Welcome to Baldwin's Station

Concert Series:

Celebrate 2008 at Baldwin's Station

October | November | December

All shows start at 8:00 PM, unless otherwise noted.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. $2.00 service charge per ticket on all credit card orders and $1.00 per ticket on cash or checks. Due to limited seating, advance tickets are recommended. Sorry, we do not accept unpaid reservations. The concert room opens for seating at 6:30pm. Due to the nature of this business, shows are subject to change. Please call to confirm, 410-795-1041.

Donations are now being accepted for theEric Lowen Trust.
ericlowentrust@lownav.com

     PIERCE PETTIS

Thursday, October 16th

Tickets $20.00

CD Release

"That Kind of Love"

“Pierce Pettis doesn’t write mere songs, he writes literature...End to end the songwriting is brilliant...Pierce Pettis albums are events in my listening. His writing just gets better all the time and his singing is marvelous, wry and warm..."

Sing Out!

Pierce Pettis, adored by both critics and public alike, is one of this generation's most masterful songwriters. His music is distinguished by his uncanny ability to capture universals in human experience by drawing on the humor and trials in daily life. Pettis' music can simultaneously pull on our hearts and keep us laughing. The beautiful harmonies, inventive yet subtle percussion, strong guitar, and Pierce's rich vocals are a constant throughout his body of work. Pierce Pettis has performed in all 48 continental states as well as in Canada and Europe, appeared nine times on American Public Radio's Mountain Stage, been featured on National Public Radio's E-town, Morning Edition and World Cafe ... appeared on VH-1, CBS News, and the Nashville Network. Duing his long career Pettis has been a writer at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, recorded for Fast Folk Musical Magazine in New York, won the prestigious New Folk competition for songwriting at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and was a staff songwriter at Polygram and Universal Music Publishing in Nashville. He has received numerous songwriting awards including a 1999 Country Music Award from ASCAP for “You Move Me” --co-written with Gordon Kennedy and recorded by Garth Brooks on his album, Sevens. Pierce will be releasing his latest and 9th CD “That Kind of Love,” on Compass Records, tonight at this show.   Recorded live, his first new album in four years, Pierce said it has less production then some of his previous CD’s (.... “more stripped down..,”). Appearing on “That Kind of Love” with Pierce is Kenny Malone, (percussion/drums) Stuart Duncan, (fiddle), Andrea Zonn, from James Taylor’s band, (vocals, fiddle) and Phil Maderia, (keyboards) plus others. With the release of “That Kind of Love” Pierce Pettis rejoined by “State of Grace” producer Garry West. www.piercepettis.com

What a great way to begin your HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

JAMES LEE STANLEY




Thursday, October 30th

Tickets $17.00

“His masterful guitar playing and his wide vocal range … won over the audience.”

Milwaukee Sentinel

     It is only a long-lived singer-songwriter career that lets James Lee Stanley unite the unpredictable creative turns and the eclectic elements that make up his world. His remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create songs, each recorded with a finely crafted guitar orchestration’s that enhance the lyrics. But a whole new dimension is added when James Lee performs live. These incredible songs, coupled with his outrageously hilarious repartee, make for an evening of hilarity and tenderness and one of the most entertaining concerts on the circuit. He has been hailed as one of the few all time greats and undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters. Fi Magazine listed his Freelance Human Being CD as “one of the finest recordings of 1998 and one of the Top 200 Recordings of all time.” James Lee Stanley, the true renaissance man, was born in Philadelphia, PA, and has been recording and performing since he was fourteen. He has toured consistently since he returned from the USAF (as a Chinese linguist) and has performed up to three hundred dates a year since then, with such diverse acts as Bonnie Raitt, Robin Williams, Nicolette Larson and Bill Cosby. Steven Wright chose James Lee as his opening act for three years in a row, a testament to his professionalism and talent. www.jamesleestanley.com

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION

Sunday, November 9th

Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets $18.00

   “Authentic.” “Timeless.” “Harmonious.” “Exhilarating.” Any or all of these adjectives could describe the folk-rock sound created by Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. The musical richness and psychological depth of their initial collaboration, the fittingly titled “Exploration,” is irrefutable proof that the disarming granddaughter of Woody/daughter of Arlo and the prodigious South Carolinian quite naturally bring out the best in each other.
   Sarah Lee was two years old when she made her singing debut as part of a children’s chorus on Arlo’s 1981 album, “Power of Love.” After graduating from high school in 1997, Sarah Lee agreed to tour-manage her father, who was emceing the Further Festival, on which members of the Grateful Dead were joined by the Black Crowes. She got on so well with the Crowes and Chris Robinson that, when the tour ended, she made what proved to be a life-altering decision and moved to L.A.
   Johnny Irion came out of the vibrant Carolina indie-rock scene of the early ’90s, first as a member of Queen Sarah Saturday and later with Dillon Fence. He, too, got friendly with Robinson while Dillon Fence was on the road with the Crowes. Robinson convinced Irion to come out to L.A. and join Freight Train, a band he was producing. That was in the fall of ’97, just after Sarah Lee arrived in town. Whether by serendipity or cosmic intervention, the two were on a collision course; they met at an L.A. club and began dating a week later. Their relationship was musical as well as romantic. Johnny provided melodies for Sarah Lee’s Dylan-influenced poetry and played guitar while she sang. One night he handed her an acoustic guitart and taught her a couple of basic chords. As she strummed, he started playing licks over the top, “so that it sounded kinda good . . . ,” Sarah Lee recalls. Noticing a growing smile on her face as she plucked the strings, Johnny said to her, “It’s fun, huh?” It was then that Sarah Lee realized she’d discovered her true calling.
   Two years later they simultaneously released solo albums on Arlo’s Rising Son label. In addition to touring with Arlo the couple set out on the road together on their own, in 2001, they’ve averaged 180 shows a year. Sarah Lee and Johnny make an exhilarating kind of modern folk-rock music that is timeless and natural.

