Singer/Songwriter Chip Mergott to Appear at the Watchung Arts Center

Singer/songwriter Chip Mergott, a former resident of Watchung, will perform in concert at the Watchung Arts Center on Saturday, November 19 at 8 PM. The evening will include a dessert reception and an opportunity for the audience to meet Mr. Mergott.

Chip Mergott, known locally from his days as a member of Central New Jersey’s “Bittersweet”, was discovered by Bonnie Raitt, and subsequently signed to a major label early in his career. He is currently promoting his 18th release for Notebook Records, one of the country's longest running independent labels, which he founded. His “Mergott Music Minute” is currently heard on WDVR, WPRB (“Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio”) among other stations, and is a weekly feature in The Bucks County Herald.

His“Bittersweet” bandmate Alan LeBoeuf (Beatlemania’s Paul McCartney) has said of Chip’s 2016 release: "Chip Mergott is one of my favorite composers, lyricists, singers, and instrumentalists. His newest album "I Can't Stop Myself" is a magic trick. It's just not possible to do what he's done. He's taken highly original words and music, and made them seem as familiar and warm as your baby blanket. Beautiful, intelligent, uplifting, and diverse. A joy from beginning to end. I give it my highest recommendation."

Chip has been teaching music privately in Hunterdon County, N.J. and Bucks County, P.A. for over 20 years, and has recently authored his first book “How to Play the Guitar in One Hour.”

Tickets are $16 in advance, $20 ($18 WAC members, $10 students) at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at watchungartscenter.eventbrite.com.

The Watchung Arts Center, located at 18 Stirling Road in Watchung on the Watchung Circle, is a multi-disciplinary arts facility serving Watchung, the surrounding communities and the Tri-State Area. To obtain more information about upcoming performances, classes and workshops, and monthly art exhibitions, please visit WatchungArts.org or call 908-753-0190.