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FOREVER YOUNG-A Tribute to the Music of Neil Young

Forever Young gets you singing and dancing! Puts those Neil Young songs in your head to linger long after the show!

The talent of FIVE AWARD WINNING SINGER-SONGWRITERS and an AWARD WINNING BAND channeling the harmonies of CSNY and the instrumentation of Neil Young’s band’s: Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, the Stray Gators and the International Harvesters performing their interpretations of Neil Young’s classic hits and rare gems.
FOREVER YOUNG
A Tribute to the Music of Neil Young
2008 Motif Music Award Winners for Best Cover/Tribute Band
2009 Motif Award Nominees
2010 Motif Music Award Winners for Best Cover/Tribute Band
2011 Motif Music Award Winners for Best Cover/Tribute Band

The Forever Young Band was originally conceived after Mark Cutler, John Fuzek and Dan Lilley performed the Neil Young classic “Powderfinger” as a group set closer for a RI Songwriters Association show at Stone Soup Coffeehouse in Pawtucket, RI (March 2006) Forever Young is a group of performers that pay tribute to the SONGS of Neil Young. No one in the band tries to imitate Neil Young. In addition to Cutler, Fuzek and Lilley, Forever Young original members also include Becky Chace and Pete Vendettuoli. John Amitrano and Phil Hicks were added to the band in December of 2007 to give the show a "Crazy Horse" kind of feel. Original drummer, Phil Hicks passed away in Jan 2010. Leo Dumas was added to the line-up a few months later. Amy Bedard joined the band in April 2011 to add vocals, violin, guitar and keyboard. All of the musicians performing in Forever Young are staples of the Rhode Island music scene and veterans of many national and regional tours. In addition, they are all fans and have been influenced by the music of Neil Young. Drawing on the 40+ year career of Neil Young; the show highlights many of Young’s popular songs and a few of the more obscure numbers. The show is presented with the full eight -piece band doing both the ACOUSTIC and ELECTRIC songs that Neil Young is famous for. The show is reminiscent of the "Four Way Street" live album recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and of Neil Young with his many back-up bands

FOREVER YOUNG is: Amy Bedard - Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Keys; Dan Lilley - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica; Mark Cutler - Acoustic & Electric Lead Guitar, Vocals; Becky Chace - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Keys; John Amitrano - Bass, Vocals; Leo Dumas - Drums; Pete Vendettuoli - Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Banjo, Keys; John Fuzek - 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, 6-String Banjo, Keys

doors: 7:15
show: 8:00
tickets: $10 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets and $12 day of the show (all tickets will include a $1 facility fee)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: John Fuzek at johnfuzek@netzero.net
www.ForeverYoungNeilYoungTribute.com

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