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Songwriter Showcase: Dan Weber and Matt Sircely
Songwriter Showcase: Dan Weber with Matt Sircely
Northwind Arts Center
701 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Friday, August 24, 7:00pm
Tickets: webernorthwind.brownpapertickets.com
Northwind Arts Center joins Matt Miner Presents in welcoming Vancouver, WA-based Dan Weber, Friday, August 24 at 7:00pm, with special guest Matt Sircely. Media sponsor for this series is KPTZ-FM radio.
Singer- songwriter Dan Weber http://danwebermusic.com has been described as a classic mid-life overnight sensation after bursting onto the scene in 2010 to a standing ovation at the Sisters Folk Festival. Since then hes toured extensively, becoming a rare three-time finalist in the legendary Kerrville New Folk competition, had two top finishes in the Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and in 2015 won the prestigious Winfield, Kansas New Song contest for Oh Woody, his anthemic tribute to Woody Guthrie, which rose to number two on the folk charts that year.
Dan left his hometown of Rochester, NY in 1989 in a beat-up primer gray 78 Pontiac Trans-Am with a guy named Joe hed met in a bar the night before, and never looked back. Living first in Seattle during the grunge era, then off the grid in a sheepherders trailer in Utahs remote Canyonlands National Park, Weber eventually moved north to Portland, OR, and settled in a 1948 Kaiser shipyard workers house in Vancouver, WA. Along the way he picked up stories and hitchhikers and eventually, picked up a guitar and began writing songs.
A gifted storyteller, Dan quickly won over audiences with upbeat performances, authentic songwriting, and off-the-cuff stories from the many roads hes traveled. Legendary Folk troubadour Ramblin Jack Elliott said "I love Dans songs and he tells really good stories." The UKs Maverick Magazine said: "4 Stars: The touch of a true Master Craftsman songwriter." Theres also been recognition from DJs: "Hank and Jesus is easily the best folk song I heard last year."
Matt Sircely http://mattsircely.com/ is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and independent journalist living in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains near Port Townsend, Washington. Sircely is best known for his work as a founding member of Hot Club Sandwich, a Django-inspired ensemble in Seattle, and a leading acoustic jazz band in the US for more than a decade. Sircely has performed with many of his major influences, including David Grisman, David Bromberg and Danny Barnes. In 2010, Mandolin Magazine placed Sircely on the cover.
Advance tickets are $12 each at Northwind Arts Center or from webernorthwind.brownpapertickets.com or $15 at the door.
Northwind Arts Center welcomes Matt Miner Presents as a new partner in presenting live acoustic music in Port Townsend. MMP has been producing intimate concerts in the Portland area for twelve years, specializing in presenting touring artists from across the country and around the world.
More information from Northwind Arts Center at 360-379-1086 or mailto:songwriters@northwindarts.org
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LocationNorthwind Arts Center (View)
701 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
United States
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