[FLCC News] Blues at the Crossroads: Saints & Sinners Concert

[Fair Lawn Community Center News]

The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club at the Fair Lawn Community Center will
present "Blues at the Crossroads: Saints and Sinners", featuring Toby Walker
and Pat Wictor, on Saturday December 1st at 8:00pm.

Toby Walker and Pat Wictor's "Blues at the Crossroads: Saints and Sinners"
celebrates the varied, often contradictory, faces of the Blues. Toby
Walker's forte is the more traditional Blues sound: a low-down, earthy growl
about people coping with hard times and bad choices. Pat Wictor finds
inspiration in both Blues and Gospel where redemption is within reach for
all. On stage, the contrast is just as great. Pat, tall and lean with a
cascade of red hair, blends wry humor and a generosity of spirit as he
welcomes people to his world. Toby is more compact with an infectious laugh
and a sense of coiled energy on stage as he narrates his musical odyssey.

Toby Walker roamed the southern states seeking out the more obscure - but
immensely talented - musicians who helped create the sound he loves. From
them, he learned to both respect the tradition and carry it forward, adding
his own flair. Pat Wictor took a circuitous route to acoustic music, moving
through rock, heavy metal and jazz. His instrument selection was just as
adventurous, starting with guitar, moving to bass, on to saxophone before
finding slide guitar. Both men bring a level of expertise to the stage that
allows them to improvise fearlessly. Both pull their audiences in with their
own pleasure in sharing the music and their fierce dedication to their
craft.

The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn,
NJ.

Tickets for this concert are specially priced at $17 ($15 for Hurdy Gurdy
members.) Tickets can be ordered online and additional information is
available at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or by calling (201) 384-1325. Tickets
can also be purchased at Brier Rose Books, 450 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ.

The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club is a volunteer run, not for profit
corporation, dedicated to promoting acoustic music in Bergen County.