Buskin & Batteau + David Glaser October 9, 2010

With the release of their long-awaited new CD, Red Shoes and Golden Hearts, award-winners David Buskin and Robin Batteau demonstrate that despite their thirteen-year hiatus - to 1) "Raise kids," and 2) "Take a nap" - they have not lost their unique alchemy - their "irresistible amalgam of melodic, sensual pop, folkie grit and killer wit" [Washington Post].

Ably assisted by super-percussionist Marshal Rosenberg, David (on piano and guitar) and Robin (on violin and guitar) take their audiences on a journey described by the New York Times as "... by turns acerbic, funny and plaintive. Buskin & Batteau are breathing new life into the genre of the folk-pop singer/songwriter." They are consummate entertainers as well as accomplished musicians. The Boston Globe headlined its review of a B&B concert, "Acoustic Heaven."

They've played in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to London street corners; worked with or written for most of the significant folkies of their generation - a sampling: Tom Rush; Judy Collins; Tom Paxton; Peter, Paul & Mary; Joan Baez; Bonnie Raitt; Christine Lavin; Bill Morrissey; Shawn Colvin; Josh White, Jr.; Lucy Kaplansky; Cheryl Wheeler; Cliff Eberhardt; Patty Larkin; and Mimi Farina; shared Grammy, Emmy, Clio, Gold Record Awards, and an Oscar nomination.

As professional jingle writers, Buskin & Batteau's voices and tunes have been heard in almost every American household. They've had us listening "to the heartbeat of America", living "in a Burger King Town" and climbing "all aboard Amtrak".

For their work in the nonprofit sector, they have each been honored with the World Folk Music Association's Kate Wolf Award. Among the organizations they have devoted their time and energies to: WHY (World Hunger Year); CauseEffective; Save The Whales/Ocean Alliance; and Paul Newman's Hole-In-The-Wall Camps.

They characterize themselves as "hopelessly romantic," "defiantly immature" and "usually hungry." But whatever the reason, the love affair between their music and their audiences has yet to show signs of slowing down.

http://www.myspace.com/buskinbatteau
http://www.buskinandbatteau.com/about.html
http://www.youtube.com/buskinandbatteau
http://www.davidglaser.com/

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