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Grammy Nominee Steve Forbert in One Man Show at McCoole's Arts & Events Place

American
songwriter Steve Forbert will bring his pure Americana storytelling music to
the intimate 200-seat theater at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place for a single
performance on February 22, 2014. The event is sponsored by Parlor Concerts at
McCoole’s, St. Luke’s University Health Network Quakertown and Capital Wine and
Spirits.



Forbert,
often compared to the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen,
crafts songs based on the road and the changing landscape that defines America.
As a young man from Meridian, Mississippi, Steve traveled to New York City
and played guitar for spare change in Grand Central Station. He vaulted to
international prominence with a folk-rock hit, “Romeo’s Tune,” during a time
when rootsy rock was fading out and the Ramones, Talking Heads and other New
Wave and punk acts were moving in to the public consciousness. “Those styles
didn’t really synch with my musical approach,” reflects Forbert. Still, critics
raved about Forbert’s poetic lyrics and engaging melodies, and the crowds at
CBGB’s club in New York accepted him alongside those acts. “I’ve never been
interested in changing what I do to fit emerging trends,” Forbert observes.
“Looking back on it, I was helping to keep a particular American songwriting tradition
alive at a time when it wasn’t in the spotlight.”



 

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After his
first two records came a plethora of well-crafted, unforgettable songs on such
albums as Little Stevie Orbit, Streets of This Town, The American in Me,
Mission of the Crossroad Palms and Evergreen Boy. His tribute to
Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004. His
most recent album, Over With You, was released on Sept. 11, 2012 on Blue Corn
Music.



 

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Parlor Concerts at
McCoole’s began hosting performances at the theater in June 2013. It provides a
unique setting for performers to be near their most devoted fans, with clear
views and optimum sound reinforcement. For tickets and more information visit www.mccoolesconcerts.com, phone 484-358-3868 or write info@mccoolesconcerts.com. The theater is located
inside McCoole’s Arts & Events Place at 10 S. Main Street in Quakertown.
Parlor Concerts and McCoole’s Red Lion Inn are separate businesses
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