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REGGIE HARRIS & DAVID ROTH in concert

Unitarian Church - North
Mequon, WI

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Even with their busy individual touring schedules, Reggie Harris & David Roth make a strong effort to perform many concerts together throughout the US. They are unique in their ability to entertain audiences of any age and background as they blend their talents as singers, songwriters, educators, interpreters of history and cultural advocates.

Reggie Harris is a dynamic and superbly talented traditional folk performer, whose captivating stage presence and unique vocals has earned the respect and love of audiences throughout the US, Canada and Europe for over 30 years. He combines a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock and pop music. Creative curiosity, years of road and stage experience and interactions with performers such as Pete Seeger, Ysaye Barnwell, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Harry Belafonte and others, has led him to produce music that entertains and inspires.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, a city rich in cultural and musical heritage, Reggie's early exposure to the diversity of musical styles and genres was nurtured in the schools and churches of their youth.
Often performing with his wife Kim Harris, audiences at venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Smithsonian Institute, Reunion Arena in TX, the Psalm Festival in Graz, Austria, as well as a myriad of theatre arts centers, festivals, universities and schools, have given this inspiring duo standing ovations for their vibrant performances.
As a result of their materials developed in their work with the Kennedy Center, Kim and Reggie have earned wide acclaimed for their contributions to the resources and knowledge base - in historical and educational circles - on the Underground Railroad and the modern civil rights movement.
David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for more than two decades.
Davids songs "Rising in Love", "Earth", "Manuel Garcia", "May the Light of Love", "Nine Gold Medals", "Spacesuits", "Rocket Science", "I Stand for Love", "That Kind of Grace", and many more, have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, Peter, Paul, & Marys "Discovered" (Warner Brothers), the Kingston Trios "Born at the Right Time", NASAs Goddard Space Center "Rocket Science" went up on the Space Shuttle Atlantiss May 2009 mission to repair the Hubble Telescope, the classic folk song books "Rise Up Singing" and "Rise Again" (sequel), and 13 CDs on the Wind River and Stockfisch (Germany) labels.
David is a winner of 4 Positive Music Awards and the 2015 Grace Note (Unity Worldwide Ministries) for Outstanding Contribution to New Thought Music.