THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHERRY TREE
XFS Night with Adam Brodsky, Psych-A-Billy, and Sunhill Down
February 9, 2003, 7:30 PM, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church of
Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania
campus in West Philadelphia.

The Cherry Tree is collaborating with the Extreme Folk Scene -- an
evolution in Folk Music -- to present 3 acts on the edge: Adam
Brodsky, one of the more distinct voices of folk in Philadelphia;
Psych-A-Billy, whose influences range from bluegrass pioneer Bill
Monroe to punk rock rebels The Ramones; and grown-up garage band
Sunhill Down mixing folk, bluegrass, and rock.

Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. Students with valid
ID and members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society are entitled to
purchase tickets at the show at the advance price.

Adam Brodsky sings and strums the same way he writes -- relentlessly
and without compromise -- saying what everyone else wishes they could
say. His music is a voice for oppressed rights, oppressed cubicle
workers, and oppressed boyfriends everywhere, writing with a brash
sense of humor and a healthy respect for the roots of American Folk
Music. Known for his outrageous style, clever wordplay, and a gift for
performance, he leaves an unforgettable impression and a lot of
laughter in his wake. His most recent CD, "Hookers, Hicks and Heebs,"
has received unanimous praise from Brodsky's (admittedly demented)
fans. http://www.adambrodsky.com/

With their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks, the boys in
Psych-A-Billy combine a satiric wit with manic energy to take on
blues, bluegrass, rock-a-billy, gospel, and swing -- sometimes all at
the same time. No singer, song, or sacred cow is safe as they jump
from song to song and genre to genre, creating a collage of mayhem
that turns on a dime from one style to another for both musical and
comical effects. Psych-A-Billy was awarded a juried Formal Showcase at
the 1999 Northeast Regional Conference of The North American Folk
Music & Dance Alliance and received only the third standing ovation in
conference history. Their relentlessly up-tempo shows are marked by
their incredibly high energy and wit that seamlessly incorporate
influences ranging from bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe to punk
rock rebels The Ramones. But, mostly, they're just an awful lot of
fun. http://www.psych-a-billy.com/

Sunhill Down has been making music since Nixon was in office and has
no intention of stopping. All the musicians in the primarily acoustic
band are singer-songwriters and most of them have been in other bands
through the years, but they keep right on playing together. Their
music is a mix of folk, bluegrass, and rock, but their inspiration,
first and foremost, is the Fab Four. In addition, the group names Neil
Young, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and Ricki Lee Jones as musical
heroes. Sunhill Down switches focus during shows from one songwriter
to another and the total sound is a great down-home good time.
http://www.sunhilldown.com/

Extreme Folk Scene: http://www.xfsmusic.org/

Advance tickets are available at Cherry Tree concerts; also from House
of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th
Street; and Mad's Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are
supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386- 1640 or visit
http://www.cherrytree.org

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