Concert with Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen

Acoustic Artist Series: Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen Doors open 7:00pm / Show starts 7:30pm The Packing House - 156 River Road, Willington CT Tickets: $20 in advance online (through link) or $25 cash at door We are pleased to have Sally and Howie return the The Packing House this season! We are grateful to have these experienced musicians reside in our area as they represent a timeless authentic folk genre. These folks are the real deal! Join us for an evening of original song and sweet harmony. Since their 1981 Greenwich Village coffeehouse encounter this duo has built a folk reputation throughout the U.S.A. and Canada, even appearing on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion show. With 2 albums together on the Flying Fish label, they each have other recordings and musical adventures. Frets magazine says Rogers’ voice is "clear as the queen's diamonds", and the Washington Post brands her instrumental work "sterling". Her second album was voted "Best Folk Album of the Year" by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Pete Seeger said she "has a beautiful voice and has written many extraordinarily good songs that are going to reach out and touch large numbers of people. They sure are great songs!" Rogers was official 1997 Connecticut State Troubadour, and is a Master Teaching Artist for the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as well as a K-4 music teacher and adjunct professor at Lesley University. Thrushwood Kids, her recording label, houses her 5 award-winning recordings for young people. She has songs in Quaker and Unitarian hymnals and two major national music textbooks and also has had a children’s picture book published. Bursen is known for his warm baritone voice, devilish sense of humor, red-hot banjo wizardry and inventive guitar arrangements. Chicago Magazine said of him, "stunning guitar arrangements...easily one of the finest banjo players ever heard." His song “Small Business Blues” is included in Seeger’s book, Carry It On. A professor-turned-grape grower, he makes wine at Sharpe Hill Vineyards in Pomfret, CT. His last album “Banjo Mannikin” highlighting his banjo pyrotechnics received national airplay. Join us for an evening of original music by these outstanding artists! This special program will include stories and songs of today and yesterday. This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance". Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" TM model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza! For more information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2024/03/02-acoustic-artist-series-sally-rogers-and-howie-bursen

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