Our September SJARMS meeting is coming up soon: we are thrilled to be hosting The Bob Andrews Trio (Peter Hagen on bass, Dave Sherman on guitar and Bob Andrews on guitar and harmonica) on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 7 pm at the Medford Memorial Community Center, 21 South Main Street, Medford.
Parking is behind the Center in the gravel area at the back. Please access the Center by the back entrance (where the porch is)
Doors open at about 6:45 pm. We will do our best to start at 7 pm so we have plenty of time to hear Bob and his trio and have time to jam afterward.
If you are not already a member of SJARMS and want to to come on September 10th there is a $10 guest fee. If you want to join SJARMS you can do so at the meeting, or you can join online by going on the www.sjarms.com
We have Lou and Jim Connell scheduled for October, 2018.
Jane Rothfield will be performing for us in November, 2018.
Hope to see you there on September 10th!
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT BOB ANDREWS:
“ Bob Andrews is a talented songwriter with a captivating stage presence. It’s great to hear his songs. They are wonderfully clever, well constructed and a joy to listen to. He’s one of those writers whose songs will be picked up by groups all over the country.”
Dick Pleasants, 91.9 FM WUMB Boston
“It’s not just Bob’s songs – they’re well crafted and written from the heart for sure. But there’s more…it’s the delivery that carries the music. Bob’s voice and instrumentation bring a powerful emotional element to the listener. Whether on the back porch or concert hall, Bob will touch you with the depth of his compelling songs. Each tells a story, and each will draw you in.”
David Broida, presenter, Concerts Under the Stars, King of Prussia, PA
“ Another powerful voice has been added to the acoustic music fray. Bob Andrews writes songs that speak to the universal experience of living in the late twentieth and early twenty first century. He has the eloquence of Bob Franke, the evocative imagery of Dave Mallet, and the soul of Pete Seeger. We’ll be singing Bob’s music for a long time.”
Tom Rowe, Schooner Fare
“ Bob Andrews has a wonderful gift for painting a lyrical landscape that leads us right to the heart of whatever emotional situation he wishes to explore. His work is focused and tightly woven….hearing his songs for the first time made me want to go back and hear them again and again.”
Eric Behr, Boston based singer/songwriter
“ In Bob’s song there is a complexity, a subtlety and refinement that only comes with time and careful attention.”
Joe Bretschneider, Mainstage Center for the Arts
“ Bob draws his audience in like a magnet. He delights the heart without being sentimental; they have an edge without being callous. He’s a great new talent…”
Margo Hennebach, Mad Agnes
“ Like a writer of great short stories, Bob Andrews excels in telling moving stories in taut detail. His craftsmanship as a songwriter is impeccable; if his songs were hospital beds, you could bounce a quarter off of each of them. Bob Andrews’ songs are fresh, surprising and yet maintain an immediate familiarity. I can still hear the chorus to Lovers in Love even though it’s been sometime since I heard it. I’m a songwriter, and pride myself on being a good one, but Bob’s songs make me say, Damn, I wish I wrote that.”
Butch Ross, dulcimer/ singer-songwriter, Chattanoga, TN
“ Sometimes artists are terrific performers and sometimes they’re wonderful storytellers. In Bob Andrews you have the perfect marriage. His manner will delight you. His songs will move you. Memories, love, loss and happiness all combining to celebrate life; all performed with the ease of one who cares. After hearing Bob’s work, you will too. “
Richard Kushinsky, President, Ocean County Artist Guild, Island Heights, NJ
“Bob Andrews and his trio played for the Folk Project Acoustic Getaway and we became absolute fans. He is a gifted performer who delivered a dynamic set that our audience loved, loved, loved. His core material consists of insightful originals, delivered with an integrity and polish that we rarely find outside of national touring acts. It’s a gift to find such rare and precious talent in our backyard. A great performance is like a great song. It takes you on an exciting journey and you wind up in a new place when it’s over. Bob and his trio does that. His music transported all of us. They got a well-deserved standing ovation.”
Mark Schaffer, Co-chair The Folk Project Acoustic Getaway
