their simplicity we would bring them back again. Josh est CD, Promised Land, which was #3 and transcendent beauty. Closing out Harty is one you won’t want to miss, as on the Folk DJ List for January 2012: it Saturday will be Jeremiah Nelson was we won’t be seeing Josh for awhile as was the third most played disc for the a long time resident of Madison playing he leaves town for a year, come out and month. is a singer/songwriter, violin- at just about every venue in town, he lets give him a big Madison send off. ist, and guitarist from New Orleans. too has been performing in many com- Closing up the stage for this year we She is known for her wizardry on fiddle binations of bands, we are excited to are bringing Mr. Paul Cebar back. We and guitar, for an alto as unique as it welcome him back to Madison to play all get to see him plenty when he rolls is soulful, and for songs with economi- us one of his acoustic sets. On Sunday in to town with his full band, but solo cally written lines that cut straight to leading us off right after the parade will acoustic shows are rare and wonderful. the heart—profound, unpretentious, be some home town favorites Lou & The last time we had him closing the and well-crafted. Born in Florida and Peter Berryman, there is nothing I can fair we had standing room only for a raised in Alabama, Forsyth grew up say that has not been said and that you block… truly amazing! BREAK IT YOURSELF Mad Folk News is published monthly by ANDREW biRD ~ 2012 MOM AND POP MUSIC the Madison Folk Music Society, a non- profit, volunteer-led society dedicated that he’s getting the band back together, to fostering folk music in the Madison well, sort of. For the first time since area. Contact us at [email protected]. Weather Systems, O’Connor makes an Learnaboutconcerts,membership, scho appearance, and how good it sounds. larships,andvolunteeropportunities at While St Vincent gets the more high- www.madfolk.org. profile role on the duet “Lusitania,” O’Connor’s vocals brighten the four Madison Folk Music Society Board tracks she sings on. “Give It Away” in particular recaptures some of the old magic when it abruptly shifts gears DarleneBuhler...............President,Concerts, three-quarters of the way in and a cym- Advertising bal crash introduces their intertwined 846-9214 ~ [email protected] vocals. The rest of the band of usual PegMichel….…..............................Treasurer suspects has been assembled over the 831-1876 ~ [email protected] Review by Kiki Schueler last several records. The first of these is Tracy Comer ........Membership & Web Site Andrew Bird had just hit his stride drummer Dosh, who in the past seemed 729-4498 ~ [email protected] in 2001 with his backing band the Bowl a bit too mechanical to me, utilizing too NorbertWodke….......................…Secretary of Fire on the remarkable Swimming much technology where it should be 836-8422 ~ [email protected] Hour when he broke up the band and more organic. Either he’s changed his DedeGoldberg..............................Newsletter strode out on his own. What seemed style or I have warmed to it, because I distribution like a huge career mistake was likely the like his playing on this record. 246-4332 ~ [email protected] best thing he could have done. Within a As always, there is no denying that Neil Morris....................................Newsletter few years, his popularity exploded, and Bird is the star of the record.