A NIGHT OF MUSIC, THEATER, POETRY, SONG 1/11/24

 

A NIGHT OF MUSIC, THEATER, POETRY, SONG

VARIETY SHOW

STARRING:

KEN WALDMAN & THE WILD ONES

MATT BUTLER: RECKLESS SON

$20.00 COVER CHARGE AND A $20.00 MINIMUM (MUST INCLUDE 2 DRINKS) PER PERSON

FOOD MENU AVAILABLE

CASH ONLY

SEATING FROM 6:15PM

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS    

KEN WALDMAN & THE WILD ONES FEATURE ALASKAN FIDDLING POET, KEN WALDMAN, WITH BROOKLYN BANJO PLAYER, ILAN MOSS, AND ITHACA MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST- - BANJO, FIDDLE, GUITAR - LYDIA GARRISON. THEY'LL GO FROM ROCKING AND ROWDY TRADITIONAL STRING BAND NUMBERS (MADE NEW THROUGH POETRY AND STORY TELLING ACCOMPANIMENT) TO WALDMAN'S ORIGINAL WALTZES TO GARRISON'S SONGS (AND SINGING). SEPARATELY, THE THREE HAVE NOT ONLY PLAYED MUSIC ALL OVER THE CONTINENT, BUT THEY'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD. TOGETHER, THEY  AIM TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WATCHING AND LISTENING IS HAVING AS MUCH FUN AS THEY'RE HAVING PLAYING. FOR  MORE:  wwwkenwaldman.com

MATT BUTLER AND HIS RECKLESS SON PROJECT,  WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY SINGER SONGWRITER MATT BUTLER, HE'S  BEEN INSPIRED BY HIS EXPERIENCE PERFORMING INSIDE PLACES LIKE OHIO'S CHILLICOTHE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUION, UTAH'S GUNNISON PRISON AND NEW YORK'S RIKER'S ISLAND. IT'S A COLLECTION OF MUSIC, MONOLOGUES. PERSONAL HISTORY AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THOSE BEHIND BARS. FILLED WITH AMERICANA SONGS INFLUENCED BY WOODY GUTHRIE, TOWNES VAN ZANDT AND OTHER TROUBADOURS, RECKLESS SON IS MORE THAN A SHOW. IT'S A CALLING. MATT BUTLER'S WORK HAS ALSO BEEN COMPARED TO JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD AND JOHNNY CASH'S "FOLSOM CITY BLUES". BUTLER HAS BEEN FEATURED ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION AND ON THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED LIVE WIRE RADIO. FOR MORE: htpps://matt butlersongs.com/.