8pm- Emily Barnes
For the fans of: Ingrid Michaelson, Brandi Carlile, Jewel.
Genre: Indie/ Singer-songwriter
Hailing from the tiny rural town of Johnsonburg, NJ, 21-year-old indie singer-songwriter Emily Barnes has been wowing audiences of all shapes and sizes for the past 3 years with her hypnotic vocals and eclectic style.
A standout on the northwest jersey music scene, Barnes writes and sings songs that belie her age. Songs of love found and lost, of hope and disappointment. Armed with an acoustic guitar and an array of imaginative tattoos Emily is no old school folkie but she’s no pop princess either. Instead Emily is true to her intuition, writing from the heart and turning heads with a voice that cuts to the bone. Think early Nora Jones with a funkier fashion sense.
“If you haven’t seen or heard Emily Barnes, you should!!” –Jamie Rickey of Rickey Farms
“Quickly making the scene as the region's newest singer-songwriter sensation, the 18-year old Barnes, of Johnsonburg, plays an eclectic mix of contemporary folk songs that is turning heads.”-The Warren Reporter
Catch me if you Can-Original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJHBJCesDwk
Don’t Say Goobye- Original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igUzahA6SJ8
9pm- Mike Herz
Genre: Folk/ Singer-songwriter
For fans of: Bob Dylan, Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams
Raised in rural Northwest, New Jersey, Mike grew up amongst fertile farmlands and majestic mountains. So naturally, as a teenager his music of choice was rap. Why you ask? The words. There was poetry and passion there, and it resonated. Some years later Mike discovered the songs of Bob Dylan, and after listening to those words his heart clinically stopped for 3 minutes. While dead he saw a heavenly blinding light and returned to Earth with the understanding that simply a guitar and words could alter the universe. Folk music hit home. So words were written, chords were learned and songs were born. Songs sung in a deep voice that rattles around in your head long after the music ends. Songs that make you think but don't trip you up and leave you realizing something you already knew.
“New Jersey singer-songwriter Mike Herz understands the power of words, and on
“Overgrown” he presents 14 songs that recount facets of the human condition with some skill.” – Leicester Bangs Review
“Herz writes poignant verse that connects with listeners on a visceral level..”-John Irving, Café Improv
Website:
http://mikeherzmusic.com
Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/mikeherzmusic
Twitter:
@mjHerZ
Preserved Land (live video):
http://vimeo.com/51496594
Ready As I’ll Ever Be (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD-mcjrYFM4
10pm- The Waysties
The Waysties leave their barstools and take the stage for a night of raucous Irish songs and Irished-up rock covers. Featuring The Rose West's Alex and Robare, Painless Parker's Noam, Molly of Mist Covered Mountains and Sarah Biz.
11pm- Patrick Freeman
Genre: Folk, Songwriter
For fans of: Townes Van Zandt, Daniel Rossen, Bert Jansch
Patrick Freeman is a guitarist and singer-songwriter currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Having spent a number of years as a session musician and performer in Ireland the forthcoming EP "Perfect Fit" will be his first solo release. Recorded in Big Skin HQ in Cork with members of O Emperor and completed in New York at Soundtronics Studios, "Perfect Fit" will be released in January 2014.
facebook.com/pfreemanmusic
