PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music with Antje Duvekot and Goodnight Moonshine (Molly Venter and Eben Pariser) on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill.
Duvekot is a German-born, American-raised singer-songwriter whose songs have been critically praised for their "hard-won wisdom, dark-eyed realism, and street-smart romanticism." Her bi-cultural upbringing and relative newness to English have "helped shape her unique way with a song, giving her a startlingly original poetic palette," say organizers in a news release. "They are the keys to the powerful, even revolutionary, empathy that informs everything she writes." She reports that she has won top songwriting awards, including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the Kerrville Folk Festival Best New Folk Award, and the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act.
Since the release of her debut studio CD Big Dream Boulevard, which was voted No. 1 Folk Release of 2006 by The Boston Globe and was named to the Top 10 Releases of the Year by NPR's Folk Alley, Duvekot has been touring extensively, criss-crossing the U.S. and Europe. Promotional material refers to her as "a compelling live performer" who has played at major festivals, including Newport, Mountain Stage, Philadelphia, Falcon Ridge, and Great Waters.
Guitar and vocal duo Goodnight Moonshine combines the voice and songwriting of Molly Venter with Eben Pariser's guitar playing. The two-guitars, two-voices format "allows [the duo] to focus entirely on each other's gifts and enter a hypnotic trance, a cycle of responsive vocal inspiration and guitar improvisation that deepens throughout their concerts" say organizers.
A couple both on and off the stage, they integrate their talents "in a format that is both genre-less and grounded in commonness." Venter's career highlights include performances at the Tønder Festival in Denmark and the Kate Wolf Fest in California and multiple placements on television and film. Starting as a blues guitarist in his teens, Pariser has since performed with the band Roosevelt Dime, and with Red Molly, doubling as their musical director. Together as Goodnight Moonshine, Venter and Pariser have recorded two albums.
Tickets are $22 in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for access to the livestream. For information, call 802-387-0102. Advance tickets are available at nextstagearts.org. Next Stage will provide a beer, wine, and cocktail cash bar.
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