Free Willie Nininger Concert at River Glen on Wednesday in Southbury

A mainstay of the Greenwich Village Folk Scene in the 70’s and 80’s, Willie has M.C’d and performed in the legendary Fast Folk Musical Revues, played clubs and concerts across the U.S., wrote and performed the title song for the Winter’s Night compilation CD that inspired the still popular Winter’s Night concert tours, wrote songs for the Captain Kangaroo show and kids TV specials, perennially won the Folk City Bob Dylan imitator’s contests, developed a reputation as a great folk humorist and gained notoriety as a top flatpick guitarist with his solo acoustic bluegrass version of the William Tell Overture (you have to hear it to believe it).

The New York Post calls him “an all-smiling down-right charming performer who gets more enjoyment out of doing his musical thing than anyone else in recent memory”. The Boston Herald said of Willie, “Nininger was hilarious in and between songs, displaying a sly and daffy wit”.

During visits to Europe in the early 90’s Willie gained such a following that he pulled up stakes and moved to Switzerland where he was based while playing and recording for several years.

Equally successful over there, Willie won national Entertainer of the Year awards and played well over a hundred dates a year in clubs, theaters and at large summer music festivals performing solo and with his Europe-based band. In 2002, Willie returned to the United States to pick up where he left off. Join him at one of his gigs in the coming months and explore this site for more information, sound samples, CD purchases and news.

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Event: Willie Nininger Concert at River Glen
Event Date: August 20, 2014
Event Time: 6:30 PM
Admission Fee: Free and Open to the Public
Event Organizers: River Glen Healthcare Center | (203) 264-9600
Event Location: River Glen, 162 South Britain Rd, Southbury, CT 06488