Gregory Douglass in Concert

The Gathering Room is proud to present Vermont Singer/Songwriter Gregory Douglass in a home concert on Friday, October 10th at 7:30 pm. This concert will be held in a private home in Glastonbury, CT, but is open to the public. This is a donations based concert with a $10 minimum. We also ask that you bring a non-perishable food donation for the local food bank. Reservations can be made by calling (860) 633-5057 or e-mailing pattisivocole@gmail.com. Directions will be forwarded at that time.

Gregory Douglass’ evocative, alternative sound blends “Rufus Wainwright´s opulent musicality and Justin Timberlake´s accessible soulfulness,” according to OUT Magazine. His recent spotlight on NPR’s “Morning Edition” has coined him “one of New England’s best-kept secrets.” Douglass has shared the stage with artists like They Might Be Giants, Shawn Colvin, The Weepies, Jason Mraz, Regina Spektor, and Margaret Cho. Douglass’ 2009 release BATTLER features duets with friends and fellow Vermonters Grace Potter (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals/ Hollywood Records) and Anais Mitchell (Righteous Babe Records), and he is currently touring in support of his latest release, LUCID, a dream-themed concept album, and ode to Kate Bush.

Douglass is an internationally renowned independent musician with eight critically acclaimed albums under his belt. According to Pandora’s founder, Tim Westergren, Douglass is one of the top independent artists on Pandora radio today. Douglass has sold 100,000+ songs digitally on his own and his videos have amounted to over 600,000 views on Youtube alone. His music videos have charted numerous times on MTV Network’s LOGO TV. Douglass was a finalist in the 2011 Mountain Stage NewSong Competition and won Yobi.tv’s “New Stage” competition, an original web series starring Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino.

Douglass was born and raised in rural Vermont, winning local talent shows in his early teens. He taught himself to play the piano and guitar, and began writing his own songs during junior high. While attending Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, Douglass composed and recorded the material for his first two albums. On graduation day, the schools’ Headmaster presented him with a music award and publicly announced that Douglass was the first student he would ever encourage not to go to college and instead pursue his passion full-time -- advice Douglass ran with.

This will be Douglass’s 5th trip to the Gathering Room in Glastonbury since 2006 where he is always a crowd favorite. He will entertain the audience in the comfortable living room of a private home. Guests are invited to remain after the concert for refreshments, conversation, and the opportunity to meet with Douglass.

For more information about Gregory Douglass visit gregorydouglass.com.