Can’t resist this guy from Iowa
Don’t usually do this, but JUST found out that Greg Brown is appearing tonight at Higher Ground in South Burlington (thanks to Mark Sustic for his great music e-letter that you can request at [email protected]).
Here’s the blurb about Greg Brown, one of my musical heroes (why? you ask…because he’s smart, funny, and doesn’t take himself too seriously, plus he writes great songs):
Greg Brown
Friday November 5th at Higher Ground in South Burlington
Benefits the Tom Sustic Fund
Greg is from southeast Iowa. His ‘Iowa Waltz’ has been proposed to replace the state song of Iowa. His first professional singing job came at age 18, running hootenannies at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City. Later he moved to Portland and then Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where he was a ghostwriter for Buck Ram, founder of the Platters. He traveled with a band for a few years, and then moved back to Iowa and began writing songs and playing in clubs and coffeehouses. During the 1980s, his reputation was established through extensive touring and performances on A Prairie Home Companion. He was nominated for several Grammy awards and founded his own record label, Red House Records. Over 200 recordings have been released on the label by artists such as Pat Donohue, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, John McCutcheon and many more. He has recorded more than two dozen albums, gaining awards and recognition from Rolling Stone, the Gavin Report, NAIRD (National Association of Independent Record Distributors), the Folk Alliance, and others. He allows his music to be used to raise funds and awareness for environmental and social causes, making almost annual visits to the Burlington area to support the Tom Sustic Fund since the late 1990s. His songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Iris Dement and Joan Baez.
Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
Here’s a recent interview with Greg:
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