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 mrksustc@together.net).<\/p>\n
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):<\/p>\n
Greg Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday November 5th<\/sup> at Higher Ground in South Burlington<\/p>\n Benefits the Tom Sustic Fund<\/p>\n Greg is from southeast Iowa. His \u2018Iowa Waltz\u2019 has been proposed to replace the state song of Iowa.\u00a0\u00a0His first professional singing job came at age 18, running hootenannies at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City.\u00a0\u00a0Later he moved to Portland and then Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where he was a ghostwriter for\u00a0Buck Ram<\/strong>, founder of the Platters.\u00a0\u00a0He traveled with a band for a few years, and then moved back to Iowa and began writing songs and playing in clubs and coffeehouses.\u00a0\u00a0During the 1980s, his reputation was established through extensive touring and performances on A Prairie Home Companion.\u00a0\u00a0He was nominated for several Grammy awards and founded his own record label, Red House Records.\u00a0\u00a0Over 200 recordings have been released on the label by artists such as\u00a0Pat Donohue, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, John McCutcheon<\/strong> and many more.\u00a0\u00a0He 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.\u00a0\u00a0He 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.\u00a0\u00a0His songs have been performed by\u00a0Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Iris Dement and Joan Baez<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n Contact\u00a0www.highergroundmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s a recent interview with Greg:<\/p>\n