VANCE GILBERT
Tickets $20.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm - Tickets 410-795-1041
among the quintessential musical poets of his time. His lyrics are
highly personal, his tenor vocals fluid and enthralling . . . musical
risks punctuated by passionate vocal delivery, brilliantly intuitive
guitar playing, and immeasurable courage . . . .gives you a feeling of
utter joy.” (Dirty Linen Magazine)
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Vance Gilbert
burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 1990s when the buzz
started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston, about an
ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking ‘em dead at open mikes.
Word of the Philadelphia-area bred performer quickly spread to New York
City. Then Shawn Colvin invited Gilbert to be a special guest on her Fat City national tour. Vance Gilbert took audiences across the country by storm. Eight accomplished albums later, Vance
continues to refine his unlikely union of humor, virtuosity and the
unexpected. Whether with classic, original songwriting or ageless
interpretation of covers, his is a presentation steeped in deep humanism
and bravery, stunning artistry and soul and contagious, unbridled joy —
unarguably the blue ribbon that tie and seal the seemingly impossible
package that….VANCE GILBERT. “His catchy, pop friendly
melodies support keenly crafted, hard-hitting lyrics. His guitar is
supple, his milk-warm tenor honest and gently acrobatic… He does not
duck hard truths and never succumbs to the temptations to tie his points
up in a neat platitudes or truth-isms. He writes powerfully and
uncompromisingly about the wrenching separation suffered by single
parents, the tug between love’s desire and its demands, and the
bitterness of being nonwhite in this Eurocentric culture… He is that
rare performer for whom people lean forward in their seats as eagerly
between songs as they do during them.” ~ The Boston Globe. Artists as varied as Arlo Guthrie, Anita Baker, and the late George Carlin have in recent years requested Vance to be added to their evenings. Now is your chance.
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