[Classifieds] Woods Hole Folk Music Society presents singers Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers

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The Woods Hole Folk Music Society’s 46th season will continue on March 11 with a performance by multifaceted singers Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers. The concert will take place at 7:30 PM in Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Admission is $20 with discounts for members, seniors and youth. Community Hall is handicapped accessible and street parking is free after 6:00 PM.

Ms. Schmidt and Ms. Rogers have been performing together for over thirty years, blending their voices in concert and demonstrating a deep musical connection onstage. Ms. Schmidt is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an exceptionally wide vocal range and boundless energy; Ms. Rogers is a singer, songwriter and music educator who performs a cappella as well as accompanied by various stringed instruments. In a rare juxtaposition, both artists are known for playing the Appalachian or mountain dulcimer.

Michigan native Claudia Schmidt describes herself as a "creative noisemaker," engaging audiences with folk classics, hymns, jazz, blues, bawdy verses and humorous parodies. Her widely acclaimed folk and jazz-based compositions have found their way into radio, TV, film and theater productions. Her musical theater performances include “Gales of November,” a 2005 retelling of the tragic 1975 sinking of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald, hailed as “a masterpiece of harmony, imagery and musical texture.” In addition to 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer she plays "deluxe pianolin," a 52-stringed zither-like instrument.

Ms. Schmidt has recorded nineteen albums of mostly original material, exploring folk, blues, and jazz songs with instrumental accompaniment. Her latest recording, "Hark the Dark," released in 2017, offers an homage to the winter season with ballads and originals as well as jazz standards. Borders Books and Music says: “Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, that's all you need to say. One of the finest folk voices ever to pick up a mic. Chocolatey smooth vocals swirled into jiving notes. Too delicious!”

Connecticut-based artist Sally Rogers began her musical career in 1979, responding to encouragement from legendary Canadian singer‐songwriter Stan Rogers. An invitation to perform on A Prairie Home Companion led to over a dozen appearances on the radio show and helped to launch her career as a touring musician, while she continued to teach music and raise two daughters. Her musical travels have since taken her to China, across Europe and throughout North America.

Ms. Rogers has produced 15 albums, including four for children. She has also collaborated on projects with other artists, including her husband, Howie Bursen. She has written folk operas, cantatas and a children’s picture book, produced an educational video with Academy Award-winning cinematographer George Pickow, and earned many awards including a Parents' Choice Gold Award and the 2017 Magic Penny Award from the Children’s Music Network. Some of her original songs are included in Unitarian and Quaker hymnals. The Washington Post says: “Sterling guitar-banjo-dulcimer work ... Rogers’ achingly sweet voice imbues her ballads with classic poignance even as it lifts the spirit.” Peggy Seeger says: “Sally Rogers has a clear, fluid and remarkably agile voice, a keen sense of drama, and a most refreshing sense of fun.”

United by a sense of social justice, humanity and harmony, these two performers have kindled a deep friendship over the years, and their duo albums have become beloved classics. Their 1987 album “Closing the Distance” was voted by public radio stations throughout the country as one of the ten most popular albums of the year. In 2016 Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers released their fourth collaborative album. “We are Welcomed” celebrates love, friendship and social justice, themes that have been the cornerstone of their intertwined careers for over three decades.

The two remaining concerts in WHFMS’s 46th season will be March 25th, bluegrass band Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, and Apr. 8, singer Joe Jencks.

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<mailto:woodsholefolk at gmail.com> and www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic<http://www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic>.



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