International touring singer Joe Jencks at Linden Tree

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Encore Performance of Joe Jencks to Linden Tree Coffeehouse

Kirsten Manville, opening SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse welcomes back Chicago based Joe Jencks on Saturday, March 5th. Along with being one third of the trio Brother Sun, he is an international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator. When you hear his songs, you might pull your car to the side of the road or put down your newspaper. His words and voice will get your attention. Joe’s new solo CD: Poets, Philosophers, Workers, & Wanderers will be featured. Opening the evening is Wakefield’s Kirsten Manville. Reservations are recommended.

From venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, to coffee houses, festivals, spiritual communities, and schools, Joe Jencks has spent the last 12 years touring full time. His songs have traveled to every continent via his own performances, radio, CDs, web casts, and other musicians. He is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. Jencks weaves a diverse web of stories with brilliant musical skill, ensnaring even the most rigid of hearts, inviting them to open. His songs invite us to live inside of our passions and our beliefs.

Links In A Chain was Jencks’ 7th solo CD, and was released in the fall of 2009, and rose to the top of the folk DJ Chart. The recording featured six new original compositions and six songs written by some of Jencks’ mentors and influences. Included is a vivid rendition of the American classic, Joe Hill. In his original compositions, Jencks explores a wide range of topics, including family history, staying in love, and a brand new piece in the Irish tradition called On Eireann’s Shore. This beautifully lilting love song genuinely honors his Irish heritage, and sounds as if it could have been written a century ago.

Kirsten Manville’s music is honest and heartfelt, whether she’s telling a story, delving into an emotion, or capturing a moment in time. With her ready smile, she invites her audience to share her love or music. Her first solo album, Come With Me, captures a range of emotions we all feel-love, loss, jealousy, anger, betrayal, excitement, and joy. Linden Tree coordinators are delighted to introduce her to our audience.

Thanks to support in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Wakefield Chapter, tickets will be $20, students under 13 $10. Doors will open at 7:30. Home made baked goods and beverages will be sold prior to the show and during intermission.

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse is located at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 326 Main Street, Wakefield. For more information about the show or to reserve tickets, call 781-246-2836 or visit www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org.