[FM] Barbara Kessler with Bob Malone - Fox Run House Concerts - January 27th

[Laurie]

Hello Friends!  We are still smiling after the terrific concert on Saturday 
with Catie Curtis and David Goldfinger.  We are following that show with 
one likely to be just as exciting: The fabulous Barbara Kessler with very 
special guest, L.A. rocker Bob Malone will be performing at Fox Run on 
Saturday, January 27th.  Since both of these performers are friends, and it 
is hard to write about friends without gushing, here is a little 
information along with their websites.  We have already sold lots of seats, 
so please tell us if you are interested.

Barbara Kessler:  Each of Barbara's 3 albums has consistently met with 
wider critical and audience acclaim.  Songs from these albums have been 
included on more than a dozen noteworthy compilations such as Putumayo's 
"Women's Work," Time-Warner's "Grooves Magazine", and Black Wolf's "This Is 
Boston, Not Austin."  Recorded live in an intimate Cambridge club, her 1995 
debut "Stranger To This Land" won a Boston Music Award, the Kerrville New 
Folk Award, and the National Academy of Songwriter's Female Acoustic Artist 
of the Year Award.  She was then discovered at CB's Gallery in New York 
City by legendary rock drummer Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Paul 
McCartney, et al.) who signed up on the spot as producer for Barbara's 
follow-up album, "Notion."

Her recent self-titled third CD came about after a three and a half year 
hiatus to give birth to daughter Emelia, as well to have some unexpected 
surgery on her vocal cords.  Produced by guitarist Adam Steinberg ("I met 
him when he was working with Patty Griffin -- he's also done brilliant work 
with the Dixie Chicks, Laurie Sargent, and Les Sampou among lots of other 
stuff...")....Barbara feels that this album is her most fun and 
"that's-how-I-meant-it-to-sound" work to date.  The Boston Globe says, "On 
her pop-catchy, folk-smart new CD, she wanders between intimate reflection 
and wry, girlish reminiscence, sung in an airy voice brimming with 
personality."

www.barbarakessler.com

Bob Malone:  "Spiritual, cynical, songwriter, Crescent City influenced, 
heir to the legacy of Professor Longhair and Dr. John...astute, funny, and 
real." This description of Bob Malone from a recent review seems to say it 
best about an artist that has never been easy to pin down. From his 
beginnings growing up in New Jersey, taking classical piano lessons and 
pounding out Billy Joel songs when his piano teacher wasn't around, to his 
days studying jazz piano and arranging at the Berklee College Of Music, to 
his current status as a critically acclaimed world-touring recording 
artist, there has never been a box or a category quite big enough to hold 
Bob Malone.

In 1995 Malone was awarded Best Male Artist at the Boston Acoustic 
Underground and for the past four years has been voted one of the Best 100 
Unsigned Artists in L.A. by Music Connection Magazine who also named his 
CD, "Bob Malone," one of the Top 10 CDs of the Year 1998. He was also the 
recipient of the Best New Artist Award at the 1996 Falcon Ridge Folk 
Festival, was featured in the Acoustic Café Best 5 Unsigned Artists in 
America show, and was a 2-time finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival.

www.bobmalone.com

You will not want to miss this concert!  For reservations or if you have 
any questions, please contact Laurie at Lalcorn@ultranet.com or 978/443-3253.

Thanks!
Laurie & Neale
Fox Run House Concerts
http://www.foxrun.org

OTHER UPCOMING SHOWS

Saturday, March 3, 2001 ~ 7:30pm
David LaMotte, Chris Rosser & johnsmith

Saturday, April 7, 2001 ~ 7:30pm
Christopher Williams with special guest Trina Hamlin

Saturday, May 12, 2001 ~ 7:30pm
Pierce Pettis with special guests The Scharff Brothers