Remembering Utah Phillips
This concert will focus on the life, music and work of Bruce “Utah” Phillips, whose birthday is May 15. Phillips was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet, sometime resident of Saratoga Springs and a regular at Caffe Lena. He was also the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest. Phillips died in 2008, but his work is carried on through like-minded singer-songwriters like Mann, whose upcoming solo album is “Songs for Jules and Bruce.”
Doors open at 7 PM, music starts at 7:30. Call (518) 861-5627 for more info.
Suggested donation: $5 – $10, all welcome. All proceeds go to benefit the Long Memory Project.
Bruce’s career started at Caffe Lena. He’s real family there. He’s also the first person I saw perform there when I was still in high school, the weekend they were recording “Moose Turd Pie.” I’ll always think of him as a teacher as much as an entertainer.