Experience the Art of the Singer Songwriter with Unique Concert Series
Posted 9/6/2012
 The City of Gaithersburg invites you to experience inspiring performances and explore your creativity with its Singer Songwriter Concert Series, proudly presented by O'Hair Salon + Spa. In addition to the concert experience, patrons can participate in special workshops with the artists for a unique insight into the world of the singer songwriter. Concerts and workshops will take place at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road and select workshops will also be held at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road.
Rachel Harrington - Saturday, September 29
Imagine Loretta Lynn playing Otis Redding songs in a Seattle garage in 1963 and you have Rachel Harrington.
Opener: Patty Reese
Workshop: 3 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $43 City of Gaithersburg Residents / $45 Nonresidents
Concert: $23 Residents / $25 Nonresidents
Matt the Electrician - Thursday, October 18
Matt the Electrician may have quit his day job to spend more time writing and playing songs, but the name has stuck with him.
Opener: Victoria Vox
Workshop: 3 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $43 Residents / $45 Nonresidents
Concert: $23 Residents / $25 Nonresidents
Sam Llanas - Thursday, November 8
Sam Llanas, formerly of the BoDeans, shines with his distinctive voice as he focuses his talent on his solo work.
Opener: Ruth Logsdon of Ruthie and the Wranglers
Workshop: 3 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $48 Residents / $50 Nonresidents
Concert: $28 Residents / $30 Nonresidents
Sponsored by: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
Birds of Chicago - Wednesday, December 5
JT Nero and Allison Russell are two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots, combining echoes of mountain gospel, street corner doo-wop, and classic soul.
Opener: Caroline Ferrante of Ferrante & Dillon
Workshop: 3 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $43 Residents / $45 Nonresidents
Concert: $23 Residents / $25 Nonresidents
Sponsored by: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
Lincoln Durham - Thursday, January 24
A raw, floor-stomping roots-rock revivalist, Lincoln Durham makes use of makeshift 1950s amps, resonators, fiddles, harmonicas, slides, tin can microphones, and stomp boards to create a sound that transcends genres.
Opener: Beth Wood
Workshop: 3 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $45 / $43 Residents
Concert: $23 Residents / $25 Nonresidents
Sponsored by: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
Mary Gauthier - Wednesday, February 27
Folk artist Mary Gauthier is a master songwriter whose music is raw, brave, and brilliant.
Workshop: 3 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Concert: 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Barn
Workshop and Concert: $48 Residents / $50 Nonresidents
Concert: $28 Residents / $30 Nonresidents
Sponsored by: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
Attendees are invited to come early and enjoy the Arts Barn's new patron lounge. Open one hour before performances, the lounge offers bistro seating, mood-setting music and refreshments, including beer and wine. For tickets and more information call 301-258-6394 or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recxpress.
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