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Seth Glier with Fred Schane @ Infinity Music Hall & Bistro

"The greatest pop songwriting since Billy Joel" - Livingston Taylor

Seth Glier will grab you...if not with his powerful falsetto or his melodic prowess, then with what Performer Magazine calls his “intoxicating groove.” The 22-year-old singer, pianist and guitarist – who abandoned studies at The Berklee College of Music after one year because he “decided I should be playing for people and not for grades” – aims straight for the gut & has quickly established himself on the national scene performing over 250 shows a year. 

In 2010 Glier shared stages with such diverse artists as James Taylor, Mark Knopfler, The Verve Pipe, and Edwin McCain. He has appeared as a mainstage artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (NY) and the Kerrville Folk Festival (TX). The USA Today recently named Seth a "Top 10 Critics Pick of 2011". The only musical member of his family, Seth was raised on the music of Joni Mitchell, Martin Sexton and Randy Newman.

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