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Ripley Presents Cris Williamson
RIPLEY PRESENTS CRIS WILLIAMSON: The Changer and the Changed.
THE CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. THANK YOU!
For another opportunity to hear Cris, she will be performing at the Institute for the Musical Arts, Goshen, MA, Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. www.ima.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020, 7:30 p.m., a Special Concert featuring singer, songwriter and activist Cris Williamson. Please join us in the newly renovated Ripley Chapel for a dynamic and inspiring evening that celebrates the 45th anniversary of Cris' ground breaking and critically acclaimed album, "The Changer and the Changed."
Decades before indie labels were the norm, and years before women had any real access to the industry, Cris Williamson was busy changing the face of popular music. In 1975, the twenty-something former schoolteacher recorded The Changer And The Changed, for her brainchild, Olivia Records. the first woman-owned woman-focused record company. Her music and voice quickly became the soundtrack of a movement, and was the cornerstone of what would become known as "women's music," music created, performed, and marketed specifically to women. Today, that recording, The Changer and the Changed, remains one of the best-selling independent releases of all time.
For Cris, the music became the vehicle for something larger. Her lyrics appear on a regular basis in books and thesis papers. Her albums are part of the curriculum for women's studies courses, and thousands of people who may not even know her name join their voices in "Song of the Soul" around campfires and places of worship. She is embraced by women. She is sampled in hip-hop Her music is used by midwives welcoming life into the world, while hospice choirs sing her songs in tender sacred escort.
"She is often considered a treasure, passed hand-to-hand, person-to-person," says the Boston Phoenix, "Williamson is an heroic character whose tireless activism continues."
Says Bonnie Raitt, "The first time I heard Cris' music, it was like hearing honey dripped on a cello... Cris has been a whole lot of women's heroes -- including mine."
Today, with 30+ full albums to her credit, Cris continues to tour the acoustic circuit adding new material at each juncture. Her performance career includes three sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall and the headlining of many of the great folk festivals, including Newport, Kerrville, Moab and Vancouver. Williamson, along with Judy Dlugacz, was honored in 2018 at the Americana Music Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award for the work done in support of women in the music business, particularly the support of Lesbian artists in the early 70s and beyond.
The songs and the celebration continue with the release of her most recent and 32nd album Motherland, a tribute to some of the songwriting greats of our time. Cris continues to tour, featuring selections form this work by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Laura Nyro, Leonard, Jackson Browne and Eliza Gilkyson - as well as the self-penned title song Motherland.
Tickets are $18 general admission. We encourage you to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets may be available at the door: CASH ONLY.
Entry to Ripley Chapel is found at 21 Church Street, Winchester, Vine Street accessible entrance. For more information about the concert, please visit www.fcc-winchester.org or
contact Jane Ring Frank, Minister of Music and Worship Arts at 857-919-0983 or at jringfrank@comcast.net.
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LocationRipley Chapel, First Congregational Church, Winchester, MA (View)
21 Church Street
Winchester, MA 01890
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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