Who better to start our annual big day at Liederplatz than regional favorite
Jack Murray and his band du jour? Jack was a founding member of
country-rock band “Golden Rocket” in the late 70s, virtually defining
the
“Americana” classification a decade or two before the term was adopted - with a
unique mix of folk, blues, “roots” rock & roll, and country music. He’s played
in countless other musical configurations while successfully writing for
Nashville recording artists and providing his various bands with strong and
witty original material. This afternoon the Creeps band is: Alan Landes on
guitar, Karl Frick on bass, and Miss Ellen Houle on drums. Jack's debut cd, Then
There's That, will be available at the Godfrey Daniels booth. A returning
favorite at Godfrey’s and other area venues, and co-host with Karl at the weekly
Barto Jam, Jack's music incites dancing – don’t miss it!
When harmonica ace Annie Raines first sat in with country blues guitarist
Paul Rishell in a Boston bar in 1992, few in the crowd suspected that they
were witnessing the beginning of a musical partnership that would span the
next fifteen years and counting. As a working team, Paul and Annie have
racked up hundreds of thousands of miles on the road in the U.S. and Europe,
collaborated on original songs, and released I Want You To Know (Tone-Cool/Artemis
1996), Moving To the Country (2000), the W.C. Handy Award winner for
Acoustic Blues Album of the Year, and Goin’ Home (2004), which was nominated
for two Handy Awards. Paul and Annie’s fifth CD together, “A Night in
Woodstock” was released last year. The pair’s first live release features
special guests John Sebastian, Bruce Katz, and Paul and Annie’s own backing
band joining the duo for an eclectic, high-energy set of acoustic and
electric originals and classic blues songs. Paul and Annie are equally
passionate about their craft and devoted to the study and performance of a
wide range of blues styles, from the syncopated acoustic guitar wizardry of
Blind Lemon Jefferson and Son House to Chicagoan “Little” Walter Jacob’s
swinging amplified harmonica. Pick up your copy at the Godfrey Daniels
booth.
Once again, we’ve auditioned and carefully selected four choice artists to
represent our twice-monthly event at the club. Always a fresh and surprising
presentation of highly talented, locally-grown artists.
Philadelphia’s Sean Hoots, Rob Berliner, Andrew Gray, and John
Branigan, collectively known as Hoots and Hellmouth,
perform rocking blues and gospel saturated old/new music with solid vocal
harmonies and bouncing rhythmic accompaniment. They are all over WXPN, and
gaining momentum all over the country. This is young, fresh, hot music that
will have you on your feet and jumping. With a brand new cd The Holy Open
Spirit, H&H invite you to Sing and Dance with them, lay your weary burden
down and get lifted for a spell. Let's break away from the traditional roles
of performer and audience.
Chandler Travis Philharmonic might loosely be
tagged as Alt-pop-Dixieland with Attitude. Brass, strings, vocals,
bells, whistles, and percussion on anything handy, this nine-piece band
makes rowdy, rousing, fun music. Bill O’Neill of the Cape Cod Times said
“if Monty Python had grown up sneaking into bars in New Orleans they
would have formed a band a lot like Chandler Travis”, and D Shaun Bosler
of the Village Voice calls them “a hodgepodge of over-the-top wacky
fun”. Plus, they usually perform in their pajamas. Like Zen? The
Spankers? Geologic Orchestra? You will LOVE Chandler Travis.
Chris Smither is a perennial favorite at
Godfrey’s. His complex, driving guitar
playing, growling voice, and playful, ironic lyrics take the solo blues idiom
to new places. Bringing his been-there, done-that voice along with the
crystalline, eloquent sounds of his finger-picked acoustic guitar to our
stage, Chris delivers like no other. Smither's masterful twelfth album
Leave the Light On, stands as the quintessence of his life's work while
throwing in some new wrinkles that reflect where he's been and what he's
encountered since the last time around, and includes such music notables as
Ollabelle, Tim O’Brien, and Sean Staples. Pick one up at the Godfrey Daniels
booth!
the
“Americana” classification a decade or two before the term was adopted - with a
unique mix of folk, blues, “roots” rock & roll, and country music. He’s played
in countless other musical configurations while successfully writing for
Nashville recording artists and providing his various bands with strong and
witty original material. This afternoon the Creeps band is: Alan Landes on
guitar, Karl Frick on bass, and Miss Ellen Houle on drums. Jack's debut cd, Then
There's That, will be available at the Godfrey Daniels booth. A returning
favorite at Godfrey’s and other area venues, and co-host with Karl at the weekly
Barto Jam, Jack's music incites dancing – don’t miss it!
Listen to
sound clips
Cool/Artemis
1996), Moving To the Country (2000), the W.C. Handy Award winner for
Acoustic Blues Album of the Year, and Goin’ Home (2004), which was nominated
for two Handy Awards. Paul and Annie’s fifth CD together, “A Night in
Woodstock” was released last year. The pair’s first live release features
special guests John Sebastian, Bruce Katz, and Paul and Annie’s own backing
band joining the duo for an eclectic, high-energy set of acoustic and
electric originals and classic blues songs. Paul and Annie are equally
passionate about their craft and devoted to the study and performance of a
wide range of blues styles, from the syncopated acoustic guitar wizardry of
Blind Lemon Jefferson and Son House to Chicagoan “Little” Walter Jacob’s
swinging amplified harmonica. Pick up your copy at the Godfrey Daniels
booth.
Hellmouth,
perform rocking blues and gospel saturated old/new music with solid vocal
harmonies and bouncing rhythmic accompaniment. They are all over WXPN, and
gaining momentum all over the country. This is young, fresh, hot music that
will have you on your feet and jumping. With a brand new cd The Holy Open
Spirit, H&H invite you to Sing and Dance with them, lay your weary burden
down and get lifted for a spell. Let's break away from the traditional roles
of performer and audience.
vocals,
bells, whistles, and percussion on anything handy, this nine-piece band
makes rowdy, rousing, fun music. Bill O’Neill of the Cape Cod Times said
“if Monty Python had grown up sneaking into bars in New Orleans they
would have formed a band a lot like Chandler Travis”, and D Shaun Bosler
of the Village Voice calls them “a hodgepodge of over-the-top wacky
fun”. Plus, they usually perform in their pajamas. Like Zen? The
Spankers? Geologic Orchestra? You will LOVE Chandler Travis. 
guitar
playing, growling voice, and playful, ironic lyrics take the solo blues idiom
to new places. Bringing his been-there, done-that voice along with the
crystalline, eloquent sounds of his finger-picked acoustic guitar to our
stage, Chris delivers like no other. Smither's masterful twelfth album
Leave the Light On, stands as the quintessence of his life's work while
throwing in some new wrinkles that reflect where he's been and what he's
encountered since the last time around, and includes such music notables as
Ollabelle, Tim O’Brien, and Sean Staples. Pick one up at the Godfrey Daniels
booth!