Buckeye Forest Council
John McCutcheon – An Evening of Music in Columbus for Buckeye Forest Council –
November 15, 2009
“That’s my goal. If you can recognize yourself in my songs, then I’ve done my job.” –J. McCutcheon
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John McCutcheon in concert, a fund raiser for Buckeye Forest Council
Sunday November 15th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30)
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, 93 West Weisheimer, Columbus, OH 43214
Tickets $20.00, tax-deductible donations above this level gratefully accepted
Hear John’s music at: http://folkmusic.com/mp3s/
For tickets, call David Maywhoor at 614-487-9290, (614) 738-0100, or e-m: david@buckeyeforestcouncil.org
In the Athens area, please call Heather Cantino at 740-594-3338.
Visit http://www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org/ for more information.
If you missed the opportunity to hear John McCutcheon when he traveled with Holly Near last year for the Sing Out The Vote concerts you have another chance Sunday November 15. He will perform in a concert raising funds for Buckeye Forest Council, when his musical stories of hope will fill the evening in energizing ways that must be experienced in person.
McCutcheon’s songs sing of the nation’s heritage. His words channel the conscience of our people into streams of poetry and melody. He writes about subjects small and great, from a child’s haircut to freedom and human dignity – issues equally eternal and enduring. Think of McCutcheon as an incarnation of Pete Seeger and Mr. Rogers, Will Rogers and Bruce Springsteen, and above all Everyman, righteously passionate and impishly playful, blessed with gifts as a songwriter, historian, musician and storyteller that have won him international praise.
John McCutcheon has been described by the Washington Post as “folk music’s rustic renaissance man.” An award-winning singer, songwriter, composer, teacher, archivist, activist, author and poet, perhaps among his greatest gifts is to bring listeners together, including those who might not otherwise share common generational or political ground. “This notion of telling stories of ordinary people who have done great things, and carrying those stories from one place to another, of telling people ‘this is where I’ve been, these are the stories I can bring you,’ is the heart of what I do,” McCutcheon sums up. “That’s my goal. If you can recognize yourself in my songs, then I’ve done my job.”
Directions to UU church: http://www.firstuucolumbus.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=127
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