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Songwriter/Singer Maia Sharp Returns to the Depot
Saturday June 2 promises to be an exceptionally special night in Garrison. One of the biggest names to grace the Philipstown Depot stage, songwriter/singer, Maia Sharp returns to the Depot Theatre at 8pm. Billboard magazine says, " Sharp wields her crisp, alluring choruses like a temptress; listeners will surely be ensnared.
A multi-instrumentalist with a particular flair for moody sax wails, Sharp pens vivid character sketches about desperate, no-win trysts, and the impossible nature of love." Last spring Maia thrilled a sold out Depot Theatre audience with songs from her CD, Fine Upstanding Citizen. Keeping up with a heavy touring schedule as opener for Bonnie Raitt, however, didn't stop her from recording her current EP, Eve and the Red Delicious. It's that relentless drive that led Sharp to record this acoustic album with 5 new songs and 2 new versions of fan favorites from previous albums ( Hardly Glamour Ark 21 Records, 1998 and 2005's Fine Upstanding Citizen on KOCH).
Eve & The Red Delicious (taken from a line from the impossibly hooky "Whole Flat World") was done as a duo with bass player Darren Embry. The album features Sharp on guitars, Rhodes, piano, saxophone (her first instrument) and percussion performing songs she wrote alone or co-wrote with, among others, acclaimed Americana songbird Kim Richey, Timbuk 3's Pat MacDonald and Bonnie Raitt collaborator David Batteau. Maia's songs clearly reveal places in the human spirit that are left untouched by all but a few artists of any discipline. "She has the voice, the heart and the soul of a great artist". (quote from Bob Hughs - Owner/GM KPRI, San Diego). "There is a string attached to Maia Sharp's voice. And when she sings, you find that the other end is attached to your gut. Her voice is lush and sensual and the emotions she articulates resonate with the small feelings we have that sometimes are hard to face..there is an edge to her songs, but also a softness...she is lyrical and conversational at the same time. Her CD was the only one in my machine for a month. - Kathy Mattea
The Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist has seen about two dozen of her songs recorded by artists that run the genre gamut, from chart-topping pop acts to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers including Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, Art Garfunkel, Edwin McCain, The Dixie Chicks, Paul Carrack, Cher, and Mindy Smith to name a few.
Catch Maia at the Depot Theatre Saturday June 2 at 8pm. Reserve early by calling 424- 3900. Tickets are $20. Thank you to RBC Dain Rauscher for sponsoring this music tracks event. Look for their next music event, Red Molly, coming June 14 at 7:30pm.
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