Benefit Concert
Given by Club Member
Steve Meckfessel and Beth Wood
Sunday, March 13, 7pm
Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
Take a listen to "Jimmie and Marco", written and live-recorded in a week for The Acoustic Guitar Project:
Hi friends,
On Sunday, March 13th, I will be playing a show at the legendary Freight and Salvage in downtown Berkeley, with my good friend and national touring singer-songwriter, Beth Wood. This is Beth's first time at Freight and Salvage,
and I lay odds that we'll have an amazing evening together!
Freight and Salvage is one of the premier venues in the country...a beautiful listening room which has recently hosted Shawn Colvin, Joan Armatrading, David Crosby, Judy Collins, Richard Thompson and many, many more.
This show will be a benefit for several local non-profits (details to follow).
I look forward to seeing you (and your friends!) at the show for a great night of music and to support these worthy organizations.
or at the door, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA
STEVE MECKFESSEL
Steve's music is "his own blend of urban folk with bits of blues and jazz." Sometimes funny, other times moving, his songs tell stories that were just waiting to be told. He wrote his first song growing up In Sacramento, then returned to writing and performing his own material fifteen years ago.
His first CD, Twice, was featured on the hit TV show "JAG". His next release,
"Under Beautiful Skies" received world-wide radio play and enthusiastic
reviews-in the words of one critic
"The folk world has just been handed some of the best music it will ever hear." Steve recently played the Sisters Folk Festival in Sisters, Oregon where the local music critic selected Steve as one of his two favorite artists in a star-studded line-up of 40+ acts (including several Grammy award winners) and named Steve his "surprise artist of the festival". Steve was recently selected by the Acoustic Guitar Project ("one guitar, one week, one song") to write and
live-record a song in a week on a guitar built for the project. The resulting song, "Jimmie and Marco," is creating a buzz among early listeners.
BETH WOOD
Beth Wood is a modern-day troubadour and believer in the power of song.
Her exceptional musicianship, crafty songwriting and commanding stage presence have been winning over audiences across the country. Beth's music is soulful, organic, intelligent and high-energy-an invitation to joy. She has been featured on OPB's "Artbeat" and on "Troubador TX" a nationally syndicated series airing in 40 million US households. Beth has been a three-time featured artist on Cayamo, a Caribbean songwriters' cruise, along with Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, John Prine, Patti Griffin, Emmy Lou Harris, Richard Thompson and many more.