Local notes: Tom Rush, Arborea and The Wailers
Tuesday, 04 January 2011 16:17
Tom Rush heads to the Firehouse: New Hampshire native Tom Rush released his first album in 1962. Nearly half a century later, the folk icon still performs regularly, playing a blend of his own original tunes and timeless classics by fellow folk legends. Rush will perform two shows at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, Mass., on Sunday, Jan. 9.
Although he’s still lamenting the collapse of the Old Man of the Mountain (“It’s creepy to outlive a geological feature,” he said at a recent concert), Rush is enjoying new peaks in his career. His 2009 album “What I Know” was named Album of the Year at the Annual International Folk Alliance Conference in 2010. Also last year, a YouTube video of Rush performing Steven Walters’ “The Remember Song” garnered more than 4 million views.
Rush’s career took flight in 1968 when he released “The Circle Game,” which featured songs by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne, among others. Credited with bringing early attention to these young folk troubadours, Rolling Stone magazine has cited the album for ushering in the singer-songwriter era. The Boston Globe has called Rush one of the “25 Greatest Pop Music Acts Ever.”
The shows begin at 3 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, Mass., 978-462-7336, www.firehouse.org. Tickets are $32 for members, $35 for nonmembers.
Arborea headlines Hush Hush: The Maine-based, husband-wife duo of Buck and Shanti Curran have been enchanting audiences with their ethereal folk songs for many years now, earning plenty of acclaim in the process. Most recently, Buck produced and Arborea performed on the compilation album “We are all One, in the Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho,” which was recently listed on Acoustic Guitar magazine’s “Best Acoustic Albums of 2010.”
The duo will join Rhode Island-based folk artist Allysen Callery at The Red Door in Portsmouth on Monday, Jan. 10, for a slot in the Hush Hush Sweet Harlot series. Guests can expect a set featuring mellow and entrancing harmonies, accompanied by banjo, guitar and perhaps other acoustic strings.
The show begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 at The Red Door, 107 State St., Portsmouth, 603-373-6827. The door charge is $5. —MK
The Music Hall books The Wailers: For the second time in as many years, reggae legends The Wailers will perform at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. The show takes place on Saturday, Feb. 19. Tickets are already on sale to Music Hall members and will be available to the general public beginning Friday, Jan. 14.
Bob Marley and the Wailers brought reggae music to the international stage at a time when the genre was just beginning to pick up steam outside of Jamaica. Marley died in 1981, but long-time bassist Astor “Familyman” Barrett is still leading the band, along with an ensemble of variously aged reggae talents.
The Wailers have been touring heavily over the last few years, making appearances at The Music Hall and the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. They play a set of favorites that’s sure to get any Bob Marley fan jammin’.
The show begins at 8 p.m. on Feb. 19 at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 603-436-2400, www.themusichall.org. Tickets are $42 to $29.
Although he’s still lamenting the collapse of the Old Man of the Mountain (“It’s creepy to outlive a geological feature,” he said at a recent concert), Rush is enjoying new peaks in his career. His 2009 album “What I Know” was named Album of the Year at the Annual International Folk Alliance Conference in 2010. Also last year, a YouTube video of Rush performing Steven Walters’ “The Remember Song” garnered more than 4 million views.
Rush’s career took flight in 1968 when he released “The Circle Game,” which featured songs by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne, among others. Credited with bringing early attention to these young folk troubadours, Rolling Stone magazine has cited the album for ushering in the singer-songwriter era. The Boston Globe has called Rush one of the “25 Greatest Pop Music Acts Ever.”
The shows begin at 3 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, Mass., 978-462-7336, www.firehouse.org. Tickets are $32 for members, $35 for nonmembers.
Arborea headlines Hush Hush: The Maine-based, husband-wife duo of Buck and Shanti Curran have been enchanting audiences with their ethereal folk songs for many years now, earning plenty of acclaim in the process. Most recently, Buck produced and Arborea performed on the compilation album “We are all One, in the Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho,” which was recently listed on Acoustic Guitar magazine’s “Best Acoustic Albums of 2010.”
The duo will join Rhode Island-based folk artist Allysen Callery at The Red Door in Portsmouth on Monday, Jan. 10, for a slot in the Hush Hush Sweet Harlot series. Guests can expect a set featuring mellow and entrancing harmonies, accompanied by banjo, guitar and perhaps other acoustic strings.
The show begins at 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 at The Red Door, 107 State St., Portsmouth, 603-373-6827. The door charge is $5. —MK
The Music Hall books The Wailers: For the second time in as many years, reggae legends The Wailers will perform at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. The show takes place on Saturday, Feb. 19. Tickets are already on sale to Music Hall members and will be available to the general public beginning Friday, Jan. 14.
Bob Marley and the Wailers brought reggae music to the international stage at a time when the genre was just beginning to pick up steam outside of Jamaica. Marley died in 1981, but long-time bassist Astor “Familyman” Barrett is still leading the band, along with an ensemble of variously aged reggae talents.
The Wailers have been touring heavily over the last few years, making appearances at The Music Hall and the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. They play a set of favorites that’s sure to get any Bob Marley fan jammin’.
The show begins at 8 p.m. on Feb. 19 at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 603-436-2400, www.themusichall.org. Tickets are $42 to $29.
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