Blues Americana Concert with Grammy Nominee Guy Davis
EC-CHAP Acoustic Series: Guy Davis (Blues / Americana)
Doors open 6:30pm / Event starts 7:30pm
Tickets: $30 in advance online or $35 cash at the door
You're welcome to "BYOB & Food" to the venue
It’s an honor to have two-time Grammy Nominee Guy Davis on The Packing House stage! In addition to his Blues vocals and memorable stories, this accomplished multi-instrumentalist will be hailing 6 & 12 string guitar, harmonica, 5 & 6 string banjo, didgeridoo. Join us for an intimate experience to remember!
Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address, the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is pronounced through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World”, and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket”. His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep, and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music, meant to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking.
Guy won “Keeping The Blues Alive” Award, and was nominated by The Blues Foundation for Best Acoustic Album of the Year, Best Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Best Instrumentalist. In fact, he's been nominated nearly two dozen times by the Blues Foundation.
Among hundreds of newspaper appearances, he's also been featured in articles or reviews by New York Times, Village Voice, Boston Globe, Blues Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Association For Independent Music, and more. When asked about his experience as a performer, Guy has replied, “There is no tale so tall that I cannot tell it, nor song so sweet that I cannot sing it.”
Join us for an evening of original works by this Grammy Nominated Blues artist! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP).
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" special!
For more information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit: https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/02/15-acoustic-artist-series-guy-davis
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2727940-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2727940-2
