Plymouth Folk and Blues 2010 Schedule:

Performers: Brendon Hogan, Phil Henry, Alastair Moock, Hey Mama, Jay Ottaway.

Performers: Natalie Gelman, Chad, Milton.

Saturday's Performers:

Brendan Hogan: Following 10 years in radio as host and producer at WERS-FM and WGBH-FM in Boston, Brendan Hogan has released a full-length studio album of his own, Long Night Coming. It features original roots, modern folk, and blues-based songs, as well as familiar standards in the folk and country genres. Hogan’s work in songwriting and performing has seen him share stages with Geoff Muldaur, Ray Bonneville, Eilen Jewell, Les Sampou, Kris Delmhorst, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Spider John Koerner, Brooks Williams, and others. He has recently showcased for the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and the WUMB Music Fest. The Boston Phoenix newspaper has called Hogan “a distinctive new musical voice”.
www.brendanhogan.net

Phil Henry: Phil Henry is an award-winning singer/songwriter and music educator in Rutland, Vermont. He sings original, contemporary folk songs in coffeehouses, festivals, and house concerts across the Northeast. He has showcased on national stages, such as the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and has won top honors in songwriting contests at the Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival and Vermont’s SolarFest. Phil’s new CD, Robots and Romance, is a collection of twelve “short films” in song, inspired by the dramatic stories found at drive-in movie theaters.
www.philhenryband.com

Alastair Moock: Boston singer/songwriter Alastair Moock was first inspired to pursue a career in folk music after reading Woody Guthrie’s memoir Bound for Glory in high school. Since then, he has gone on to win top honors at many of the country's most prestigious songwriting contests, record six critically acclaimed albums, and tour throughout the U.S. and Europe. In addition to touring, Moock does school performances and teaches workshops on American roots music. In early 2010, he released his first album for kids, A Cow Says Moock.
www.moockmusic.com

Hey Mama: HEY MAMA (noun) - a washboard rock & roll experience, drawing comparisons to Odetta, The White Stripes, and the Band. Hey Mama grew out of the acclaimed Americana duo, Avi & Celia, and through their powerful voices, washboard, and distorted guitars, they are bearing the torch for music of the people. The Boston Globe calls them, “Sexy roots swagger with populist fire.” The band tours nationally, playing over 150 shows per year. NHPR says “see them in concert—they’re gonna move you, I know they’re gonna move you.” www.heymamamusic.com
www.heymamamusic.com

Jay Ottaway: Jay Ottaway is an award-winning songwriter/producer who studied songwriting and blues guitar at the Berklee College of Music and cut his teeth as a producer in Nashville and Cologne, Germany. He tours throughout Europe and the U.S. with his electric Jay Ottaway Band, and as a solo acoustic act. He has co-produced the Plymouth Folk and Blues Fest in Plymouth, Vermont, since 2003. Jay Ottaway has been honored by American Songwriter Magazine, the International, USA, U.K., and Peacedriven Songwriting Contests. www.jayottaway.com www.JayOttaway.com

Chad: Chad Hollister, a native of Burlington, Vermont, is seeing years of grassroots effort pay off. His band recently opened for such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Paul Simon and The Violent Femmes, and he has shared stages with Phish, Blues Traveler and Little Feat. Chad’s single, Grow, was awarded the #1 spot in Indie-Music.com’s prestigious Top 25 for 2009 and his Jesus, Bon Jovi and Tarzan, took first place in the national Billboard Songwriting Contest. Through four albums—1998’s Chad, 2003’s Life, 2005’s Spirits and 2009’s Chad Hollister—he has maintained a deeply-wrought optimism that echoes clearly in anthems for a better world, such as One World Free and Laugh.
www.chadmusic.com

Natalie Gelman: This New York City native has no fear taking her performance from underground on a NYC subway platform to some of the world’s premier stages, such as Carnegie Hall and Shea Stadium. Featured on the front page of the New York Times, Natalie’s soulful voice carries over multiple trains in the underground subway, and her intimate songs stop even the most hurried NYC commuters in their tracks. Natalie’s attended the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, the acclaimed FAME school. After securing her second solo at Carnegie Hall, Natalie began strumming her guitar and writing lyrics, pursuing what would soon become her vitality. Whether she is singing to 7 or 17,000 she is sure to amaze you!
www.nataliegelman.com

Milton: Milton is a New York City-based singer/songwriter known in clubs and college radio stations up and down the east coast for his melodies, spot-on lyrics, tight, groovy band and soulful, energetic live shows. His most recent CD Grand Hotel received heavy airplay across the U.S., staying in the National Top 20 Americana charts for several weeks. The CD, produced with veteran producer Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown), was praised in the New York Times and many other publications. The closing track Booker was featured as NPR's song of the day.
www.miltonmusic.com