Susan Werner News

Albright's interpretations of the songs often add lesbian or gender-bending overtones to Werner's lyrics.

Palo Alto Online A&E The Joe Sharino Band will perform today at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center Plaza in downtown Mountain View as part of the city's 2008 Summer Concert Series.

The day of folk music started off bright and sunny with Northern Lights, The Rafters, Mustard's Retreat and Susan Werner with Trina Hamlin, and the audience of all ages enjoying the music.

BELLVILLE -- Susan Werner, 2008 Folk Alliance Contemporary Artist of the Year, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Church St.

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“Lyrically, the songs were the most truthful and bare that I had written. Musically, they were the most diverse”

WHO: Independent, nationally touring Northwest singer-songwriter and guitarist Kym Tuvim, who studied jazz piano and composition at Cornish College of the Arts before launching her career. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Acclaimed songwriters John Gorka and Susan Werner are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. tonight at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. via Juneau Empire

“Peter Mulvey has a spontaneity that's rare indeed...superb songs and singing... The music swings like a demon, with a laidback groove... some of the most literate songs around.”

Time: 8:30 to 11:45 p.m. Cost: $12 With a string of accolades from the likes of The Washington Post, The Village Voice and The New Yorker, Susan Werner has become one of the defining artists of the folk music ... via St. Augustine Record

The directions to Stone Mountain Arts Center are an entertainment in themselves, reading "Some of these roads may have signs, some may not." Located on the way-back roads of Brownfield, SMAC is a destination ... via The Portland Phoenix

Elgin: 'Into the Woods' at Elgin Academy Elgin Academy's Fine Arts Department will host the upper school's spring musical, Into the Woods , at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Sears ... via Courier News

Levon Helm, Uncle Earl and singer-songwriter Tom Russell were among the winners Wednesday night in Memphis at the Folk Alliance's third annual awards presentation. via CMT.com

“When one of your guests can make $1,350 for one evening's entertainment, then maybe they'll have a right to object.”

When the opera singer Marian Anderson came to Iowa for a concert in 1936, Sam Shloss of Des Moines picked her up at the train station and took her to the Hotel Fort Des Moines. via Des Moines Register

Harold Arlen makes his way into the 2008 presidential campaign - courtesy of this update by the hilarious Susan Werner. via Broadwaystars.com

The Radio Gang will be appearing at McArthur Library at 7 p.m. Feb. 7. The Radio Gang is a group of veteran musicians, is winning acclaim from fans and critics for its live performance and recordings of vintage ... via SeacoastOnline

Susan Werner will make her debut performance at the Kennebunk Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. via SeacoastOnline

Anthony DaCosta: 16 going on stardom. What were you doing at age 16? Bet you didn't have five albums and a slew of concerts under your belt. via Jersey Journal

“These are songs that acknowledge the confusion they had as a kid.”

Susan Werner likes to think of her latest album as gospel music for the spiritually ambivalent. via Massillon Independent

“I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair”

But who knew what an elegant and eloquent ensemble they would make, especially with bassist Michael Manring offering undertow? Werner started off in church, more or less, with the passionately ambivalent, ... via The Gazette

The Raue Cabaret Festival, which runs Thursday through Saturday in the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, will feature music from folk to country to Broadway. via Chicago Tribune

Folk Alley presents a sampling of its favorite CDs this year, submitted by hosts and staff: Elena See, Jeff St. via NPR