Phoebe Legere Performs in Sunapee, NH, May 31
(Singer-songwriter/educator w/Abenaki & Acadian roots )
THE TRIBAL
ROOTS of AMERICAN MUSIC
A Benefit for the Foundation for New American Art,
A nonprofit that brings Art and Music to the children of
Low-Income communities.
Phoebe Legere will be performing at Sunapee Coffeehouse on Friday,
May 31, at 7 pm.
Sunapee Coffeehouse is at 9 Lower Main Street, in Sunapee,
NH 03782.
Ticket price: Donation to Phoebe’s Foundation for New American Art
For more information, please visit SunapeeCoffeeHouse.org or
call Vic at 603-446-3426 x 11.
The
Facebook event page is: https://www.facebook.com/events/348226519096271/
Phoebe
Legere is a legend. She is known for her virtuoso musicianship and her
spellbinding songs. Phoebe performs her
original hits “Marilyn Monroe” and “Amazing Love” along with classic Cajun, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Abenaki and Americana favorites.
Phoebe Legere’s Deep Connection to New Hampshire.
“I
learned to ski on Mt. Sunapee. I know that mountain like the back of my hand.
Some of my happiest memories are of Mt. Sunapee and the beautiful views from the
top of the mountain. I started skiing around the same time I started playing
music – at age 3.”
“The Great Spirit speaks to us in
the trees, in the rivers, in the mountains, in the stars, in the amazing
animals, and in the people of New England. We’ve been here a long time. One
day, I too will lie in the good earth of New England. This is our sacred
ancestral homeland,” says Legere.
“In
my show I tell the story of how the seeds of Rock, Blues and Jazz can be found
in the Abenaki and Mi'kmaq medicine songs
of New England and Canada. These ancient, healing melodies permeated the music
of the early Acadian settlers. When the Acadians were forced to migrate to
Louisiana Native American songs became the bedrock of America’s greatest
cultural treasure – American Rock, Blues and Jazz. Music itself is an
immigrant. It can pass through walls and borders.”
Phoebe's
latest album, HEART OF LOVE, reached #18 on the ROOTS Charts.
The
singer/songwriter is touring in her Visionary Van to raise money for her
nonprofit Foundation for New American Art (FNAA) that brings Art & Music to
underserved children. Phoebe Legere is the founder and executive director of
the FNAA. The FNAA activities for the children restore this curriculum in
low-income communities whose schools have cut or eliminated Arts Education
programs. As Director and Conductor of the Lower East
Side Children’s Chorus Phoebe Legere is keeping indigenous American folk traditions
alive.
Legere has performed thousands of shows from
Country Fairs to NPR, from Folk Festivals to the Pow Wow circuit, from Songwriter Circles to a CBS Sunday Morning feature when she won
First Runner-Up in “America’s Hottest
Accordionist Contest” in Branson,
MO.
The New York Times raved about Phoebe’s piano
chops, but it was her work on the
accordion that rocketed Legere to national fame and brought the accordion back
in the national consciousness as a joyous, rockin’ instrument of delight!
Legere has played with Joni Mitchell, David
Bowie, Billy Joel, Steve Martin and John Hartford and Phoebe collaborated with
Hunter Thompson on a number of outlaw art performances. She studied music
composition at Juilliard and the Philosophy of Art at Vassar..
This
is a rare opportunity to experience Phoebe’s intellectual, comedic and musical
range in an intimate environment.
All
proceeds from the show go to Phoebe’s nonprofit Foundation for New American
Art, a 501 c3 organization that brings Art and Music to the children of
low-income communities.
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