John Flynn
Saturday, November 1 at 7:30 pm
John Flynn
John Flynn is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. His career has embodied an authentic troubadour odyssey that moved legendary folk DJ Gene Shay to call Flynn "the most quintessential folk singer in my life", and Deana McCloud, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma to write, "John Flynn is the real deal. His work follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, and other social justice troubadours as he speaks the truth and gives a voice to society's disenfranchised. His work fills your heart and opens your eyes as he continues to walk the walk of a true advocate for equality, justice, and peace."
“You want a bad ass folk cat who tears off pieces of his soul, rhymes them and lays lyrics that bleed on melodies that even poet angels smoking cigarettes in the alleys of seventh heaven envy and soulful little demons hanging around Detroit recording studios all wishing they could sing like him? Well then, John Flynn is your man.”
— ray wylie hubbard
John Flynn is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. His career has embodied an authentic troubadour odyssey that moved legendary folk DJ Gene Shay to call Flynn "the most quintessential folk singer in my life", and Deana McCloud, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma to write, "John Flynn is the real deal. His work follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, and other social justice troubadours as he speaks the truth and gives a voice to society's disenfranchised. His work fills your heart and opens your eyes as he continues to walk the walk of a true advocate for equality, justice, and peace."
“You want a bad ass folk cat who tears off pieces of his soul, rhymes them and lays lyrics that bleed on melodies that even poet angels smoking cigarettes in the alleys of seventh heaven envy and soulful little demons hanging around Detroit recording studios all wishing they could sing like him? Well then, John Flynn is your man.”
— ray wylie hubbard
Son Henry
Son Henry is an award-winning singer/songwriter and lap steel guitarist based in New York State. If Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Prine, and Robert Johnson met in a bar and decided to have a monster jam, you’d get a sound like Son Henry's. His raw and melodic storytelling style reflects his love of Roots, Blues, and Vintage Country music. Son sings and performs original music on the guitar, lap steel, dobro, and slide guitar. He has multiple projects including solo, duo, and as a lead in multiple bands with long-term collaborators in the UK, US, and Eastern Europe.
Over his 30-year career, his style has evolved from pure Blues to Country Blues, to a more nuanced combination of Roots, Blues, folk, and Americana. He has received two British Blues Awards, released six albums, and has played in multiple venues and festivals across the US and Europe.
“A Son Henry gig is a taste of Texas, a little bit of Alaska. Solo, he plays a with an acute feel for the rhythms and anger of the delta, in turns subtle and ferocious, hollering and stomping in time with the eerie call of the bottleneck, on the strings of his beat-up ’32 National. How does this translate to a three-piece electric band? It’s a totally different, yet still completely authentic vibe: Roadhouse USA, coming to a town near you.” — Blues Matters! Magazine
Son Henry is an award-winning singer/songwriter and lap steel guitarist based in New York State. If Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Prine, and Robert Johnson met in a bar and decided to have a monster jam, you’d get a sound like Son Henry's. His raw and melodic storytelling style reflects his love of Roots, Blues, and Vintage Country music. Son sings and performs original music on the guitar, lap steel, dobro, and slide guitar. He has multiple projects including solo, duo, and as a lead in multiple bands with long-term collaborators in the UK, US, and Eastern Europe.
Over his 30-year career, his style has evolved from pure Blues to Country Blues, to a more nuanced combination of Roots, Blues, folk, and Americana. He has received two British Blues Awards, released six albums, and has played in multiple venues and festivals across the US and Europe.
“A Son Henry gig is a taste of Texas, a little bit of Alaska. Solo, he plays a with an acute feel for the rhythms and anger of the delta, in turns subtle and ferocious, hollering and stomping in time with the eerie call of the bottleneck, on the strings of his beat-up ’32 National. How does this translate to a three-piece electric band? It’s a totally different, yet still completely authentic vibe: Roadhouse USA, coming to a town near you.” — Blues Matters! Magazine