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with Alexander Turnquist, Sam Gendel & special guest Thomas Bartlett (Doveman)
Wed March 28th, 2018
8:00PM
Main Space
Minimum Age: 18+
Doors Open: 7:00PM
Show Time: 8:00PM
Event Ticket: $20
Day of Show: $25
singer-songwriter
Ticketing Policy
Please note that all tickets are general admission and there will be table seating available at the show on a first come, first serve basis. Seating does not require the purchase of a separate ticket or minimum order.
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Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is a singer and multi-instrumentalist (banjo, guitar, fiddle) from Vermont, now based in London, England. He has released seven acclaimed solo albums of songs on Bedroom Community and Nonesuch Records, the most recent of which is 2020’s “Sam Amidon.” He is currently working on a new album to be released this year.
Amidon’s material for these albums often consists of adventurous reworkings of traditional American ballads, hymns and work songs, with the New York Times writing that Amidon “transforms all of the songs, changing their colors and loading them with trapdoors.” The albums have been deeply collaborative in nature, inviting contributions from musicians such as composer Nico Muhly, guitarist Bill Frisell, and legendary percussionist Milford Graves.
Sam Amidon has recorded or performed as a guest artist with musicians such as Bon Iver, Emmylou Harris, Tune-Yards, The National, John Prine, Jason Moran, and Amidon’s wife, Beth Orton. He has also appeared internationally as a soloist performing with ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, The Aurora Orchestra, The Oregon Symphony and the Britten Sinfonia.
Alexander Turnquist
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Alexander Turnquist, originally from Idaho, is a guitarist who now resides in Hudson New York. His early interest with the guitar came from records of the early Windham Hill guitarist. As his playing evolved at a young age he soon discovered a love of minimalist composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, as well as a deep love of drone based music and modern post rock and noise.
At times the fingerstyle 12 string he plays is employed to create deeply expansive drones and sweeping overtones with counterpoint melodies, and at others to highlight delicate harmonics that shimmer on the surface. To date he has released four full length LP’s and three EP’s. His most recent release was “Flying Fantasy” on the Western Vinyl label.
special guest Thomas Bartlett (Doveman)
