Mary McCaslin in Concert
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Mary McCaslin in Concert!
A Benefit for The Lord's Acre Community Garden
February 20th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Smith Farms Fairview, off 74A
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When: February 20th at 7:30 P.M.
Where: Fairview Christian Fellowship -
(
The log church behind
the Fairview Library. Parking will be available between the church and the library
and at Sharon Methodist and Food Lion nearby.)
Cost: $30/family of 4
$15/individual
$10/college students
Doors will open at 6:30 pm
To purchase tickets, please contact Nicole McKeon at nmckeon@msn.com (828)628-2329
Mary's music can be sampled at www.marymccaslin.com
Mary McCaslin represents an unbroken link between traditional folksingers and today's "new folk" singer -songwriters. Her music ranges from ballads of the old west to her own songs of the new west and modern times. Regarded as a pioneer of open guitar tunings, and known for her distinctive vocal style, Mary's influences can be heard in many younger folk performers.
She is also known for her haunting renditions of pop standards and rock classics, such as "Ghost Riders in the Sky", "The Wayward Wind", the Beatles' "Things We Said Today", and the Supremes' "My World Is Empty". Her versions of the Beatles' "Blackbird" and the Who's "Pinball Wizard" are made more unique by her "clawhammer" banjo accompianment
Mary's musical influences are as varied as her repertoire: The western ballads of Marty Robbins, the guitar playing of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, the singing and banjo playing of Hedy West, and the vocal inflections of the Beatles and the Bee Gees.
Her songs have been recorded by Tom Russell, Bill Staines, Gretchen Peters, Chris Williamson, David Bromberg, Kate Wolf, Stan Rogers, and others. The Grand Canyon Railroad has used her song "Last Cannonball" for its promotional television ad.
Mary has generously offered her talent to help The Lord's Acre, a community faith garden in Fairview, North Carolina, to raise funds to continue the good work started in the garden last year.
The Lord's Acre is a community supported, not for profit garden that was started as a grass roots effort to provide fresh, organic produce for Food For Fairview and other area food banks. Supported by, and located at The Chapel Door church in Fairview, the garden produced over 3.5 tons of food in its inaugural season. All of the food was given to the needy. All of the work was accomplished by volunteer efforts from a varied and committed group of people all dedicated to feeding the hungry.