Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents a concert with Boston singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen, Northampton singer/songwriter Carrie Ferguson and Maine singer/songwriter Paddy Mills on Saturday, May 2.
The concert will feature a solo set by each artist, followed by a round robin song swap. The show begins at 8 pm and there is a suggested donation of $10. The Armory Cafe is at 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville. For more information, call 617-718-2191 or visit artsatthearmory.org or http://www.facebook.com/SomervilleSongwriterSessions.
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents contemporary folk singer/songwriters in concert on the first Saturday of each month. The Armory Cafe features live music in an intimate setting, a menu featuring sandwiches, soups, desserts and coffees, and plenty of free parking.
Award-winning Boston singer/songwriter (and novelist) Terry Kitchen’s songs are portraits of ordinary people and emotions, captured with extraordinary compassion, honesty and humor. He has released ten CDs of original music since the 1990s, and his songs have won the Mid-Atlantic and USA Song Contests and been runner-up in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. His novel Next Big Thing, called “a great debut novel” by the San Francisco Book Review, is set in the 1980s Boston music scene, when Kitchen’s own group Loose Ties was engaged in a nightly battle for existence and glory. More on Terry at http://www.terrykitchen.com
“One of New England’s finest songwriters”-The Boston Globe
“Terry Kitchen picks up where Elvis Costello and Tom Waits merge and leave off.”-Vance Gilbert
Hailing from Northampton, Mass., Carrie Ferguson creates music that ranges from quirky and playful to soaring and majestic. Her live shows are joyful affairs, full of humor and warmth, showcasing her haunting melodies and smart, gorgeous lyrics. Carrie was a 2013 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist and a finalist in the 2014 Vermont Solarfest Songwriting Contest. Her song “The Grumpy Time Club”, won a silver award in the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest, and a First Place award in the 2015 Eventide Songwriting Contest. More on Carrie at carriefergusonmusic.com
“Devilishly catchy folk-pop tunes and melodic ballads, exuberantly heartfelt lyrics….infectious joy”-The Valley Advocate
Paddy Mills grew up in the small fishing village of Owl’s Head, Maine as the son of the country music DJ at the local AM radio station, and he cut his teeth playing Irish music at pubs throughout New England. Since releasing his debut CD Race to the Bottom last year, Paddy has won the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, the Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition, the South Florida Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition, the CT Folk Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition and the Mid Atlantic Song Contest. More on Paddy at http://www.paddymills.com