| On Saturday, May 7, 2005 we hosted a House Concert with David Roth.
Kerrville New Folk award winner (1986), landslide top vote-getter at the Falcon Ridge (NY) Folk Festival's "Most Wanted" competition (1996), and NAIRD INDIE nominee (1994 singer/songwriter album of the year) DAVID ROTH has gained national attention for his unique songs, moving stories, and powerful singing and subject matter. Since emerging from a nationwide field of several hundred artists to open Kerrville '87 in Texas, the Chicago native (and two-time national anthem singer for the NBA's Michael Jordan-era Bulls) has often been cited for his highly original, occasionally hilarious, and always thought-provoking contemporary acoustic music. "David has reached our hearts. With voices like his still singing, there's a certainty that the candle will remain lit, the hope reasserted, and the dream still sung."
"David's music will touch you to the very depths of your soul, make you laugh and cry, inspire you to rise and fly..." In addition to performing at music festivals, clubs and venues across the U.S. and Canada, David leads singing, songwriting, and performance workshops and is a presenter and emcee at a wide variety of conferences and retreats. He has been the artist-in-residence for several years at New York's Omega Institute, one of the country's leading adult education centers, and has recorded seven albums of his work. "David writes and sings songs with a devastating combination of heartfelt wisdom and incisive wit. In my eyes he sets a new 'singer-songwriter' standard for the rest of us to aspire to, and it's a standard that's very, very high." David put on his usual amazingly charming performance for our "pre-Mother's Day" crowd. Be sure to drop by his website at www.davidrothmusic.com. David's newest album is the 2-CD set Purchase David Roth's great 1999 CD, You call also purchase his 1994 CD, |
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! On Saturday, May 7, we were very excited to be hosting our second house concert for the exceptionally talented and entertaining DAVID ROTH.
In addition to singing "Earth" at the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations, David's "Rising in Love" was performed by Andrea Marcovicci at the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall in 1991. "Manuel Garcia" (based on the true story of one man's battle with cancer) appears in the international best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul includes David's "Nine Gold Medals" as one of 101 pieces selected from nearly 8,000 submissions. His work is also published in Barbara Glanz's McGraw-Hill business bestseller Care Packages for the Workplace and in her sequel Care Packages for the Home (Andrews-McMeel), featuring a David Roth song at the end of each chapter. You can also hear David's "Spacesuits" performed by Noel Paul Stookey on the current Peter, Paul & Mary tour!