Doors @ 6:30pm, Show @ 7:30pm
Chris Webster is a soul singer. Her voice conveys a passion that connects with the longings of her audience. She expresses sometimes troubled feelings that everyone understands.
Webster's broad experience in disparate genres is succinctly reflected in the recent story-so-far compilation My Name is Christine, which contains selected tracks from her albums with eclectic NorCal band Mumbo Gumbo, as well as tracks from her first two solo albums and gems from the acclaimed bluegrass disc she recorded with her opera-singing sister Cassie Webster and ace guitarist Scott Nygaard, Ten Thousand Miles.
In the course of recording over 20 albums on her own and with others, she has drawn equally from classic R&B thumpers and gospel-grass prayers, from rockabilly rave-ups and singer/songwriter confessions. Webster's work is rooted in the classic American tensions between a yearning for transcendence and a lusty connection to the here-and-now.
See more at chriswebstermusic.com
Nina Gerber
After carving a career out of what some might call the shadows, guitarist Nina Gerber is at last beginning to dare the light. Her first album as a leader, Not Before Noon, follows two decades which brought her to prominence without ever placing her name on the front of an album cover. Since her accompaniment of Kate Wolf first earned her recognition, her acute skills as a performer, producer, and arranger have continued to deepen. Her contributions to acoustic music have earned her a following as loyal as the numerous high talents she has accompanied - proving the shadows equal to the spotlight in the create of honest, powerful, and beautiful music.
Whether it's on her own solo CDs, collaborations with many of the folk world's finest, or producing, arranging, or performing with countless others, Nina continues to prove with her guitar that some of the truest and most emotional communication requires no words. Still, when combined with the voice of another musician of heart, the result is affection in an unforgettable way.
See more at ninagerber.com
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