Nancy Jephcote and Friends
Well-loved performer Nancy Jephcote brings her classic original folk material to the Katharine Cornell Theatre along with a band of supporting musicians this Saturday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m.
An Iowa native with a rich, true voice, she appeared on Peter Simon’s The Best of the Vineyard Sound CD, rubbing virtual shoulders with Judy Collins, Richie Havens and Jonathan Edwards.
Broadway Nights: Hot Tunes from the Great White Way is the name of an informal public recital tonight by young opera singers from across the country, who will showcase their technique in the midst of an intensive two-week workshop on the Vineyard.
This Friday, July 9, show begins at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, the recital title is Art Songs and Broadway Nights, also at 8 p.m. Both performances are in Studio 3 at Vineyard Arts Project at 215 Upper Main street in Edgartown. The suggested donation is $5.
Genre-blending folkster Martin Sexton will play his only Vineyard concert this summer on Wednesday, August 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the waterfront East Chop Beach Club, to benefit, Friends of mvyradio.
Vineyard old boy Danny Kortchmar produced Mr. Sexton’s 1998 major label debut on Atlantic Records, The American. Mr. Sexton formed his own label shortly after, releasing many awardwinning records including the original live album, Solo, which won last year’s Independent Music Award for Best Live Performance Album.
Boston-based blues rock outfit Ernie and the Automatics will perform at Nectar’s on July 8. The show is a benefit for the Island Affordable Housing Fund in partnership with the Music Drives Foundation, headed up by the band’s guitarist Ernie Boch.
Bevy of Bands in Kahoots for Concert
The popular Vineyard band Kahoots will headline a summer music festival at Featherstone Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 3 on the center’s outdoor stage in Oak Bluffs. Titled The Best Festival, there will also be performances by Apollo Sunshine, Pierre, Belle and the Bees, Dukes County Love Affair and Colin Ruel.
Paddy Keenan is Pipin‘ Hot
Go Gaelic or go home this Saturday when Paddy Keenan takes the stage at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. Mr. Keenan has been described as the Jimi Hendrix of the uillean pipes. John Coltrane also comes to mind. But both comparisons, impressive as they are, pale in light of his actual accomplishment. He was a founding member of the Bothy Band.
