Contemporary Music
Richard Thompson - now RESCHEDULED
All Seats $30/$25 Mahaiwe Members
Richard Thompson was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of all-time and the recent recipient of both an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriting and the 2006 BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, the iconic British folk rock legend is one of the world's most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. His work is admired and recorded by such artists as Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne and Elvis Costello. From his teenage years as a founding member of the 1960's pioneering group Fairport Convention to duo work with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, and over 20 years as a solo artist, to scoring Werner Hertzog's 2005 documentary 'Grizzly Man', Richard Thompson's astounding body of work includes over 40 albums of lyrical wit anchored by such a singular acoustic and electric guitar delivery.
"Like all genuine art, it satisfies completely." Newsweek
As a guitarist Thompson is notable for the breadth of his influences ? which range from Buddy Holly and James Burton via Les Paul and Django Reinhardt to less likely influences such as pipe player Billy Pigg.
Over a long career, Thompson has received much acclaim from his peers and has consistently been well-regarded by critics. In August 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Thompson as #19 on its list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
"In the guitar god firmament, Thompson easily takes a place beside Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He has certainly been the most consistently imaginative English plank spanker of modern times." - Daily Mirror
"Thompson's voice has only grown richer and more subtle with age, his legendary soloing still equal parts lyrical and emotionally violent." William Mills
"Like all genuine art, it satisfies completely." Newsweek
As a guitarist Thompson is notable for the breadth of his influences ? which range from Buddy Holly and James Burton via Les Paul and Django Reinhardt to less likely influences such as pipe player Billy Pigg.
Over a long career, Thompson has received much acclaim from his peers and has consistently been well-regarded by critics. In August 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Thompson as #19 on its list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
"In the guitar god firmament, Thompson easily takes a place beside Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He has certainly been the most consistently imaginative English plank spanker of modern times." - Daily Mirror
"Thompson's voice has only grown richer and more subtle with age, his legendary soloing still equal parts lyrical and emotionally violent." William Mills
Judy Collins in Concert
$70 Limited Golden Circle (premium seating) / $50 All Seats/$40 Members
Two-time Grammy Award Winning Judy Collins is an American folk and standards singer and songwriter, known for the stunning purity of her soprano; for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, showtunes, pop, and rock and roll); and for her social activism. Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes.
Her impressive career has spanned more than 40 years. Noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", and "Send in the Clowns," a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim, Collins was also instrumental in bringing little known musicians to a wider public recording songs by singer-songwriters like Randy Newman, Richard Farina, Bob Dylan and Canadian poet Leonard Cohen long before they gained the national acclaim they would later achieve. Judy Collins' topical folk songs bring to mind her contemporaries, like Joan Baez and Janis Ian, as well as newer folks like Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky. Judy Collins continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.
If amethysts could sing...they would sound like Judy Collins. Richard Farina
Her impressive career has spanned more than 40 years. Noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", and "Send in the Clowns," a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim, Collins was also instrumental in bringing little known musicians to a wider public recording songs by singer-songwriters like Randy Newman, Richard Farina, Bob Dylan and Canadian poet Leonard Cohen long before they gained the national acclaim they would later achieve. Judy Collins' topical folk songs bring to mind her contemporaries, like Joan Baez and Janis Ian, as well as newer folks like Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky. Judy Collins continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.
If amethysts could sing...they would sound like Judy Collins. Richard Farina
RESCHEDULED! America - now in August!
Limited $125 "Meet & Greet the Artists"/$80/$60/$55 Mahaiwe Members
The world discovered America in 1972,
when a nameless horse began its gallop
across the airwaves. America's albums
are certified gold and/or platinum, with
their first greatest hits collection, "History,"
reaching the four-million sales mark.
America, featuring Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell will perform all their hits: A Horse With No Name, Ventura Highway, You Can Do Magic, Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, Sandman... "Still cool after all these years." Spin Magazine
America, featuring Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell will perform all their hits: A Horse With No Name, Ventura Highway, You Can Do Magic, Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, Sandman... "Still cool after all these years." Spin Magazine