Mad Agnes to play at Open Book Coffeehouse April 16
By Canton CitizenMad Agnes returns to the Open Book Coffeehouse by popular demand on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students.
Mad Agnes is not one person, but three, and they’re mad in only the most inventive way. Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders stir up elements of classical and folk, cross singer/songwriter poignancy with street-theatre smarts, and infuse it all with courageous harmonies, complex counterpoint and rich storytelling in a powerful live performance. Their lyrics are intelligent, their delivery warm and insightful. Not surprisingly, each has arrived at the trio from a long list of solo accomplishments.
Their appearance at the coffeehouse in the fall of 2009 was so well received by the enthusiastic audience that coffeehouse coordinator Emily Prigot heard from many attendees begging her to bring them back. When Prigot arranged for Mad Agnes’ return, she found that this will be their last tour as a group, making this Canton’s last chance to catch this group in person.
The music of classically trained Hennebach has been described as “contemporary and timeless” by the Star Gazette and “captivating” by Sing Out Magazine. A finalist in songwriting competitions, including Kerrville and Napa Valley, Hennebach has a BM in piano from Oberlin Conservatory and a master’s degree in music therapy from the Guildhall School of Music in London, and is a Feldenkrais practitioner.
Jones is a self-taught fingerstyle and rhythm guitarist and bassist, a finalist in four national songwriting competitions, a member of Actors Equity Association, and a Reiki practitioner. Mad Agnes also features Hartford Conservatory graduate Saunders on vocals, acoustic, electric, National steel and bass guitars.
Together, this group will thoroughly delight and entertain you with contemporary singer-songwriter material with influences of classical, Celtic, folk/rock, PDQ Bach, and a touch of street theatre. Their lyrics, vocal intricacies and instrument prowess make their music “music for thinking people.”
As Linda J. Morris of Dirty Linen said, “Their music is at once intricate, precise, mesmerizing, whimsical, eclectically intellectual … but, above all, utterly human. With warmth and humor, they envelop the listeners, inviting them to share in the moment.”
For more about Mad Agnes, go to www.madagnes.com.
Enjoy the relaxing, warm atmosphere of friendly people, good music, hot coffee and homebaked goodies. Tickets are available at the door only and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located in the community room of the Canton Public Library. Parking is to the left when facing the library from Washington Street. Enter by the “Special Events” door to the left of the columns, midway into the parking area.
The doors open at 6:45 and the music starts at 7:30. For more information, visit the Open Book Coffeehouse website at www.town.canton.ma.us/library/coffeehouse, send an email to openbookcoffeehouse@verizon.net, visit the Friends of the Canton Public Library on Facebook, or call 617-922-2551.
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on Apr 7 2011. Filed under News.
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