CANCELLED: Richard Shindell Live at The New Hope Winery
November 13, 2020
8:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Originally from New York, now dividing his time between Buenos Aires, Argentina and New York's Hudson Valley, Richard Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. From his first record, Sparrow's Point (1992) to his current release, Careless (September 2016), Shindell has explored the possibilities offered by this most elastic and variable of cultural confections: the song.
The path that led him to songwriting was both circuitous and direct. Taking up the guitar at the age of eight, he listened but imagined that composing a song was out of the question.
After college and a nine month stint in a Zen Buddhist community in Upstate New York, he headed to Europe with his guitar, finding something not approaching a livelihood performing in the Paris Metro, where he discovered "I loved the acoustics in those tunnels, but only when they were empty."
Upon running out of money he entered Union Theological Seminary, where the celestial acoustics of the chapel inspired his first "keeper" composition: On a Sea of Fleur de Lis. Ostensibly a paean to the Virgin Mary, the song marked his rupture from the church and the beginning of his creative life. Its underlying themes - immanence and transcendence, human love and divine love, the particular and the general - have continued to resonate through subsequent work, right up to the present. In many ways, his new album Careless, represents a further exploration of those ideas.
Joining the songwriter scene in New York City led to a deal with Shanachie Records for Shindell's first three albums: Sparrows Point (1992), Blue Divide (1994), and Reunion Hill (1997). The latter, produced by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell, won the AFIM (NAIRD) award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 1998. Its title track was covered by Joan Baez on her 1997 release, Gone From Danger. In 1998, Shindell joined forces with his friends Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky to make CryCryCry (Razor and Tie), a collection of covers. The group toured in support of this highly acclaimed album, leaving audiences spellbound by their gorgeous three-part harmonies.
FAQs
Can I pick my own seat?
You can pick by seat or the best available seat. Once seats are purchased, we cannot change them so please choose carefully and check your shopping cart before making the purchase.
Do we have a table or assigned seats to this show?
All of our seating is Cabaret Style seating, all tables are 4 person tables. We will not push the tables together for the show.
Can I bring in my own food and drink?
No, we do not allow outside food or drink. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase in the venue. Security guards at the door will ask to check purses and pockets before you enter the venue, this is also a safety precaution for all of our guests.
Do you serve dinner during the show?
No, we do not have table service or dinner service during the show. We have a small bar in the left hand corner of the venue where you may purchase wine, beer, cocktails, and snacks. If you would like to have dinner before the show please call our restaurant, The Pour House at the New Hope Winery, at 215-794-2331. We recommend reservations for dinner no later than 6:30 for our Tuesday-Saturday shows, and 4:30 for our earlier Sunday shows.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
Our minimum age requirement for shows is 8 or older.
What's the refund policy?
We do not offer refunds for shows, unless the show is cancelled or rescheduled.
The path that led him to songwriting was both circuitous and direct. Taking up the guitar at the age of eight, he listened but imagined that composing a song was out of the question.
After college and a nine month stint in a Zen Buddhist community in Upstate New York, he headed to Europe with his guitar, finding something not approaching a livelihood performing in the Paris Metro, where he discovered "I loved the acoustics in those tunnels, but only when they were empty."
Upon running out of money he entered Union Theological Seminary, where the celestial acoustics of the chapel inspired his first "keeper" composition: On a Sea of Fleur de Lis. Ostensibly a paean to the Virgin Mary, the song marked his rupture from the church and the beginning of his creative life. Its underlying themes - immanence and transcendence, human love and divine love, the particular and the general - have continued to resonate through subsequent work, right up to the present. In many ways, his new album Careless, represents a further exploration of those ideas.
Joining the songwriter scene in New York City led to a deal with Shanachie Records for Shindell's first three albums: Sparrows Point (1992), Blue Divide (1994), and Reunion Hill (1997). The latter, produced by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell, won the AFIM (NAIRD) award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 1998. Its title track was covered by Joan Baez on her 1997 release, Gone From Danger. In 1998, Shindell joined forces with his friends Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky to make CryCryCry (Razor and Tie), a collection of covers. The group toured in support of this highly acclaimed album, leaving audiences spellbound by their gorgeous three-part harmonies.
FAQs
Can I pick my own seat?
You can pick by seat or the best available seat. Once seats are purchased, we cannot change them so please choose carefully and check your shopping cart before making the purchase.
Do we have a table or assigned seats to this show?
All of our seating is Cabaret Style seating, all tables are 4 person tables. We will not push the tables together for the show.
Can I bring in my own food and drink?
No, we do not allow outside food or drink. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase in the venue. Security guards at the door will ask to check purses and pockets before you enter the venue, this is also a safety precaution for all of our guests.
Do you serve dinner during the show?
No, we do not have table service or dinner service during the show. We have a small bar in the left hand corner of the venue where you may purchase wine, beer, cocktails, and snacks. If you would like to have dinner before the show please call our restaurant, The Pour House at the New Hope Winery, at 215-794-2331. We recommend reservations for dinner no later than 6:30 for our Tuesday-Saturday shows, and 4:30 for our earlier Sunday shows.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
Our minimum age requirement for shows is 8 or older.
What's the refund policy?
We do not offer refunds for shows, unless the show is cancelled or rescheduled.
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