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Gretchen Peters with Ben Glover, opener and very special guest

'Blackbirds' follows Peters' 2012 album 'Hello Cruel World,' which NPR called "the album
of her career" and Uncut said "establishes her as the natural successor to Lucinda
Williams." If anything, though, 'Blackbirds' truly establishes Peters as a one-of-a-kind
singer and songwriter, one in possession of a fearless and endlessly creative voice.

Recorded in Nashville, the album features a who's who of modern American roots
music: Jerry Douglas, Jason Isbell, Jimmy LaFave, Will Kimbrough, Kim Richey, Suzy
Bogguss and more. But it's not the guests that make 'Blackbirds' the most poignant and
moving album of Peters' storied career; it's the impeccable craftsmanship, her ability
to capture the kind of complex, conflicting, and overwhelming emotional moments we
might otherwise try to hide and instead shine a light of truth and understanding onto
them.

http://www.gretchenpeters.com

The music of Americana artists mixed with traditional Irish songs were the soundtrack for Ben Glover growing up in the sleepy seaside village of Glenarm in the north of Ireland. "I remember playing my first session in the local pub when I was about 13. As much as I loved playing Irish music I was always slipping in songs from Hank Williams or Johnny Cash. I cut my teeth performing both Irish and Americana influenced music and they are both a huge part of the artist that I am."

In the summers during studying law at university he paid his way across the Atlantic by performing Irish folk ballads, the songs of Christy Moore and The Pogues in the bars in Boston, while back home in the pubs of Ireland he was singing Dylan and Springsteen.

This theme seems to be woven throughout his life - one artist influenced by two countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.benglover.co.uk/music

The finest folk, roots and world music in an intimate 200 seat listening room. Doors open at 7 pm to the "Folk Tailgate Party." Don't forget your picnic basket!