PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present contemporary folksinger-songwriters Antje Duvekot and Seth Glier Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Together, Duvekot and Glier will create an evening of storytelling, they say, “songs of heart, conscience, and connection that illuminate both the inner and outer landscapes of our lives.”
Duvekot is a German-born, American-raised musician whose work “is celebrated for its hard-won wisdom, dark-eyed realism, and street-smart romanticism,” wrote organizers in a news release. “Her bi-cultural upbringing and relative newness to English shape her strikingly original poetic voice, fueling the powerful empathy at the center of her writing.”
She has received top songwriting honors including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition of 2000 and the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Award and the Boston Music Award for Best Folk Artist in 2006.
Glier — multiple-time winner of the Independent Music Award, Grammy-nominated artist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer — brings “a visionary voice to modern folk,” organizers said. “Driven by curiosity and a deep desire for human connection, he uses his musical craft as a vehicle for both.”
Glier has served as a cultural diplomat for the U.S. State Department, collaborating with musicians in Ukraine, Mongolia, China, and Mexico. He has shared stages with Ronnie Spector, James Taylor, Ani DiFranco, and Glen Campbell, and recorded with Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, and Cyndi Lauper.
Committed to songwriting as a force for positive change, he says he has worked with students in Parkland, Florida, on the “Parkland Project,” co-written with soldiers at Walter Reed, and is a passionate advocate for autism awareness, citing his autistic brother Jamie as a profound influence.
Tickets are $22 in advance, $26 at the door, and $10 for access to the livestream. A beer, wine, and cocktail cash bar will be available. For information, call 802-387-0102. Advance tickets at nextstagearts.org.
This Arts item was submitted to The Commons.