[FLCC News] Work of the Weavers

[Fair Lawn Community Center News]

On Saturday December 6 at 8:00pm, the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club Concert
Series at the Fair Lawn Community Center will present Work O’ 
The Weavers. Opening the evening will be Joe McKay.  
  
Work O’ The Weavers is a quartet that pays tribute to The Weavers - the
influential folk group of the 1950’s that originally included Pete Seeger as
a member. The Weavers brought folk music to national radio and TV audiences
and introduced songs such as 'Goodnight Irene’, ‘If I Had A Hammer,'
'Midnight Special,' 'The Sloop John B, and numerous others that have become
part of our collective consciousness. The seminal link between an obscure
past and contemporary culture, The Weavers introduced a stream of
authenticity into the current of American popular music that endures to this
day.  
  
With a faithful adherence to the Weavers’ original arrangements, Work O’ The
Weavers presents a rousing program that employs their timeless music and an
edifying narrative to recall their timely story. The concert will follow
their evolution from the earlier folk revival of the 1930s, through the
Almanac Singers to the founding of The Weavers late in 1948. The show also
touches on the blacklist and HUAC testimony, and their triumphant 1955
Carnegie Hall reunion concert which resurrected their music and careers.
Works O’ The Weavers perform not only the favorite familiar songs, but also
a few that The Weavers might be singing today. Work O' The Weavers is
comprised of musicians David Bernz, James Durst, Martha Sandefer and Mark
Murphy.  
  
Opening the evening will be Joe McKay. Born and raised on a pig farm in
Secaucus, Joe McKay has lived the rich history of the area and is a true New
Jersey original.  
  
Joe’s music is deeply rooted in the late fifties and early sixties folk
revival. The music of the Kingston Trio, the Limelighters, Bob Dylan and
especially singer/songwriter John Stewart contributed to his traditionally
based storytelling style. Joe has performed in coffeehouses throughout the
Tri-State area, and was a New Folk winner at the 2002 New Jersey Folk
Festival. Joe’s debut CD, "Backroad Joe", was produced by critically
acclaimed singer/songwriter Terence Martin  
  
The Fair Lawn Community Center is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn,
NJ. Tickets for this concert are only $25 ($22 for Hurdy Gurdy
members) and c
an be purchased online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or at the Fair Lawn
Community Center box office 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.