'Music On State' Bringing Meg Russell To Newtown Borough

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. — "Music on State Street,” a series of free outdoor summer musical performances, continues on Tuesday, July 26 on historic State Street in Newtown.

Beginning at 6 p.m., everyone’s favorite local musician and guitarist Meg Russell brings her talent to Music on State.

Award winning and upcoming Nashville recording artist, Meg Russell, is a local singer/songwriter based in Newtown. This fall, Meg will be releasing her next album of songs capturing the essence of small towns, best friends, slowing life down, and shining light on the vulnerability and gifts of your best self through her journey.

Music on State is held every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. through the end of August in front of Opus Elite Real Estate at 16 South State Street (across from the Temperance House).

The series continues with the Kate and Bob Duo on August 2, Matt Dorsey (acoustic rock) on August 9, Craig Lieboff (singer/guitarist) on August 16, the Hearts Club Band (Beatles) on August 23 and Cara Cartney on August 30.

Originally from Tennessee, Dorsey has a family line and a history of music rooting from the Carter Family (June Carter). Matt and his wife, Camille, moved to Newtown in 2011.

Lieboff is an established singer/guitarist based out of Hopewell Township, N.J. He plays weddings, clubs and private parties across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York and performs a wide range of music from Ray Charles to Prince, Jack Johnson, Zak Brown, Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters.

Based in Bucks County, the Hearts Club Band is a Beatles tribute band featuring Rodney Wright on vocals, guitar, piano and harmonica; Bob Farmer, on vocals and bass guitar; Jon Hunt on vocals, guitar and flute; and Chad Fisher on vocals and drums. The band's repertoire includes more than 100 songs that capture the originality and power of The Beatles, tracing their development from the early recordings (made famous on the Ed Sullivan Shows) to the later “studio” recordings featured on their more artistic and conceptual albums. Not a ‘dress-up band,' the Hearts Club Band is made up of professional musicians committed to playing Beatles music as recorded, with the same energy, excitement, harmony, and rocking rhythm.

Known for her deep, often sultry, and emotional voice Cara Cartney can move an audience with a classic crooning ballad or make them sing and dance while playing modern hip-hop, all the while making the songs innately “hers”. McCartney’s song list is as eclectic as they come, ranging from the 1940s to the 2000s, including Neil Young, The Beatles, to today’s top Pop and R&B jams.

The free summer music series is presented by the Newtown Historical Association and the Newtown Experience Committee.