[Classifieds] Woods Hole Folk Music Society presents Geoff Muldaur

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The Woods Hole Folk Music Society’s 46th concert season will continue Sunday, October 29 with a performance of American blues and roots music by legendary singer, guitarist and composer Geoff Muldaur. The concert takes place at 7:30 PM in Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole. Doors open at 7 PM. Admission is $20 with discounts for members, seniors, youth and children; season passes are also available. Community Hall is handicapped accessible, and street parking is free after 6 PM.


Geoff Muldaur is one of the best-known vocalists and musicians to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes of the 1960s and ‘70s, centered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York. He gained a devoted and lasting following for his unusual tenor voice, finely crafted interpretations and driving fingerpicking guitar style.


In the 1960s Mr. Muldaur recorded several highly influential albums as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Paul Butterfield's Better Days band, helping to create a funky ensemble sound that became a seminal part of the original early-’60s folk music revolution. He is also known through his collaborations with then-wife Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Garcia, and others.

He took a long hiatus from performing and recording in the mid-1980s but continued working in the music industry, composing scores for film and television and winning an Emmy award in the process. He produced albums for a wide range of artists, from Lenny Pickett and the Borneo Horns to the Richard Greene String Quartet. His celebrated recording of the Brazilian song "Aquarela do Brasil<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarela_do_Brasil>" was the inspiration and title track for Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic film “Brazil.”


Geoff Muldaur returned to the recording studio in the late 90s, and soon resumed his solo tours across the globe. He has performed at venues such as Lincoln Center in New York City, The Getty Art Center in Los Angeles and Royal Festival Hall in London, as well as headlining folk and blues festivals throughout America and Europe. He appears frequently as a guest on the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" and has been featured on a variety of National Public Radio shows, including Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, and Fresh Air.



Muldaur’s most recent albums, The Secret Handshake, Password, Private Astronomy and Texas Sheiks, all released to wide critical acclaim, highlight the long development of his unique interpretations of classic and often obscure American music as well as his own compositions. In 2016, more than 50 years after playing with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, he and Mr. Kweskin joined forces to release an upbeat folk-blues album, Penny's Farm. This recording features both old and new material and showcases the deep camaraderie that the two musicians have shared for decades.



Describing Geoff Muldaur's albums, the New York Times said he "...succeeds not because he copies the timbre and inflections of a down-home African American but because his voice – reedy, quavering, otherworldly – is so unusual that what he sings becomes little more than a context, a jumping-off point.”



Folk musician Tom Rush says: “Geoff has a voice like nobody else. When he sings you just have to listen. He has a way with a song that makes you wish it would never end. The combination of Geoff's amazing voice and the way he wraps it around a song makes his music irresistible.”



As folk-rock guitarist Richard Thompson famously described this legendary artist: "There are only three white blues singers, and Geoff Muldaur is at least two of them.”


Upcoming WHFMS performances include: Nov. 12, The Johnson Girls; Jan. 14, 2018, Debra Cowan and John Roberts; Jan. 28, Bill Staines; Feb. 11, Cindy Kallett and Grey Larson; Mar. 25, Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters; Apr. 8, Joe Jencks; and more to be announced.

The Woods Hole Folk Music Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering enjoyment of folk music in all its forms. Concerts are made possible by support from its members, season subscribers, volunteers, and performers. Refreshments are served at intermission, and donations of baked goods are always welcome. More information is available at woodsholefolk at gmail.com and www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic.



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The photo is taken from the Geoff Muldaur press kit on his website.
http://www.geoffmuldaur.com/press.html
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