Greg Trooper & Gail Rundlett at Linden Tree

Coordinators of the Linden Tree Coffeehouse invite music fans to their April 28^th show at 8:00 pm featuring Greg Trooper and Gail Finnie Rundlett.  Greg has been called one of the finest contemporary songwriters and Gail is one of the real treasures of Boston’s thriving folk community. 

Greg Trooper is a singer/songwriter who has released 11 albums since 1986. Raised in the shore town of Little Silver, NJ he became enthralled by the greater New York area’s rich music scene. He discovered a sort of holy musical trinity in the work of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams, with their guiding lights of passion, literary dexterity and plainspoken honesty. It’s one reason Trooper’s music feels equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.

Trooper has made an impact on the music scenes in all the places he’s lived since leaving home after high school: Austin, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas, Nashville and New York. Music critics praise his poetic feel, infectious melodies and insightful lyrics. Americana star Buddy Miller produced 1998’s ‘Popular Demons’ album, while soul legend Dan Penn steered 2005’s extraordinary ‘Make It Through This World’.

His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including: Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Robert Earl Keen, Maura O’Connell, Lucy Kaplansky and Tom Russell. “Greg Trooper writes great songs, including one of my very favorite songs in the world, Little Sister. On top of all that, there’s his voice – an instrument I have coveted for 15 years.” – Steve Earle Touring nationally and internationally, Greg will be performing solo in his first trip to Wakefield’s Linden Tree Coffeehouse bring songs from his 2011 CD, “Upside-Down Town.”

Gail Finnie Rundlett is a singer-songwriter who plays guitar and Appalachian dulcimer.  She also draws her repertoire from both traditional and contemporary sources.  Gail has performed as a solo artist since the early 1980's in New England's coffeehouses, clubs, festivals, museums and schools, and she teaches dulcimer, both privately and in workshops at various festivals.   Her son Julian Rundlett will be joining her.   He is an accomplished keyboardist, singer and songwriter.

Her latest recording, "Heart of a Believer" was recently released to rave reviews.   Artists such as Aoife O'Donovan and Jake Armerding are featured on this album.  Her three other solo recordings feature her voice full of honesty and purity. Gail has also appeared on two CDs as a member of the vocal group Taproot.  She is featured on several compilations such as "When October Goes", the "Fast Folk Music Magazine" released by the folk community in Greenwich Village, and the Linden Tree's own anniversary compilation "Under the Linden Tree".  WUMB’s Dick Pleasants praised her choice of material, saying that Gail “chooses great songs.” A Boston Globe writer described her as “ one of the best ballad singers” he had ever heard.