Concert Photos HERE
In a lovely duo performance Danny Schmidt and Esther Golton combined their talents to mix it up for a very fine evening of song and sentiment. Danny and Esther are making a debut tour of the Northwest. While each is an incredible talent in their own right, the concert was especially poignant and the songs and themes mirrored.
A special songwriting lesson was shared with local students at Susan B. English. There was also time to walk on the Otterbaun and take a spin around the bay on the "Anthroplogist"..
Rachel Sage Sept 14 Pianist
update: GREAT CONCERT see photos!!!
"What if I woke up tomorrow and I couldn't love / the truth is that is something I am petrified of / but maybe I'd be relieved to find out / that grieving is what love's about" (Rachael Sage, from the song CHANDELIER)
Multi award-winning New York songwriter Rachael Sage has penned quirky, melodic pop songs since she was old enough to reach the piano keys. Over the course of her career, she has steadily built a loyal grassroots fanbase with a rigorous international tour schedule, performing in inventive configurations featuring Wurlitzer, drums, trumpet and string quartet. Like her musical idol Elvis Costello, she's endlessly fascinated with the crafts of songwriting and arrangement, and counts Buddy Holly, The Beatles, David Bowie and perhaps most surprisingly, John Lee Hooker among her biggest inspirations
Her latest self-produced disc, CHANDELIER, was recorded by longtime collaborator John Shyloski, mixed by Grammy® Winner Kevin Killen (Elvis Costello, U2), and contains 13 tracks of what Performing Songwriter calls "engaging pop arrangements and gripping melodies." A musically eclectic affair, the album covers a myriad of emotions, but always comes back to one central theme: fragility.
.Sage, a former dancer who performed with The New York City Ballet in her teens, also designed the album artwork for CHANDELIER, which features a drawing by an intern at her label MPress Records. She was photographed in a dress designed by an East Village neighbor, where she’s lived for over a decade. “I really enjoy finding fellow artists in the City who are still in that place where the idea of reaching a new audience for their work – however large or small – is what gets them out of bed in the morning…basically, it’s the reason I still live here and probably always will.”
Eager to nurture aspiring musicians and make a positive impact through music, Sage launched her first philanthropic endeavor in 2006 with the NEW ARRIVALS compilation series. Each volume in the series gives a voice to up-andcoming independent songwriters as well as more established guest artists such as Melissa Ferrick and Jill Sobule, while supporting a humanitarian cause; proceeds from Volume 1 (2006) benefited Gulf Coast Relief, Volume 2 (2007) supports World Hunger Year and Volume 3 (due in September 2008 on MPress Records) will raise funds and create awareness for NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association).
CHANDELIER will be available nationwide June 10, 2008. For an updated tour schedule and Rachael's complete discography, visit www.rachaelsage.com
