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| Wednesday April 23, 2008 |
Event: Danny Schmidt House Concert
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Time: 7:30 PM
Reservations required: yes |
Website: www.dannyschmidt.com
Feedback: $5-10 (sliding scale) Suggested Donation. Please help us welcome Danny Schmidt to Blacksburg! Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter, Danny Schmidt has been building an enthusiastic (nearly cult-like) following while simultaneously inspiring admiration among fellow artists and critical acclaim from industry professionals. He is the real deal… An authentic, timeless troubadour in the tradition of Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Dave Carter . . . who delivers his craft with a quiet power, level of complexity, and underlying humanity that is truly rare in this age of sound bite marketeering.
His intense live performances leave listeners with a sense that each of his songs is necessary, plain and simple. His guitar work is effortless and sparkling, his arrangements are fresh and unpredictable, his voice ageless. Stylistically and musically, Danny’s writing spans an impressively diverse reach, from deeply-rooted Appalachian mountain gospel to haunted English balladry, from syncopated Piedmont country blues to vagabond 60’s protest folk-stumpery.
He tackles universal themes of love, loss, and longing . . . restless discontent and grateful joy. And he captures both the sorrow and the beauty inherent in our everyday lives with the wisdom of a perceptive, compassionate elder and with the innocent awe and tenderness of a child.
In the words of Nashville Producer, Bob Thiele: "He is hands down one of the best living musician/poets that I am aware of." And in the words of Singout Magazine: "He is perhaps the best new songwriter we've heard in the last 15 years."
This is one show not to be missed.
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