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Two-time Grammy nominee and celebrated songwriter Greg Brown performs in
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Contact: Rodolfo Betancourt
rudy@swallowhillmusic.org
Laura McGaughey
laura@swallowhillmusic.org
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Denver —
Swallow Hill is pleased to present folk artist Greg Brown, whose
laudable career spans more than 30 years and almost as many albums (the
exact count is 28) at the L2 Church, 1477 Columbine Street in Denver on
Saturday, December 15 at 8 p.m. He will be joined by a very special guest
opener, his daughter and fellow songwriter, Pieta Brown.
Greg Brown's mother played electric
guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller
preacher in the Hacklebarney section of Iowa, where the Gospel and music
are a way of life. His first professional singing job came at age 18 in
New York City, running hootenannies at the legendary Gerdes Folk City.
Brown's songs have been performed by everyone from Willie Nelson to Carlos
Santana, from Shawn Colvin to Mary Chapin Carpenter and more. His 1989
album, One Big Town, earned Greg three and a half stars in
Rolling Stone, chart-topping status in AAA and The Gavin Report's
Americana rankings, and his first Indie Award from NAIRD (National
Association of Independent Record Distributors). His 1992 release,
Dream Café, was also a huge critical success, called an "unassuming
triumph," while Z Magazine expressed the opinion that it rivaled Bob
Dylan's Blood on the Tracks.
Following Dream Café, Brown teamed up with
Bill Morrissey to record Friend of Mine, which earned him his first
Grammy nomination. The Poet Game (1994) received another Indie
award from NAIRD, and his critically acclaimed 1996 release, Further In,
was a finalist for the same award. Rolling Stone’s four-star review
of Further In dubbed Greg "a wickedly sharp observer of the human
condition." 1997's Slant 6 Mind was released by the record label he
founded, Red House Records, and earned him his second Grammy nomination.
Brown's latest CD, One Night, is a re-release of a 1983 live
performance originally on Minneapolis' Coffeehouse Extemporé Records.
Greg Brown's music is an intricate mix, using
gospel, blues, country, rock, and jazz to present themes that move him
deeply: family, home, poetry, and the natural world. A firm believer in
community and ecological responsibility, he often uses his music to
support these causes, be it by performing at benefit concerts, selling
benefit CDs, or just using his gift to craft songs that create awareness
of these causes. When he is not busy touring, Brown splits his time
between Iowa and Missouri with his children and wife, Iris DeMent.
For
tickets visit
www.swallowhillmusic.org
or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.
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About Swallow Hill Music
Association
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music
Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United
States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than
2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a
place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky
Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a
year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming
new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a
valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the
community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240
adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.
A Tier II member of the Scientific and
Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both the Mayor's
and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless "Best of
Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American Folk
Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots
performers in the country.
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