“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K.
Oliver, Free Times " . . . one of the top 50 songwriters of the past
50 years." - Chicago Tribune “JONATHAN BYRD DOESN'T SING SONGS; he
sings truth.” — Mare Wakefield, Performing Songwriter JONATHAN
BYRD & THE PICKUP COWBOY LISTEN SPEAKEASY PROUDLY PRESENTS THE
EXTRAORDINARY "JONATHAN BYRD AND THE PICKUP COWBOY" (Johnny Waken) in
CONCERT ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 AT 3:00 and 7:00. 3:00 show is SOLD
OUT!!! Only FIVE tickets are still available for 7:00 show, so grab
them while you can. 7:00 ticket link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscrcmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QUFA6YXZ2XCZ6
[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QUFA6YXZ2XCZ6]
https://www.facebook.com/events/110537146278573/
[https://www.facebook.com/events/110537146278573/] Information:
listenspeakeasy@earthlink.net Printed tickets are not provided or
needed. Your name will be on a list at the door, if you purchase
advanced tickets. THE PERFORMERS: “JONATHAN BYRD SWINGS FROM THE
ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC...He jumps between gutbucket blues and tender
ballads, empathetic work laments and sympathetic character
studies...Byrd shares the often-missed, always poignant tales of the
small people that make this world such a big place.” — Grayson
Currin, The Independent "JONATHAN BYRD AND THE PICKUP COWBOY ARE
MUSICAL GUNSLINGERS, vaudevillian hucksters, and old-fashioned tent
revivalists. Between heartbreaking ballads and hell-raising
sing-alongs, the Cowboys entertain and get audiences involved in the
show." We are so fortunate to get to present JONATHAN AND JOHNNY IN
THIS SMALL, intimate LISTENING ROOM ENVIRONMENT. I have worked with
JONATHAN SEVERAL TIMES AT JAW-dropping CONCERTS IN LARGER GREENSBORO
VENUES. Each CONCERT IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND FEEDS THE SOUL.
JONATHAN AND HIS GUITARIST, The Pickup Cowboy, Johnny Waken, are
astoundingly talented musicians and charismatic, energetic performers.
JONATHAN IS AMONG THE MOST RESPECTED AND ADORED SONGWRITERS IN THE
COUNTRY. His roots in North Carolina have been growing since 1795, and
his songwriting reflects a deep understanding of the many facets of
growing up Southern with a musician mother and an alcoholic preacher
Dad. He's a family man, a Gulf War veteran, and an award-winning
songwriter. He is masterful with words, poetry, and lyrics. He can
bring you to the edge of your seat with his stories, and to the edge
of tears and laughter with his lyrics - intelligent, poignant and
deeply moving. He & Johnny thrill every audience with their amazingly
energetic performances and leave us all understanding more and
yearning to know more at the same time. "Multi-instrumentalist Johnny
Waken cut his teeth on electric guitar in Pittsburgh with rock legend
Norm Nardini, opening for The Blues Brothers Band on their Red, Hot &
Blue tour in 1992. On stage and after hours, he jammed with members of
Bon Jovi and the legendary Steve Cropper. At the age of 24, Waken left
music to pursue primitive skills and through-hiked the Appalachian
Trail in 2000 with an eleven-pound pack. Returning to music years
later Johnny joined theatre troupe Paperhand Puppet Intervention,
contributing to scores for nine shows and winning 4 Indy Awards for
best original music." I have removed the stage for this performance,
fearing that JONATHAN WOULD HAVE TO STOOP TO AVOID BUMPING HIS HEAD ON
THE CEILING, while Johnny Waken would both jump through the ceiling
and plummet through the stage during his kinetic performance trance.
So we will have a different seating configuration for this CONCERT,
with the stage area on solid flooring. FOOD & BEVERAGES: At LISTEN
SPEAKEASY YOU CAN ORDER BRUNCH, dinner, burgers, beer, wine, liquor,
bakery items, sodas, coffee, tea right from your seat. So come early
for a fun, relaxing afternoon or evening. Doors open one hour prior to
each show. Menus: Revolution Burger:
http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/revolution-burger/
[http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/revolution-burger/#] Four Flocks
and Larder: brunch menu:
http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/four-flocks-and-larder/
[http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/four-flocks-and-larder/#] dinner
menu: http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/four-flocks-and-larder/
[http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/four-flocks-and-larder/#] The
Baker and The Bean menu:
http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/the-baker-and-the-bean/
[http://freshlocalgoodfoodgroup.com/the-baker-and-the-bean/#]
LOCATION, MAP/DIRECTIONS to the building: LISTEN SPEAKEASY IS LOCATED
IN MOREHEAD FOUNDRY BUILDING AT 433 SPRING GARDEN ST., GREENSBORO.
Park on the right side of the building and enter "The Baker and The
Bean". Walk through to the SPEAKEASY DOOR AT THE BACK OF THE BAKERY,
where I will check you in.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/fresh+local+good+greensboro+nc/@36.0679058,-79.8660835,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88531922d6b3f5fb:0x68c9c6b0eddcd0c6!2m2!1d-79.7960434!2d36.0679262
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE: They will likely have t-shirts and CDs for sale,
so bring cash for those purchases.
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