Hey Kalamazoo friends! Join us on our October tour in wonderful Kalamazoo, MI. Charlie King and yours truly (Annie Patterson) are giving 4 concerts in NY and the Midwest. We are delighted to be hosted by Kalamazoo Friends Meeting for an evening of powerful songs of justice and hope on Sunday night October 11th. This concert will be a benefit for Indivisible Greater Kalamazoo. If you cant attend please consider donating: https://www.indivisiblekzoo.org/
Sunday night October 11th, 7-9pm. Suggested donation: $25 / Low Income: $10. Help us spread the word!
Note: The meetinghouse main entrance is on Jefferson St. There is a small parking lot on Forbes St and lots more parking on Forbes.
Annie Patterson is the co-creator of Rise Up Singing and the 2015 sequel Rise Again. She is an accomplished performer of traditional Appalachian & Celtic music as well as singer-songwriter material that touches on a wide range of issues facing our world today. She has performed and led music retreats at folk festivals, coffee houses, schools and camps throughout North America, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the British Isles, accompanying herself on banjo, guitar & mandolin.
Charlie King’s witty political satire and his uncanny ability to find endearing songs about struggle and the human experience are a natural fit with Annie and Colleen’s own performing and sing-along work. Charlie and Annie have often recorded & performed together, including on the 2017 CD “Life & Love, Tears & Laughter” and their 2019 joint live album “Step by Step”. Charlie is a beloved, nationally known activist, satirist, and musical storyteller. Pete Seeger hailed him as “One of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” He sings and writes passionately about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people and has been at the heart of American folk music for over half a century. He is the 2017 Phil Ochs Award, in recognition of his music and activism for social and political justice in the spirit of Phil Ochs.