Celebrating five decades of touring, Tom Rush has been thrilling audiences here and abroad with hits like “No Regrets,” “Circle Game,” “Remember Song,” “Urge for Going” and, of course, “Rockport Sunday.” He returns this summer with singer/songwriter Matt Nakoa.
Tom Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk scene in the ’60s, the folk-rock movement of the ‘70s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s. His music has left its stamp on generations of artists—James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty and Garth Brooks, among others, have cited Tom as a major influence— and his early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Subsequently, his Club 47 concerts brought national attention to next-generation artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin.
As vital and engaging as ever, Tom is still doing what audiences love him for: writing and playing passionately and knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times. He’s also celebrating a YouTube hit, “The Remember Song,” that’s gone viral with over 7 million views.
MATT NAKOA
Matt Nakoa is an award-winning singer-songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist, modern troubadour who makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America. The Boston Globe acclaims of Nakoa, “Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws.”
Born on a small goat farm in New York State, Nakoa trained to be a concert pianist before accepting a scholarship to Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. He developed his dramatic songwriting style with his college art-rock band, The Fens, and when the band dissolved, he landed in NYC. It was in Manhattanʼs all-night piano bars that Matt developed an uncanny ability to command the attention of any audience.
In 2012 and 2014, he released his first two solo albums, garnering multiple songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festivalʼs new folk competition. Nakoaʼs latest album, Antique Dances, is a critically acclaimed throwback, old world piano record.
Website: mattnakoa.com
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