“He’s a cross between Elton John (in that he sings and plays the piano) and Robin Williams (in that his comedy is off-the-wall). His show is packed with comedy, visual musical impressions and favorite Broadway songs, wrapped around some of the most exciting piano playing and audience participation that you will ever witness.”
If you've seen a Buckwheat show, you know what to expect: rocking, stomping, good time Creole party music. If you haven't seen Buckwheat Zydeco live, you're missing one of the music world's most exciting and fun performers. Don't just take our word for it!!
"Curtis' style is rootsy and folky but with the rhythmic undercurrent of pop/rock music. Curtis is known for her compelling melodies, relaxed grooves, and subject matter ranging from philosophical to political, romantic to maternal"
Lori McKenna is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter who was thrust into the limelight last year when superstar Faith Hill included three of McKenna?s songs on her Number One album Fireflies, including Hill's poignant single Stealing Kisses. Hill (herself a wife and mother of three) heard in McKenna's work what a steadily growing audience has been hearing since her 1998 debut, Paper Wings & Halo: an intimate understanding and honest expression of the realities of domestic life.
Back again for a repeat performance!, Paula Cole will perform for us on Sunday, August 8th at 8:00 p.m. Come listen to the ever so popular, "Where have all the cowboys gone" or "Feelin Love!" Don't miss this chance for an intimate concert with Paula Cole at Jonathan's Ogunquit!
"Hello friends and fans, I recently did a show for WXPN radio in Philadelphia - just myself and Keith Cotton on piano. Despite my fears about my very limited guitar skills, I had a great time onstage and when I talked to fans afterward we all agreed that it was very interesting to hear the songs in a very bare-bones fashion.
So the idea of a tour was born. The songs we will do will be drawn from my studio albums and live recordings, along with some special only-on-this-tour covers thrown in (any fan requests will be considered), plus some sneak peeks at new material from an album in the works. We hope to see you there!
“Authentic.” “Timeless.” “Harmonious.” “Exhilarating.” Any or all of these adjectives could describe the folk-rock sound created by Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (eye-ree-un). The musical richness and psychological depth of their initial collaboration, the fittingly titled Exploration, is irrefutable proof that the disarming granddaughter of Woody/daughter of Arlo and the prodigious South Carolinian quite naturally bring out the best in each other.
Eddie Mekka is best known for his role as as Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa on the hit sitcom Laverne and Shirley.
An accomplished singer, dancer, and Tony nominated actor, this seasoned veteran of stage and screen as well as National Touring Musicals is no stranger to Ogunquit. Eddie has appeared in recent productions of Hairspray and Fiddler On The Roof at Ogunquit Playhouse.
Eddie’s first love has always been SONG.
Come join Eddie and his swingin’ band for a musical journey celebrating the songs of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima and many many more!
This show promises to be a night of high energy and toe-tappin’ fun!
Why She's Worth Watching: By With Tears, Lies, and Alibis the follow-up to 2008's Just A Little Lovin' and the first release on her own label, Everso Records, Shelby Lynne affirms her position as a visionary, iconoclastic artist who deftly weaves country, soul, rock, blues, pop and folk influences to forge her own unique style.
For Fans Of: Dar Williams, Norah Jones, Rickie Lee Jones
“Marley’s brand of high energy and off beat observation of everyday life things has captured the minds of fans of all ages including teenagers to grandparents in their 80’s. Making his first television appearance on Comedy Central, he is now one of the few comics to do the complete late night circuit including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
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Founders PAUL KANTNER & DAVID FREIBERG lead an all-star band into their 40th year. Along for the ride are longtime drummer DONNY BALDWIN, Grammy nominated Broadway star CATHY RICHARDSON, lead guitarist SLICK AGUILAR, keyboardist CHRIS SMITH & special guests GRATEFUL DEAD's TOM CONSTANTEN and multi-instrumentalist JEFF PEVAR from PHIL LESH & FRIENDS and CSN.
The Juno award-winning folk trio The Wailin' Jennys began as a onetime-only grouping of three singer/songwriters, but musical chemistry and audience response turned it into an ongoing band. Perfectly blended voices and haunting melodies and a charming stage presence makes this band an exciting addition to this season's line up!
Tret Fure continues to turn out marvelous albums, her latest being "True Compass" (Tomboy Girl). Who else could have written a love song such as "Look What Love Has Given Me"? It's a song that is at once personal and universal in its affectionate expression of happiness. Fure keeps it coming in the jazzy flourishes of the title track, the acoustic twang of "Six Beers," the heartache of "32 Years," the political voice of " Try" and the rhythmic "Leap of Faith."
For over three decades, Richie has used his music to convey messages of brotherhood and personal freedom. With more than twenty-five albums released and a touring schedule that would kill many a younger man, he continues to view his calling as a higher one. As he told The Denver Post, "I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business, I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me".
Soulful, touching, raw, humorous, heartfelt, honest and smart - all this can be said about Shawn Colvin's music and lyrics and more. Her songs are treasures to be savored over a lifetime. Add the beauty of Colvin's inimitable voice and matchless guitar stylings and you have one brilliant performer. This contemporary folk artist has already garnered three Grammy Awards and countless fans the world over. Come share this intimate, solo acoustic evening with Shawn and her guitar.
