Tickets will be $15 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Tonight we celebrate the release of “Blackeyed Susan”, the seventh project of long time Attic friend, Atlanta based singer/songwriter Doria Roberts.
The CD, a slight departure from Roberts’ usual folk pop confections, is a mostly original roots + blues infused tribute to the late Civil Rights era folksinger Odetta Holmes and is housed in a recycled and reusable case made from re-purposed guitar wood. The specialty eco-packaging also comes with a piece of SmartGlass jewelry made from recycled wine bottles, local food treats and a beautiful full sized poster and lyric sheet. A bamboo USB digital version will also be available for purchase and $5 from every CD will being donated to the Music Maker Relief Foundation which supports our elderly Americana, Roots + Blues artists by assisting with their medical bills and housing costs.
Roberts has lived on the road since performing at the original Lilith Fair in 1999 where she was plucked from the side stage to perform solos with Sarah McLachlan and the Indigo Girls. She quit her day job the next morning and since then has performed nearly 150 shows a year, appearing in listening rooms, theaters and festivals across the US, France, Canada, Sweden and Australia.
She has shared the stage with folk and blues legends Odetta, The Holmes Brothers and Janis Ian, world music darling Angelique Kidjo, as well as pop favorite Me'shell N'degeocello and many others. She was also recently chosen for an artist residency and tribute tour honoring African American female songwriters. The tour was curated by the Black Rock Coalition and sponsored by The Chateauvallon Artist Complex in Ollioules, France.
Roberts has received the International Orfeo Musica Humantarian Award, The Anderson Leadership Award and was nominated for the Colin Higgins Courage Award for lending her music and talent to fundraising and awareness efforts for communities in need around the globe.
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