www.sarahleeandjohnny.com

BROOKS WILLIAMS

Thursday, November 13th

Tickets $20.00

With bluesy finger-picking, soaring bottleneck slide, and swinging flat-picking, Brooks Williams’ music is rooted in the blues and is as fresh and original as any music you are likely to hear. His unique combination of traditional and original music inspired Dirty Linen magazine to call Brooks Williams one of "America's musical treasures." His guitar skills won him a place on the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists list, in company with the likes of Michael Hedges, Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, Doc Watson, and David Bromberg, to name a few. A Statesboro, Georgia native, ( the town made famous by Blind Willie McTell in his song Statesboro Blues) Brooks began playing guitar at age 10. In the years following Brooks taught himself to play by listening to recordings by the likes of Eric Clapton, Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Raitt, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal. But it wasn’t until he moved to Boston, Massachusetts in his late teens that Williams put it all together. In Boston, Williams first heard roots and blues music on the radio and started to go to shows in the city’s many acoustic music clubs. Inspired by what he was seeing and hearing Williams began to perform on his own. He played loud, smoky bars on the weeknights and quiet coffee houses on the weekends and very quickly developed a loyal following eager for his innovative acoustic guitar playing and buttery soulful voice. For more than twenty years he has toured throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. He’s played all the big festivals – Newport, Belfast, Winnipeg, Trowbridge – and all the acoustic music rooms – Iron Horse, Freight & Salvage, The Borderline, The Rotterdam. This past May 2008 he spent a week performing in Istanbul, Turkey.
Brooks Williams is as diverse and versatile a musician as you are likely to encounter. It is pleasantly difficult to pin him down. He’s a guitarist, a songwriter, and an interpreter; he is a frontman, a sideman, he works solo or in a band - and he is quite simply one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today. From coast-to-coast, country-to-country, Williams and his guitars roll and tumble like nobody’s business.
Over the years Brooks Williams has recorded 16 CDs for labels like Green Linnet Records, Signature Sounds, Red Guitar Blue Music and Solid Air Records. In addition BROOKS' GUITAR INSTRUCTIONAL DVD IS HERE “GUITAR GROOVE.” It will be for sale at this show. Another wonderful gift for the young guitarist in your house. www.brookswilliams.com

MAC WALTER

CD RELEASE CONCERT

Thursday, December 4th

Tickets $16.00

HARD TRAVELERS

SPECIAL SUNDAY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Hard Travelers

Sunday, December 7th

Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets $22.00

CONNEMARA

Join us for this Holiday Tradition!

Connemara

Thursday, December 18th

Tickets $20.00

Reserve your tickets early - this is always a sell-out!

—LOOKING AHEAD—

OCTOBER (16) Pierce Pettis, tickets are $20

OCTOBER (30) James Lee Stanley, tickets are $17

NOVEMBER (9) Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, tickets are $18, 7:30pm start time

NOVEMBER (13) Brooks Williams, tickets are $20

DECEMBER (4) Mac Walter CD Release Concert, tickets are $16

DECEMBER (7) Hard Travelers - Special Sunday Christmas Concert, 7:30pm start time Tickets are $22

DECEMBER (18) Connemara Christmas - JOIN US FOR THIS HOLIDAY TRADITION! Tickets are $20

More shows being added all the time - www.uptownconcerts.com

NO FLASH CAMERA, VIDEO, OR AUDIO RECORDING PERMITTED.
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. $2.00 SERVICE CHARGE PER TICKET ON ALL CREDIT CARD ORDERS AND $1.00 PER TICKET ON CASH OR CHECKS. Due to limited seating advance tickets are recommended. Sorry, we do NOT accept unpaid reservations. The concert room opens for seating and dining at 6:30 P.M. Due to the nature of this business shows are subject to change. Please call Baldwin’s to confirm, 410-795-1041.

The music at Baldwin’s Station is brought to you by Uptown Concerts, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the NorthAmerican Folk Alliance and dedicated to the preservation and promotion of folk and traditional music. Neither Baldwin’s Station, nor Joyce R. Sica earn any profits from the music presented by Uptown Concerts at Baldwin’s Station. Your tax deductible donations are very needed. Please mail your donation to Uptown Concerts, PO Box 1503, Randallstown, MD 21133, thank you. Joyce R. Sica 410-922-5210.uptownconcerts@aol.com -- www.uptownconcerts.com

ROBIN HOOD

Here he comes to save the day! It's that woodland avenger, Robin Hood, and his band of merry men. Watch as Robin pillages the purses of Prince John, and wins the heart of the fair princess, Maid Marian.