Stone Soup Coffeehouse Presents Vance Gilbert at The Music Mansion
Providence – “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might have been something close to the great Vance Gilbert.” As the above quote from Richmond magazine suggests, Vance Gilbert defies stereotypes. It’s little wonder then that he also exceeds expectations. In this case, those two qualities go hand in hand. “I’m black, I sing, I play an acoustic guitar, and I don’t play the blues,” Gilbert insists. That may be a broad statement, but it rings with truth. What he does do is make memorable music, as evidenced by the 13 albums he’s released so far, as well as the mark he’s made on the folk and acoustic music scenes in general.
And, of course, Vance has been a friend and a much welcomed performer at Stone Soup Coffeehouse for over 20 years. It feels so right to open our new season with an old friend, after feeling like we have been living in the dark for almost two years. Vance’s wit, wisdom, light-heartedness and electrifying presence will lift our spirits and bring us the hope we all need. Come share a night of old songs we know, and new songs we will learn when we bring Vance into our new home at The Music Mansion on Saturday, September 25 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6 pm.
Tickets are $20 and can be reserved in advance. For information about reserving tickets, please access our website at stonesoupcoffeehouse.org. The Music Mansion is located at 88 Meeting Street on the east side of Providence. Can’t wait to see you.
LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING SHOWS
Vance Gilbert
Saturday, September 25th at 7pm
Tickets $20 (children under 16 half price)
For Tickets visit http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/
Low Lily
Saturday, October 30th at 7pm
Tickets $20 (children under 16 half price)
For Tickets visit http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/
Joe Jencks
Saturday, November 27th at 7pm
Tickets $20 (children under 16 half price)
For Tickets visit http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/
Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem
Saturday, December 11th at 7pm
Tickets $20 (children under 16 half price)
For Tickets visit http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/
ABOUT VANCE GILBERT
“I’m black, I sing, I play an acoustic guitar, and I don’t play the blues,” Gilbert insists. That may be a broad statement, but it rings with truth.
What he does do is make memorable music, as evidenced by the 13 albums he’s released so far, as well as the mark he’s made on the folk and acoustic music scenes in general. Over the course of a prolific career that extends back to the early ’90s, he’s recorded with his good friend Ellis Paul and shared stages worldwide with Aretha Franklin, Shawn Colvin, Arlo Guthrie, the Milk Carton Kids, George Carlin (150+ shows), Anita Baker, the Subdudes, Paul Reiser and any number of others.
He’s also made a prominent presence at some of the world’s most prestigious gatherings, among them the Newport, Winnipeg, Rocky Mountain, Calgary, Ottawa, and Falcon Ridge folk festivals, the Kate Wolf Music Festival, and Australia’s Woodford Folk Festival and Mullum Music Festival.
ABOUT STONE SOUP COFFEEHOUSE
Stone Soup Coffeehouse is one of the oldest coffeehouse venues in New England, presenting live music on Saturday nights. It started as a house concert series in 1980. Rhode Island musicians and songwriters. It became the non-profit organization – Stone Soup Folk Arts Foundation – some years later. Today, Stone Soup Coffeehouse presents local, regional, and international artists in a variety of music traditions.
Stone Soup is a member of the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and supports the work of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) and The Red Bandana Fund.
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ABOUT MUSIC MANSION
For almost a century, the hall has been filled with the sounds of beautiful music. The mission of the Mary K. Hail Music Mansion is to enrich the cultural life of Rhode Island by providing a unique and distinguished concert hall and reception facility in a beautiful, Neo-Georgian manor home, for musical events and other gatherings with a musical component.