Small Potatoes
Part of the Song Tree Concert Series.
When: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: Live Oak Unitarian, 820 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta
Cost: $15
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Music (other)
Description:
Nineteen years ago, Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso, the Chicago-area duo known as Small Potatoes, decided to hit the road. “In one year, we quit our jobs, bought a house, bought a car, and became full-time folk singers – not exactly the greatest combination, financially speaking, or what most people would call a sound business model. We didn’t throw darts at a map, but we might as well have.” They might not have had the best plan, but what they did have were great songs and musicianship, and the ability to put on a show. Eighteen years, more than a million miles, 3,000 shows, and five Dodge Caravans later, they are listed as a “favorite act” by many coffeehouses, clubs and house concerts across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Festival, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival … not to mention several stops at the Song Tree Concert Series.
From the start, they’ve called themselves eclecto-maniacs and described their music as “Celtic to Cowboy.” They say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings, “Alive!,” “Waltz of the Wallflowers,” “Time Flies” and “Raw” demonstrate that “indecision” can be wonderfully entertaining. They both sing, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel.
Phone: 805-403-2639
Event posted Sept. 7, 2012
Last updated Sept. 17, 2012
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