Cephas & Wiggins
Sat. Feb. 10, 2007 / 8pm
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NEA Heritage Award winning guitarist “Bowlin’ Green” John Cephas and “Harmonica Phil” Wiggins will bring their
classic brand of the Piedmont Blues to the Centenary Performing Arts Guild in Hackettstown, Saturday, Feb 10 at 8pm.
Hailed by critics and fans as the new champions of the East Coast Piedmont style of the blues, the duo exemplifies a style of music first popularized by artists like Blind Boy Willie McTell , Rev. Gay Davis and Blind Blake. Heard regularly on National Public Radio, Cephas and Wiggins have performed all over the world, including the White House inaugural party for President Clinton in 1997.
With a solid mix of brilliantly played music fueled by Cephas’ gently rolling guitar and vocals and driven by Wiggins’ freight-train chugging harmonica, the performance is an antidote for anyone who still thinks blues music is a soundtrack for sadness. “People automatically think of sadness and depression when they think of the blues,” said harmonica virtuoso, Phil Wiggins, “but the blues is uplifting music, music to rejuvenate you, to nourish the spirit.”
| “Cephas and Wiggins are giants, weaving harmonica and voice and guitar together so seamlessly …with
remarkable duets that literally pull people out of their seats.. .. a marvelous and essential journey.” The Washington Post |
Infectious rhythms, supple melodies and brooding slide-guitar work combine with impassioned and virtuosic harmonica solos to make some of the evening’s most memorable music.
Workshop For Public
Sat., February 10 / 4 pm
A very special workshop with the artists will be offered at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild in Hackettstown, on Saturday, February 10, at 4 PM. The workshop fee for guitarists and harmonica players will be $10, and participants must reserve in advance (908-979-0900 x5) to be included. The workshop fee may be deducted from the purchase price of a ticket for the 8pm concert.
Tickets
| All Season Concerts: | $20.00 for adults, $17.50 for seniors/students
and $15.00 for children under 12 Tickets are available through the Centenary Performing Arts Guild at 908-979-0900, and can be ordered using our Secure Online Ordering system. Box office hours are 2-5 PM, Monday through Friday and two hours prior to each performance. |
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| Annual programming at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild are made possible in part through the generous support of the The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (Penn PAT) , Heath Village, Coldwell Banker and Arts Guild Members and Sponsors. |
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