Singer-songwriter Michael Smith in Princeton

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents singer-songwriter Michael Smith in concert on December 15, 2017 at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ at 8:15 PM. One of the most captivating performers in the folk arena, Michael Peter Smith has toured the United States and Canada for nearly five decades. He continually produces new material for many fine artists. His song The Dutchman, is considered a classic and has been recorded by numerous other musicians, including The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, John Gorka, Suzy Bogguss, The New Kingston Trio, and Celtic Thunder.

Michael Smith also is respected as a composer and arranger of programmatic music. He has set poetry to music, creating programs such as And the Poet Sang, based on the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and others. Likewise, he has turned to literary and dramatic sources, composing and performing programs based on works such as The Grapes of Wrath, Moby Dick, and The Snow Queen.

“Hearing the songs of Michael Smith in this day and age is like reading an anthology of Hemingway’s short stories after decades of only comic books. It’s a realization that songs can hold a whole lot more than they’re usually expected to hold, they can possess a genuine sense of place and time as evocative and magical as the finest literature.” Paul Zollo, Song Talk.

“Michael Smith stands out as one of the few undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters.” Sing Out!

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Admission to this event is $20; $15 for members; $10 for students age 12-22; $5 for children under 12. There is no advance sale and ample free parking is available. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8:15 p.m.. For more information about this and other Folk Music Society events, please call 609-799-0944.
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