Emmy Award winning actress and comedian, Judy Gold is best known as the star of the critically acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit show 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. The New York Times called this one-woman show "fiercely funny, honest and moving." A book based on the show was nominated for the prestigious Quill Award.
Judy's new show, It's Jewdy's Show – My Life As A Sitcom just debuted to rave reviews in Washington DC.
Most recently, Judy has been in the cast of Nora & Delia Ephron's off-broadway play, "Love, Loss and What I Wore." Gold can be seen regularly on Tru TV's The Smoking Gun Presents. She has guest-hosted ABC's The View, where she has appeared numerous times, and appears regularly on The Joy Behar Show on CNN.
Judy recently appeared on Ugly Betty and The Wendy Williams Show. She was the host of HBO's At the Multiplex with Judy Gold from 1999 - 2009, and also hosted Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time and the GLAAD Media Awards, which aired on LOGO and VH1.
Tales of her experiences create a fun-filled and poignant evening of music and comedy.
Nanci Griffith is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.
Griffith's career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, Folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who are her major influences. One of her better-known songs is "From a Distance" by Julie Gold, although Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success. Similarly, other artists have occasionally achieved greater success with Griffith's songs than Griffith herself. For example, Kathy Mattea had a country music top five hit with a 1986 cover of Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime," and Suzy Bogguss had one of her largest hits with Griffith's and Tom Russell's "Outbound Plane."
"All Together Now!" is not a Beatles look-alike band, but instead a sound-alike band, celebrating Beatles music in an interactive way that gets everyone singing, dancing, clapping and having a great time. Their extensive song list reflects the Beatles entire repertoire and career, from Twist and Shout to Sgt. Pepper to Abbey Road, including all orchestral arrangements, sound effects and even a real sitar! They not only play the classic hits audiences want to hear, but add a few surprises that delight minds and hearts alike. "A splendid time is guarenteed for all!"
Born in Portsmouth, NH, this local yet now internationally known folk singer legend will be back once again to Jonathan’s Ogunquit. Here is what the Boston Herald had to say about one of his performances, “ A softly glowing, welcoming event. Fluid…gorgeous…ravising…ditsy…inventive…gritty…elegant.”
Recently The Pousette-Dart Band’s song “Fall On Me” was featured in the TV series “Lost” in an episode. This song along with “Amnesia,” “County Line,” and some other great plays were mainstays on the FM dial. They have toured with some of the biggest drawing acts of the period including Yes, Peter Frampton, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, James Taylor, The Byrds and many others. Don't miss this fantastic band reunited at The Landing at Pine Point for a wonderful summer evening event.
Opening for the show: Marc Douglas Berardo www.marcdouglas.com
For decades, Leo Kottke inspired generations of fingerpicking acoustic guitarists. Kottke can play achingly beautiful melodies and then turn around and dazzle you with with his speed and brilliance. What people generally miss is an appreciation of just how many musical genres Kottke has borrowed from and fused into his own unmistakable style. You can hear country, rock, blues, jazz, classical, Hawaiian slack-key ... and, I swear, even a bit of flamenco in there somewhere
Pop/Jazz/Blues phenom Suede is like a cross between Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and Bette Midler. She's sassy, smooth and intoxicating - the perfect tonic for a fabulous spring weekend!
Don't wait too long to buy tickets. This is THE event for the weekend in Ogunquit!
Jon Butcher and Charlie Farren have now combined forces to present a new Duet that is more than a sum of the parts. Their unique talents multiply each other, creating an evening that is instrumentally stunning, vocally powerful, lyrically touching, and just plain fun! Join Charlie Farren and Jon Butcher for stories of Luck, Lust, and Love.
Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has rattled along for over thirty years. He has toured—some might say, perpetually—with such major artists as Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, and Jethro Tull. He has recorded thirteen albums, and there are with three retrospectives as well.
At seven lines and a tight 19 words, the definitive Slaid Cleaves bio — written with humble but poetic economy by the artist himself — neatly sums up everything you really need to know about the man:
Slaid Cleaves. Grew up in Maine. Lives in Texas. Writes songs. Makes Records. Travels around. Tries to be good.
Pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, vocalist–Deanna Bogart is all of these as well a consummate entertainer. Even if a recording can’t capture the flavor of one of her meaty live shows, 11th Hour is still a hearty slab of blues-inflected boogie-woogie, with dashes of R&B, soul, and funk thrown in.
Jesse Colin Young, critically acclaimed solo artist and lead singer of the legendary classic rock band, The Youngbloods, took the nation by storm when The Youngblood’s single GET TOGETHER became a worldwide Top 10 hit and a prominent soundtrack for peace. After seven group releases, Young began the production of more than 15 acclaimed solo albums including SONG FOR JULI, LIGHT SHINE, SONGBIRD and a live album with his great touring band titled ON THE ROAD. This year, he releases the most comprehensive collection of his music to date – THE VERY BEST OF JESSE COLIN YOUNG.
We don't know his birthday. We'd only be guessing at an alma mater. And nobody ever told us, for sure, if he went by any other name. But for the last three decades and counting, nobody could mistake him for any other performer, nor singer, nor guitarist, nor character. While the careers of performers who reside in the limelight are usually short-lived and over-overexposed, it's refreshing to encounter Leon Redbone, who remains so musically resonant and personally elusive.
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