Bill Staines featured at Hearn concert

Posted 8/21/12

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Friends of Maris Hearn present the 9th annual Maris Hearn Life Celebration Concert, featuring legendary folk singer Bill Staines, on Saturday, June 13 at the Tusten Theater. …

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Bill Staines featured at Hearn concert

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NARROWSBURG, NY — The Friends of Maris Hearn present the 9th annual Maris Hearn Life Celebration Concert, featuring legendary folk singer Bill Staines, on Saturday, June 13 at the Tusten Theater. Doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8 p.m. Hearn was a long-time WJFF volunteer and producer of WJFF’s famous Gumbo Shop program. Admission costs $15.

For more than 40 years, Staines (www.acousticmusic.com/staines/) has traveled across North America, delighting audiences at festivals, colleges, concerts and coffeehouses. He performs nearly 200 concerts a year and drives over 65,000 miles annually. Of his music, Nanci Griffith says, “Bill Staines has been my hero since 1977. He carries on where Woody left off—carrying on the tradition of stories and characters you wish you knew.”

Staines weaves a blend of gentle wit and humor into his performances, and one reviewer wrote, “He has a sense of timing to match the best standup comic.” You have heard Bill singing on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, HBO’s award winning series Deadwood, and Public Radio’s Mountain Stage.

The concert is a benefit for WJFF Radio Catskill and the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. Call 845/252-7272 for reservations.

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