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Description
Join us for a wonderful night of folk music by one of the finest folksingers performing today. From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. His rich multifaceted songs full of depth, beauty and emotion gained increasing attention from critics and audiences across the country, as well as in Europe where his tours led him through Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Switzerland and Germany. He also started sharing tours with many notable friends—Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter among them. All this brought his music to an ever-widening audience.
Brian D'Ambrosio of the Boston Globe writes, "With a tangle of songs that emotionally connect us all and leave a tender trace, John Gorka stimulates the cerebrum, keeps our smiles agile and fit and reconnects us with what really matters most in music: honesty. His atmosphere allows for the listener to feel his individualized attention, his lyrical tenderness, his care for the guitar and his true presence. "The one instrument approach and the variety of music I play even calms me down," says Gorka. "I see my music as a refuge. I see it as a place where people can relax, take in the lyrics and I see it as a way for me to share that refuge.""
Date & Time
Sat, Apr 6, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue Details
The Universalist Church of West Hartford
433 Fern StreetWest Hartford, Connecticut 06107
