EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: Twice Around with Curtis Brand (Folk)
Tickets $20.00 in Advance (ONLINE) / $25.00 Cash Only at the Door
50% Capacity | Socially Distanced Tables | Masks Required
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After three years (almost to the day), CT based acoustic duo, Twice Around return to kick-off our Grand Reopening event at The Packing House! Luisa and Frank will be joined by local singer/songwriter Curtis Brand.
TWICE AROUND is an acoustic duo equipped with a couple of guitars, their voices and a grand love of music. Their self-crafted songs tell stories of the heart (sometimes broken, sometimes full) and walking your own path. Longtime friends Frank Veres and Luisa Tanno have been making music together since 1996. They started in a 10-piece Funk band, then in a harmonious trio that eventually became a duo. Much of their music-making has been in Frank’s basement recording studio where they tinker and play to their heart’s content revealing their efforts onstage and in three full length CDs of original music.
They may be considered a modern, yet semi-throwback duo with a sound that could be classified as singer/songwriter with an essence of Pop and Melancholy. The foundation of their music is acoustic guitar and vocals; often with harmonies and guitar interplay, sometimes just one guitar and one voice, raw and rich. Their latest CD "Here Before" features 12 original songs that explore the ups and downs of all matters of the heart with an optimistic perspective. We’ve all been “Here Before”. They play original music along with a selection of familiar and unexpected covers.
Over the decades they have gone through cycles of performing every weekend and cycles of performing a few times a year, but never have they been away from audiences, and each other, for this long. Like all of us, they’ve missed the singular connection that happens when sharing the experience of live music, especially in true listening spaces such as The Packing House. An evening with them includes original music, stories in between songs and a real affection for their audience. You can get a preview of their music by visiting the listening page of their website: https://twice-around.net/listen-buy.
CURTIS BRAND traces his musical roots back to the Weavers and Josh White, with more contemporary influences from Harry Chapin, Jim Croce, Kris Kristofferson and Willy Nelson. Curtis freely admits that the core of his music is the words. Curtis would say, “The words have a rhythm of their own”, and the creative task he undertakes is to tell a story in which the rhythm of the words and the rhythm of the music match. When you hear Curtis for the first time, you won’t recognize most of the songs. While he will occasionally do a cover of a song by Woody Guthrie or Willie Nelson, most of his performance songs are his own creations which explore the joys, challenges, and side effects of life. Curtis views his music as an extension of his life's work, helping people he meets by sharing the stories of real people and their time on the planet. “I think that’s what Woody was doing,” he says, “and that’s a pretty good example to follow.”
A review of his music by Susan Price Dziedzic noted “Spending an evening with singer/songwriter/storyteller Curtis Brand leaves one with that peaceful, easy feeling of a barefoot summer’s evening; of relaxing on the back porch in a pair of faded old jeans, favorite beverage in hand, surrounded by best friends. His music, his stories, and even the essence of the man himself, just put folks into a state of laid-back easiness.”
Join us for an evening of original music with Twice Around! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP). Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm. Tickets $20.00 in advance online / $25.00 at the door. 20% Discount at Door for EC-CHAP Members.
Soft drinks and snacks available. "BYOB&F" - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House (or WP Too) for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza! Click here for secret recipe.
For information and table reservations, please call 518-791-9474.
All proceeds from this concert go to support EC-CHAP.