Sally Spring Performs in Watchung May 2, 2009

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The Watchung Arts Center's Powerful Women of Song Concert Series

Proudly presents...
Sally Spring
In Concert

Sample her music on her MySpace page

Jersey-born California Girl, Genevieve, will open the show

There's Something About Sally....

Sally Spring, folk-rock marvel since the 70's, self released records long before the "indie" world was popular. Her latest recording, Mockingbird features not only her inimitable voice and evocative, powerful songwriting but also contributions a from star studded line up with her friends Gene Parsons (The Byrds), Marshall Crenshaw, Tift Merritt, Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Natalie Merchant, They Might Be Giants, Joan Baez), Fred Smith (Television) and Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown, Tres Chicas) and charted a high of #5 on the Americana radio charts in Europe as well asmade several Best Of lists including MITs WMBR radio.
Press, peers and the BBC agree on one thingSally Spring is the "real deal".Called a treasure (Gene Parsons, The Byrds) and a gem (Bob Harris, BBC), Sallys transfixing, gorgeous alto (Sing Out!), first-rate compositions (No-Depression) and fantastic phrasing (Net Rhythms, UK) give her music a tear-at-your-heart, emotional complexity (Net Rhythms, UK) that is mesmerizing.
Accompanied by her husband, the energized, rhythmic Ted Lyons (on thedevils instrumenta vintage resonator), Sallys voice, reminiscent of Emmylou Harris, Natalie Merchant and Tracy Chapman (Das Rock, Germany), paints an Americana musical portrait that reaches deep inside, is beautifully layered, has something to say and generates emotional heat that is white hot."(Americana UK).
Shes shared the stage with John Prine, Roger McGuinn, Tracy Nelson, Odetta, Taj Mahal, and Dave Van Ronk among many others. In the end, to Sally, its all about touching peoples souls with songbringing up the emotion from deep inside the listener (Winston-Salem Journal).
Sally should not be missed. She was named one of the top performers by Gerde's Folk City in NYC when it was in operation along with other notable artists such as Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Lucy Kaplansky, Bob Gibson, and Jack Hardy. During each year of operation the venue named 10 to 15 top artists.
Born in California and raised in North Carolina, she literally started singing even before she could even speak. At 11 years old, she bought her first guitar, and despite being born without a left hand, Spring quickly figured out open tunings, accompanying herself on a local television appearance a mere six weeks after she started playing. Her teen years were a whirlwind of professional performances at coffeehouses, churches, parties and picnics, singing in the choir, appearing in school musicals and summer stock theater. Now many years later, Sally continues to perform at festivals, universities, and clubs wowing fans throughout the U.S. and Europe making "amazingly fresh music," as Relish magazine observes.
Sally was recently selected by the nationally recognized No Depression Magazine to perform in a show to celebrate their 10th Anniversary. Co-editor, Peter Blackstock, describes Sally as having "beautiful vocals" and an "A-list band."

"Spring creates music of timeless and boundless appeal. She's a treasure."
~ Gene Parsons

Organized by Ahrre Maros Presents.....
Ahrre Maros is the owner ofAhrre's Coffee Roasteryin Westfield &the Fair Trade Coffee Company on line. Hehas been presenting live musical events since 1992, when he first opened the Common Ground Cafe in Summit. The Cafe is gone now, but Ahrre continues bringing Professional Touring Musical Artists to the area for the benefit of the local community and several local Charities.
Currently, Ahrre presents two separate Concert Series; the Coffee With Conscience Concert Series in Westfield and the Powerful Women of Song Concert Series at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung.
Both Concert Series act as fund-raisersraising much
needed funds for worthy causeswhile providing the participants with the
opportunity to serve the larger community, providing artists with a
venue to
display their talents, providing an audience with a cultural experience and
generally strengthening the local community by bringing a group of people
together for an evening of music in a comfortable setting.

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Ticket Info:  General Admission, $16.99

Official Website: http://sallyspring-upcoming.eventbrite.com