BELLOWS FALLS-Dylan Patrick Ward celebrates the release of his new full-length recording, Ne'er-Do-Wells, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
Ward, described in a news release as "a folk misfit from Vermont's dirty south"- actually within walking distance of Stage 33 Live, where he played his first venue show. He has been performing ever since, recognized in the worlds of folk and indie music for his "imaginative and poignant songs steeped in irreverent dark humor about outcasts, oddballs, and people on the brink."
Ward has been compared to musical humorists John Prine and Loudon Wainwright III, and indie-rock/antifolk artists the Mountain Goats and Paul Baribeau.
Ian Galipeau, also on the bill, is a New Hampshire singer-songwriter who produced the album. Galipeau, say organizers, "an indie songwriter for hopeful cynics who cry at It's A Wonderful Life, despise TV news, and are anxious about climate change doesn't just write simple love songs. Although he could."
Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door; advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed.
This Arts item was submitted to The Commons.