PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present singer-songwriter John Gorka at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m.
"Few contemporary songwriters coax language as deftly as Gorka," note organizers in a news release. "With his uncanny ability to work every nuance of language, capturing a wide array of topics and experiences woven into memorable melodies, John Gorka's career continues to prosper and to garner ever-increasing attention."
For over two decades, Gorka has incorporated stories of people from around the world into his original music, playing guitar and piano to accompany his baritone voice. Of his performance style, organizers say "he's never short of the sly comment or clever joke that invariably ignites his audience."
Gorka has released 14 full-length studio recordings and several live CDs and DVDs. During the Covid pandemic he recorded and released videos of individual songs on YouTube: a song a week for an entire year. He called the series "One Song Concerts," and they have had thousands of views.
For the past few years, he and friends Cliff Eberhardt, Lucy Kaplansky, and Patty Larkin have been touring a revival of their show, "On A Winter's Night." He also participates in a songwriting workshop that runs two to three times a year, put on by another close friend, Eliza Gilkyson.
Gorka plans to return to the studio soon to record a batch of new songs with a tentative release date of January 2025.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $28 at the door, and $10 for the livestream. Advance tickets are available at nextstagearts.org. For information, call 802-387-0102.
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