"There is no one like Tony Bird, his intensity mesmerizes audiences and
the poetic beauty of his songs lingers in your mind long after that
extraordinary night. If there is one concert you should not miss at Stone Soup
this year, this is the concert." - Richard Walton, longtime President and
MC of Stone Soup Coffee House, RI
"After a too-long absence, Tony Bird performed for the Princeton Folk
Music Society this month (Jan. '05) and it was thrilling to hear his unique
voice and style again. Whether he is contrasting the incredible beauty of his
native Africa with the horrible legacy of its politics or singing his
impressions of life in Manhattan, where he has now lived for nearly half of his
life, Tony's music and the poetry of his lyrics are still extraordinary. We
loved him." -- Justin Kodner
"Brilliantly original songwriter Tony Bird...
wonderfully fuses African and European folk styles into
songs that are clever, fun, urgent." -- The Boston
Globe
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Imagery
"The finest, most impressive folk poet in years." -- The Village
Voice
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
House Concerts at Ginny & Don's
Sunday, June 25, 2017
3-6 PM
517 Talbott Ave
Lutherville, MD 21093
(410) 252-3043
Ginny * Don
PAST CONCERTS
Concerts at 93
Saturday, October 15, 2016
House concert in Watertown, MA
7:30 PM
Minimum suggested donation:
$20 per person
Reservations/Information:
Tesik
House Concert
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Turners Falls, MA
7:45 PM (doors open at 7pm for schmooze and light refreshments)
Minimum Suggested Donation per person:
$15 advance
$20 at the door
Reservations/Information:
413-834-8800
nalerossi
International Scientific Conference
Private Concert
September 30, 2015
Macungie, PA
House Concert
Friday, October 23, 2015
7 Scotland Road
Bloomfield, CT
7:00 PM
$20
Reservations (after Sept. 30):
Nancy, 860 212-9596
nrbowden@comcast.net
Sandywoods Center for the Arts
Friday, April 17, 2015
43 Muse Way
Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878
8:00 PM
$18 Advance, $20 at the door
Information: Russ, 401-241-7349, or
sandywoodsmusic@gmail.com
www.sandywoodsmusic.com
Brick Hill House Concerts
Sunday, April 19, 2015
164 Brick Hill Road
Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
6:00 PM Potluck Supper
7:00 PM Concert
Suggested Donation: $20
Reservations: 508-255-3864
dinah164@capecod.net
www.facebook.com/brickhillhouseconcerts
NotloB Music
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
1581 Beacon Street,
Brookline, MA 02466
8:00 PM
Introduction/reading by folk writer Scott Alarik
$17.50 "Early Bird" Discount until 11/23 (n/a to premium seats)
$20 General Admission
$25 Premium Seating (first two rows)
$15 Students and Seniors
Information:
notlobreservations@gmail.com
Tickets available at: www.eventbrite.com
Soirees Musicales House Concert Series
Including tributes to Nelson Mandela
Sunday, October 26, 2014
2596 Tater Lane
Guilford, Vermont
7:30 PM
Minimum Suggested Donation:
$15-$20 per person
Information:
Wendy, 802-254-6189
wendy@asteriamusica.com
Dublin School
Friday, October 24, 2014
Dublin, New Hampshire
Concert for Students
The Monadnock Center for History and Culture
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Bass Hall
19 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH 03458
7:30 PM
Admission $15 ($12 for members, seniors, and students)
Information: 603-924-3235
director@monadnockcenter.org
www.monadnockcenter.org
Soirees Musicales House Concert Series
Saturday, March 23, 2013
2596 Tater Lane
Guilford, Vermont
6:00 PM Potluck Dinner (optional)
7:00 PM Concert
Suggested Donation:
$15-$20
Information:
Wendy, 802-254-6189
wendy@asteriamusica.com
Cornell Folk Song Society
Saturday, March 2, 2013
165 McGraw Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
8:00 PM
$15.00 Advance Payment
$17.00 At the Door
Information:
607-255-7164, weekdays 9-5
www.cornellfolksong.org
House Concert
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Saratoga Springs, NY
7:00 PM
Suggested Donation:
$20 Advance Payment
$25 At the Door
Reservations:
winnienmo@gmail.com
Bethel Farm Yoga and Living Arts Center
Saturday, September 29, 2012
34 Bethel Road
Hillsborough, New Hampshire 03244
7:00 PM
Tickets:
$15 Advance Payment
$18 Day of Show
Reservations recommended:
Audrey Bethel, 603-464-3823, or
audreybethel@hotmail.com
www.bethelfarm.org
Monadnock Waldorf School
Friday, September 28, 2012
Keene, NH
Workshop for students
Peoples' Voice Cafe - Opener of Series
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
40 East 35th Street (between Park and Madison)
New York, NY
8:00 PM, Doors open 7:30
$18.00
212-787-3903
www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
House Concert
Saturday, July 28, 2012
4 Marston Street
Exeter, NH 03833
7:30 pm.
Suggested Donation:
$20 Advance payment
$25 At the door
Reservations:
Pam & Bert - 603-772-9542
pambourgeois@comcast.net
House Concert
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Woodstock, NY
8:00 PM
Suggested Donation:
$15 Advance
$20 at the Door
Reservations:
Alicia, 516-712-8338
zpommer@yahoo.com
House Concert
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saratoga Springs, NY
7:00 PM
Suggested Donation:
$15 Advance
$20 At the door
Reservations:
Dale, 518-583-7247
dale@fieldnotes.tv
Kimball Union Academy
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Flickinger Arts Center
Meriden, New Hampshire
7:00 to 8:00 PM
Open to the public, free of charge
www.kua.org
Email for
booking agent.
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Photo by Susan Wilson
"If Bird didn't exist, he would be nearly impossible to invent." -
Martin Keller |
"Tony Bird's use of lyric imagery has a cinematic quality about it.
There are flashbacks, quick cuts from one time frame to another, overlays of
theme and multiple levels of symbolism... musical tone poems that are textural
rather than linear, and convey a feeling of mood, environment, culture and
history. There is no other contemporary performer as gifted at creating this
kind of imagic collage." --Nightfall Magazine
"It's difficult to imagine anyone being able to tell a story set to music
as well as Tony Bird."--Winnipeg Free Press
"It was absolutely incredible. Overwhelming. Words fail me. We were
sharing our table with other old fans and everyone agreed--an artist who has
matured and gotten better (he was already great, so better than great--what
would that be?). So often, it seems the flower of creativity fades in mid-life,
and performances by people we saw and enjoyed long ago feature their old
material. Tony did do some of that material and very well. But he has written
extensively while away from the scene, and his new material was astounding. The
last number in his second set -- I will never forget. I'm still stunned. ...
It was like seeing Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, Leonard Cohen in
Montreal, John Lennon brought back to life ... The deep, reflective,
intelligent, poetic, musical, incisive quality of his writing had a profound
effect. The audience was really into it, old young, existing fans and those who
had no idea who Tony Bird is." - April 2008, Patricia Smith, former
organizer of Sudbury, Ontario's Northern Lights Festival
"What a wonderful experience yesterday's house concert with Tony Bird was.
He is truly one of the great folk artists of our era. His skill with language
ranks him among the best poetic lyric writing in the English language enriched
by a beautiful African vocabulary, accent and cadence and delivering thoughts,
stories and philosophy that are deeply humanistic. It was very special to hear
him in such an intimate setting. Thank you for organizing such a memorable
evening." - October 2008, Alrick Huebener, Ottawa, ON bassist/writer
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