Acts associated with the Live at the Opera House music series:
Rustic Overtones
Maine's definitive rock band – hard hitting horns with a whole 'lotta soul, funk, and flavor.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez is among the most highly celebrated American folk musicians of all time. Ms. Baez is an icon both as a folk musician and a catalyst for social change. A singer guitarist and songwriter, she is best known for her 1970's hits "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Her impressive biography includes a Grammy Award (2007 Lifetime Acheivement Award), six Grammy nominations, two Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 8 Gold Albums and countless other accolades.
Anni Clark
Anni Clark has accumulated numerous accolades for her unique brand of folk, pop and blues. According to Central Maine Newspapers, "…she can have you laughing one moment and close to tears the next with the honest emotions in her matierial."
Ellen Tipper
Ellen Tipper performs with the soul of Norah Jones, the complexity of Sarah Maclachlan and the soul of Dar Williams. Downeast Magazine lauded, "Tipper creates a sound that is at once melodic and moody, sweet and sultry."
Rachel Griffin
Rachel Griffin is a prolific songwriter that has insighe and emotional depth beyond her years. Griffin has been garnering the attention of music lovers around the world including piano legend Bruce Hornsby. Portland Phoenix summed her up in one word…"Scrumptious."
Marie Moreshead
Marie Moreshead embodies the edgy elegance of Ani DiFranco and undeniable charm of Joni Mitchell. Her recently released EP, The Distraction, is a grounbreatking introduction to this rising star’s lyrical instinct and melodic prowess.
Dar Williams
"Seasons change, but Williams remains both ambitious and pleasingly plain-spoken... And importantly, she seems more at ease than ever." - Rolling Stone
"Dar Williams may be the best female singer/songwriter in America today." - Stereo-type "lush soundscapes breathing wetly beneath her elegant, operatic groove and seductively conversational vocals feels like one long, loving lullaby for lives in trouble, peppered with useful wisdom." Boston Globe
Ani DiFranco
Celebrated recording artist Ani DiFranco will perform live at the Skowhegan Opera House on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 as part of the ongoing contemporary music series Live at the Opera House. DiFranco has released over twenty albums and is widely recognized as one of the most talented female artists in show business. As the founder and owner of Righteous Babe Records, DiFranco has enjoyed a prolific self-driven career resulting in three consecutive nominations for Best Recording Package at the Grammy Awards, one of which she won, in 2004, for Evolve. Tickets are available online at www.liveattheoperahouse.com and by visiting all Bull Moose Music locations.
Cowboy Junkies
It takes seeing and hearing Cowboy Junkies live to fully appreciate why lead singer Margo Timmins has been named "one of the most 50 beautiful people in the world" by People Magazine.
Rustic Overtones
Maine's definitive rock band – hard hitting horns with a whole 'lotta soul, funk, and flavor.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez is among the most highly celebrated American folk musicians of all time. Ms. Baez is an icon both as a folk musician and a catalyst for social change. A singer guitarist and songwriter, she is best known for her 1970's hits "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Her impressive biography includes a Grammy Award (2007 Lifetime Acheivement Award), six Grammy nominations, two Honorary Doctorate Degrees, 8 Gold Albums and countless other accolades.
Anni Clark
Anni Clark has accumulated numerous accolades for her unique brand of folk, pop and blues. According to Central Maine Newspapers, "…she can have you laughing one moment and close to tears the next with the honest emotions in her matierial."
Ellen Tipper
Ellen Tipper performs with the soul of Norah Jones, the complexity of Sarah Maclachlan and the soul of Dar Williams. Downeast Magazine lauded, "Tipper creates a sound that is at once melodic and moody, sweet and sultry."
Rachel Griffin
Rachel Griffin is a prolific songwriter that has insighe and emotional depth beyond her years. Griffin has been garnering the attention of music lovers around the world including piano legend Bruce Hornsby. Portland Phoenix summed her up in one word…"Scrumptious."
Marie Moreshead
Marie Moreshead embodies the edgy elegance of Ani DiFranco and undeniable charm of Joni Mitchell. Her recently released EP, The Distraction, is a grounbreatking introduction to this rising star’s lyrical instinct and melodic prowess.
Dar Williams
"Seasons change, but Williams remains both ambitious and pleasingly plain-spoken... And importantly, she seems more at ease than ever." - Rolling Stone
"Dar Williams may be the best female singer/songwriter in America today." - Stereo-type "lush soundscapes breathing wetly beneath her elegant, operatic groove and seductively conversational vocals feels like one long, loving lullaby for lives in trouble, peppered with useful wisdom." Boston Globe
Ani DiFranco
Celebrated recording artist Ani DiFranco will perform live at the Skowhegan Opera House on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 as part of the ongoing contemporary music series Live at the Opera House. DiFranco has released over twenty albums and is widely recognized as one of the most talented female artists in show business. As the founder and owner of Righteous Babe Records, DiFranco has enjoyed a prolific self-driven career resulting in three consecutive nominations for Best Recording Package at the Grammy Awards, one of which she won, in 2004, for Evolve. Tickets are available online at www.liveattheoperahouse.com and by visiting all Bull Moose Music locations.
Cowboy Junkies
It takes seeing and hearing Cowboy Junkies live to fully appreciate why lead singer Margo Timmins has been named "one of the most 50 beautiful people in the world" by People Magazine.