BELLOWS FALLS — Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., presents a matinee double-bill with Friction Farm and Eric Phelps on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m.
Modern folk duo Friction Farm are internationally traveling troubadours based in South Carolina. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling, social commentary, and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes, "and quirky observations filled with harmony and hope," according to the artists' website.
They have been Kerrville New Folk Finalists and Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists. They're also winners of the South Florida Folk Festival songwriter competition, and they have performed as official showcase artists at Regional Folk Alliance Conferences. He's originally from Berkeley, California, she came from Woodstock, New York. They say they "used to have careers their parents could brag about."
Eric Phelps is a singer-songwriter from Western Massachusetts who has been making music for more than 35 years, playing throughout the U.S., along with performances in the U.K. and Mexico. His most recent album, Let It Rain, features Joe Fitzpatrick (Gaslight Tinkers), Paul Kochanski (Lori McKenna, Stompbox Trio), Seth Glier, Signature Sounds artist Rani Arbo, and more.
More info about this concert and the nonprofit, all-volunteer project can be found online at stage33live.com. Tickets are deeply discounted - $10 in advance online or $15 at the door. Seating is limited and the event will be recorded and filmed.
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