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The Cherry Tree Music Co-op continues its tradition of presenting
outstanding performances this season in the Parish Hall of St.
Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus. Excellent sound, home baked goodies, and friendly faces make
the Cherry Tree a fabulous place to hear music. Advance tickets are
available at House of Our Own at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at
333 South 13th Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. The Cherry Tree's
programs are in part supported by grants from the 5-County Arts Fund
-- a program of the PA Council on the Arts -- and from the
Philadelphia Folksong Society. Discounts are available for Folksong
Society members as well as students and seniors. For more information
call the Cherry Tree at 215/386-1640 or visit our web site at
www.cherrytree.org.
Opening the season on January 20 will be The Gilded Cage 45th
Anniversary Reunion Concert, which promises to be an extraordinary
event. The Gilded Cage was where Philadelphia folk musicians hung
their hats and where the Philadelphia Folksong Society was born.
Every Sunday, Esther Halpern led members of the folk community in a
Round Robin Sing. On this special night, she will be joined by many
of the Gilded Cage's original denizens, including Mike Miller, Saul
Broudy, Jackie Pack, Charlotte Miklos, George Britton, Joel Shoulson,
and others. And the Cherry Tree's kitchen -- always a place to
find fine homemade treats -- will be offering Ed Halpern's famous
Gilded Cage Onion Soup.
Cherry Tree favorites The Burns Sisters return on January 27 with a
blend of sweet vocals, countrified pop-rock, and diary-inspired tales
that tell of longing, love, loss, regret and affirmation. Marie,
Jeannie, and Annie Burns have been stunning audiences since
childhood, weaving their distinctive vocal tapestry of rock, pop,
gospel, a cappella, R&B, country, and folk. The music in a "typical"
Burns Sisters concert is disarming not only because it's pretty, but
also because they are traveling along an inner path they know by
heart, every song tied to the center of things, to the everyday hunt
for warmth on a cold planet, to family and history and blood.
On February 17, we're very proud to present South Africa's
and Nelson Mandela's "Cultural Ambassadors," Sharon Katz & The Peace
Train. This amazing group has toured the world treating Presidents,
Kings, and millions of fans on 3 continents to the unstoppable beat
and amazing harmonies of South African music and dance. Sharon Katz
made history in South Africa in 1993 when she formed the country's
first-ever, 500-member multi-cultural and multi-lingual performing
group and then rocked the nation with her concert tour, "The Peace
Train," taking 150 performers, including her friends Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, on tour by train, giving concerts at every stop along their
route. Their first CD, "Carnival!," with guest artists Elton John,
Madonna, Bette Midler and Tina Turner, was quickly followed by a 5-
week, 8-city US tour where they were an instant hit.
On March 3, Tree favorite Bob Franke returns, a singer/songwriter
unsurpassed for his lyrical grace. Franke's performances brim
with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best
known, along with wrenchingly convincing topical songs sugared with
the hilarious. His songs are considered classics, fueled by his deep
faith and the real-life lessons taught him by his 30-odd years of
playing everywhere from concert halls to street corners. Franke's
music has also been recorded and performed by (among others) Peter,
Paul & Mary; David Wilcox; John McCutcheon; Sally Rogers; Lui Collins;
Garnet Rogers; and June Tabor. In addition, he has recorded six
albums that have received well-deserved critical acclaim.
On March 17, we present a very special event: the Cherry Tree debut
of Janis Ian. This will be a rare opportunity to see a "folk
superstar" up close and personal. Ian burst on the scene at age 15
with her self-penned and arranged, controversial saga of interracial
love, "Society's Child," and her 1967 debut album garnered her the
first of her nine Grammy nominations to date. Since then, there have
been 17 albums and her songs have been recorded by everyone from Stan
Getz to Bette Midler, from Glen Campbell to Vanilla Fudge, from Cher
to Hugh Masakela, from Joan Baez to Etta James. People who see Ian
perform for the first time invariably leave her shows stunned by her
instrumental work on piano and guitar, as well as by the depth of her
composing talent. Janis Ian is truly a "musician's musician."
Returning to the Tree on March 24 are Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer,
exceptional performers who have carved out a niche for themselves at
the forefront of folk and country music. As longtime troubadours on
the folk scene, they have won tremendous praise for their tight
harmony singing, songwriting, and exquisite interpretations of
traditional music. They sing, yodel, harmonize, spin tales, play
breathtaking instrumentals, and reach out to their audience, which
takes part in the celebration.
On April 7, singer/songwriter/fiddler/guitarist/bass player Laurie
Lewis brings her special brand of bluegrass to the Tree. Lewis has
quietly established herself as one of the finest, most diversely-
talented artists in traditional music. She has long been a key figure
in bluegrass, traditional country, and folk music circles, and has
toured and recorded with many of the true greats of bluegrass and
traditional country music, including a stint as fiddle player for the
highly acclaimed NCTA-sponsored Masters of the Five String Banjo
tour, in which she found herself singing harmony on a nightly basis
with an early idol, Ralph Stanley. Joining Lewis, primarily on
mandolin, will be the versatile Tom Rozum.
Anne Feeney and Chris Chandler make their Philadelphia concert debut
at the Tree on April 28, although Feeney is very familiar to area
audiences for her performances at rallies and conventions. Dubbed the
"minister of culture" to the movements for economic and
social justice and human rights, Feeney is "the best labor singer in
North America" according to U. Utah Phillips. She has been a musical
partner for almost a year with Chris Chandler, a veteran of the road
and a wandering poet and musician. He and writing collaborator Phil
Rockstroh put pen to paper in a way that turns collage into a high
art form. Together, Feeney and Chandler are truly an amazing act.
Ending the season on May 5 is the incredible Tempest, the world's
only band that seamlessly merges relentless rock rhythms, Irish jigs
and reels, Norwegian traditional music, Scottish ballads, and
inventive, original compositions focusing on mythology and history.
Their high-energy sound sculpts sonic art equally steeped in Celtic,
Pan-European, and American influences. With an approach that
alternates between bringing folk music to its knees and rocking like
the possessed, Tempest's records and gigs receive consistent
worldwide critical acclaim. With an innovative sound focused on the
future with a glance to the past, Tempest remains dedicated to
forging new and enduring traditions.
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Gilded Cage Anniversary 1/20
The Burns Sisters 1/27
Sharon Katz & The Peace Train 2/17
Bob Franke 3/3
Janis Ian 3/17
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer 3/24
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum 4/7
Anne Feeney & Chris Chandler 4/28
Tempest 5/5
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