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Spencertown Academy Presents Jim Lauderdale at Ten Barn Farm July 19
Spencertown, New York–Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series, in partnership with Ten Barn Farm, presents Grammy and Americana Music Association award-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale on Saturday, July 19 at 7:30pm at Ten Barn Farm (1142 County Route 22 in Ghent, New York). General admission tickets ($40 public, $35 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
“Elvis Costello describes Jim Lauderdale as ‘a man of great style, an exceptional songwriter, and tremendous singer,’ says Dusty Wright, a member of the Academy Music Committee. “We’re thrilled to present him this summer in an intimate show at Ten Barn Farm—the performance barn is a wonderful venue and concertgoers will get to enjoy the farm’s bucolic grounds as well.”
Now based in Nashville, Lauderdale actively participated in the early country music scenes in both New York and Los Angeles, earning recognition as a pioneer of the Americana Movement. As a solo artist, he’s created a body of work spanning 37 albums of imaginative roots music— fine-tuning his brand of country music, taking influences from his upbringing in the Carolinas, the bluegrass and string music of surrounding Appalachia, the folk and Grateful Dead catalog of the 60s and beyond, and the twanging, honky tonk of the town he’s long called home and distilling them into a sound distinctively his own.
Lauderdale, a master songwriter, has had his work recorded by artists such as Patty Loveless, George Jones, Shelby Lynne, Solomon Burke, The Dixie Chicks, Blake Shelton, and George Strait, who has had numerous hits with Lauderdale’s songs. His music has been featured regularly on the ABC show “Nashville” and he appeared in the film “Country Strong.”
Additionally, he is often called upon as a player and has toured with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rhonda Vincent, Hot Tuna and Charlie Musselwhite, and Elvis Costello.
Roots & Shoots Concerts is an ongoing Academy series that showcases artists who reach back to earlier traditions in music (Americana, jazz, blues, rock, and world music) for inspiration while incorporating more recent forms and influences of the present.
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Founded in 1972, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a cultural center and community resource serving Columbia County, the Berkshires, and the Capital region. Housed in a landmark 1847 Greek Revival schoolhouse, the Academy is located at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown, New York. For more information, please contact info@spencertownacademy.org.