David Massengill, traditional and contemporary Appalachian songs, at the Cherry Tree September 22
David Massengill has come a long way from the town of Bristol on the Tennessee/Virginia border, but he's come this far with his quiet grin and his mountain dulcimer, slung over his shoulders in front of him as if it were an electric guitar. And now, David is returning to the Cherry Tree Music Co-op where he's been so lovingly received before. If you've heard David's songs - stories, really - then you know you want to make time to take in their timeless graciousness again. (And to share them with your friends.) Massengill creates scenes, characters and situations in his songs which slip in so gently, intimately and vividly that you're not only singing along and tapping your feet, but you're connecting up with the underlying social message. Songs such as "My Name Joe" and "Number One in America" reach us from an American tradition. And David does know that old-as-the-hills tradition which we all loved in "Brother Where Art Thou", drawing on the Appalachian style of ballads, even as he writes his own material on the contemporary scene. At this visit, Massengill will bring us new songs from his 2002 CD "My Home Must Be A Special Place" a very intimate look at the life and times of the dear past. As he says "back before we all got to be mad at each other. That's where I'll be the foreseeable future. Back in the spotlighting moments of humanity. " The show begins at 7:30 Sunday September 22, in the Parish Hall of St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk, on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Ticket discounts are available for members of the Philadelphia Folksong Society and for students with valid ID. The Cherry Tree Music Co-op is an all-volunteer, non-profit cooperative organization committed to providing traditional, acoustic, world and related non-commercial music in a small-scale, up- close and personal setting -- where everyone can meet the music. Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at 3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and Mads Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society and by the 5-County Arts Fund, a program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640 or visit our website at http://www.cherrytree.org ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
