Folk Singer Tom Rush to Perform at Saint Joseph College on Friday, May 14
Saint Joseph College will present America’s favorite folk artist, Tom Rush, as part of The Bruyette Athenaeum Performing Arts Series on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium on the College’s West Hartford campus. Greater Hartford’s own trio, Mad Agnes, will open the event. Advance admission is $38 (all tickets; reserved seating); $43 at the door. To purchase tickets, contact the Frances Driscoll Box Office at 860.231.5555 or place your orders online at www.sjc.edu/arts.
Tom Rush and his distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. A graduate of Harvard University, Rush played at Club 47, the Cambridge coffeehouse that also gave Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Judy Collins their start back in the 1960s. Rush combines his time-tested mix of new and old tunes with 40 years of experience in the recording, booking and publishing industry. His shows are filled with the laughter of terrific storytelling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues; his impact on the American music scene has been profound. Rush helped shape the folk revival in the '60s and the renaissance of the '80s and '90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, "Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences." Country music star Garth Brooks has credited Rush with being one of his top five musical influences. A champion of emerging artists, Rush first introduced the world to the songs of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor over 35 years ago with his covers of their compositions, and in more recent years Rush’s Club 47 concerts have brought artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin to wider audiences when they were just beginning to build their own reputations. Rush’s newest studio CD, "What I Know," was released in 2009 to rave reviews. Join us for an evening of authentic, gently rustic folk music with Tom Rush!
