[FLCC News] Hurdy Gurdy & the Fair Lawn Community Center present Eve Goldberg and Thea Hopkins

[Fair Lawn Community Center News]

On Saturday May 3rd at 8:00pm at the Fair Lawn Community Center, the Hurdy
Gurdy Folk Music Club <http://www.hurdygurdyfolk.org/>  will feature an
evening with singer-songwriters Eve Goldberg and Thea Hopkins. 

This concert is being presented as part of the Hurdy Gurdy's mission to
present important new artists in the contemporary folk music scene to
audiences in Bergen County. We have lowered our ticket prices for this
concert as an incentive to expose new audiences to contemporary folk music
and these outstanding artists.

Canadian singer-songwriter Eve Goldberg  <http://www.evegoldberg.com/> sings
music that draws honey from the rock of life. A compelling writer and
interpreter, Eve's watercolor voice and solid guitar style has made her a
favorite with audiences across Canada and the US. Her performances are
intimate and relaxed, moving effortlessly from folk classics to original
gems. Since 1990, she has performed her trademark mixture of folk, blues,
country, bluegrass, old time, and jazz in venues across Canada and the U.S.
ranging from small house concerts to the prestigious Kennedy Center in
Washington DC. Along the way she's earned the respect of legendary musicians
like Peggy Seeger, Geoff Muldaur, and Penny Lang. 

Eve has released three CDs to widespread acclaim: "Ever Brightening Day,"
"Crossing the Water," and her latest, "A Kinder Season." Recorded shortly
after her mother's death, Goldberg said the album was created to be a
"personal testament to the joy and hope that lurks somewhere beyond the
heartache, and the sweetness that can be found even in the bitterest seasons
of life."

Boston based singer- songwriter Thea Hopkins <http://www.theahopkins.com/>
calls her music American Short Story Folk: concise, striking narratives that
tell of American romance and tragedy in modern terms. In 2004, folk icons
Peter, Paul & Mary recorded one of her songs, "Jesus Is On The Wire" on
their album "In These Times," and described the song as a "compelling
composition with a riveting story-telling style. This is one of the most
important songs we have sung in recent years." The story-song pays tribute
to Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming college student who, in 1998, was tortured
and murdered because of his homosexuality

In 2004, Thea's song "Western Town" was included in the CD "The Best of
Boston Songwriters." In 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Thea received ASCAP Plus
awards for song-writing. Thea was named as a finalist in the 2004 Boston
Folk Festival songwriter contest. There were 350 entries. She won 2nd place
in the contest. She was a semi-finalist in the 2005 International
Songwriting Competition.

The Fair Lawn Community Center <http://www.fairlawncommunitycenter.org/>  is
located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn, NJ. Tickets for this concert are
only $17 ($15 for Hurdy Gurdy members) and can be purchased online at
www.hurdygurdyfolk.org <http://www.hurdygurdyfolk.org/>  or at the box
office at the Fair Lawn Community Center on the night of the concert. 

Additional information can be received at the website or by calling the
Hurdy Gurdy Hotline at (201) 384-1325.