Plymouth Folk and Blues 2009 Schedule:

Performers: Jay Ottaway, Phil Henry, Greg Klyma, Larry Dougher. Plus Tom Bianchi
on the Kids’ Stage

Performers: Patrick Fitzsimmons, Lindsay Mac, Craig Bickhardt. Plus Alastair Moock on the Kids’ Stage.

Saturday's Performers:

Jay Ottaway 2pm - 3pm: Jay Ottaway is an award-winning songwriter who studied songwriting and blues guitar at the Berklee College of Music and cut his teeth in Nashville as a singer-songwriter and producer. He also fronts the Jay Ottaway Band, a blues rock band, that tours throughout Europe. Jay has been honored by the American Songwriter Magazine, the USA Songwriting Contest and the U.K. Songwriting Contest. He has received multiple awards at Berklee for his work. His most recent CD “Modern Times” was released in Spring 2009.
www.JayOttaway.com

Phil Henry 3pm - 4pm: Phil Henry is a Vermont singer-songwriter who sings funky folk-pop acoustic originals that reflect the aspirations and realities of his small-town upbringing. Phil’s second CD, “No Place Like Here,” includes a modern Burlington, Vermont retelling of “The Wizard of Oz.” Phil was the winner of the 2005 SolarFest Singer-Songwriter Competition, and was showcased at the 2005 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. His music has been featured on NPR's “Car Talk,” and on television commercials. Most recently, Phil was chosen as a finalist at the 2008 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition.
www.philhenryband.com

Tom Bianchi 3:15pm - 4pm (Kid's Stage): Singer-songwriter Tom Bianchi has played on just about every kind of stage imaginable, including street corners, clubs, coffee houses, and concert halls. However it wasn't until he became part of the prestigious Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall Street Performers program that he started to perform for kids. It just came natural to him, weaving in and out of his songs and improvisational material, making kids part of his song every time! Tom’s “The Sauce Song” has received airplay in Boston and his 2004 Red Sox victory anthem, “The Day The Curse Was Reversed” has become a household staple for many young Red Sox fans.
www.myspace.com/tombianchi

Greg Klyma 4pm - 5pm: Greg Klyma is a folk troubadour with a rock’n’roll heart. Greg has toured the country as a solo acoustic act, garnering accolades as a rising new talent along the way. The buzz act of the 2006 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival has opened for established musicians such as Todd Snider, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Jimmy LaFave and has shared the stage with peers such as Anais Mitchell and Jonathan Byrd. Audiences experience elements of stand-up comedy, story telling, and improv all tied together with Klyma’s brand of smart, sexy country, folk and rock’n’roll.
www.klyma.com

Larry Dougher 8:00-11:00 p.m. Jam Session at The Wilder House: Larry Dougher began playing the guitar at the age of 15. Although self-taught, he didn’t have to wait long for recognition of his guitar expertise. He was selected to be in the top 5 of over 100 competitors in the 1996 D'Addario National Electric Blues Guitar Competition, after only playing guitar for a year! Four years later The Larry Dougher Band was opening for the J. Geils Band at the 2000 Laconia Bike Rally. Larry has shared the stage with such musicians as Duke Robillard, Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson, Jeff Toler of the Allman Brothers, Monster Mike Welch, Sweet Roy Jones and Nobby Reed.
www.ldband.com

Patrick Fitzsimmons 2pm - 3pm: Patrick writes songs that have that rare combination of strong lyrics AND strong melody. Relix Magazine called him “one of the most captivating songwriters around today.” He is a three time Ploughshares songwriting contest finalist and has had his songs placed in several independent films. His latest CD, “So Beautiful So Blue” has made several “Best of 2008” lists and is being played on radio stations all over the country. He continues to tour throughout the northeast, building a large and loyal following with his soulful, captivating performance.
www.patrickfitzsimmons.net

Lindsay Mac 3pm - 4pm: Lindsay Mac is a girl you’ll not likely forget. The obvious is that she is the girl who straps her cello to her body - like a guitar, she strums and plucks it while singing. Lindsay and her cello have logged several multi-month tours including the epic Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Preview Tour which included venues like The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She also showcased at the 2008 International Folk Alliance Conference. Lindsay has been on the front cover of the Boston Globe Weekend Section, the cover of Strings magazine, and featured in publications such as The New York Times’ About.com, Northeast Performer, Music Connection, and Musico Pro.
www.lindsaymac.com

Alastair Moock 3:15pm - 4pm (Kid's Stage): The Boston Globe calls Alastair Moock “one of the town's best and most adventurous songwriters.” Recently, this mainstay on the Boston folk scene has turned his eye toward writing and performing for kids. With a first children's album on its way, Moock now has a bagful of his own funny, engaging songs on the topics of spaghetti, cows, and moray eels (to name a few) in addition to the kid-friendly American classics by Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, Leadbelly and others that he's been performing for years.
www.moock.com

Craig Bickhardt 4pm - 5pm: Returning to Plymouth by popular demand, Craig Bickhardt is a hugely successful songwriter who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Alison Krauss, and many others. With soulful vocals, virtuoso guitar playing, and a literary songwriting style, Bickhardt is also a polished performer who regularly appears in concert around the country with the likes of Livingston Taylor and Maura O'Connell. Craig's years in the studio as an A-team picker helped to polish his signature finger picking guitar style, which can be heard on CDs by The Judds, Kathy Mattea, and Jonathan Edwards. His most recent honor is first prize at the International Acoustic Music Awards in 2008.
www.craigbickhardt.com