Riverwide Music Series
a new monthly music series in historic
downtown Newburyport
We are proud to present some of the
finest singer-songwriters working in the English
language today. Hyperbole? We don't think so. Come find out. All
tickets sold at the door.
Return to the FRS
website.
Friday, June 16, 2006 8:00 pm Tickets $10
opener TBA
"Rob Laurens is a Kerrville "New Folk" Winner who won the hearts of
some tough judges there with his solid understanding of what it is that
makes a song timeless. I know this because I was there--I was one of
them."
--Bob Franke
...A great contemporary songwriter
and who demonstrates a clear
knowledge, love, and respect for the tradition of the folk ballad
within his art".
--Ellis Paul
Friday, July 21, 2006 8:00 pm Tickets $10
opener TBA
"Over three decades of
work, Cindy Bullens has perfected the tough-tender, country-rock hybrid
sound; by now, she's such an American tomboy that on her latest album
she even sings about -- and with -- a baseball hero... There's
much here for fans
of McClinton, Earle, Melissa Etheridge and Lucinda Williams to enjoy.
If "Dream #29" doesn't pull Bullens from obscurity in this age of
alt-country and strong female vocals, she'll just have to continue
lending guts and grace to the world of the critic's darling."
--No Depression Magazine
"Bullens
remains an underrated force and talent
who, were it not for a litany of record label disasters and personal
tragedies ...would surely be accorded the
same sort of respect and accolades as, say, Chrissie Hynde to whom she
often bears comparison."
--Mike Davies, NetRhythms UK
