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MEDIA ADVISORY
Mayor William
J. Holtzinger
CONTACT: Susan Harding, Acting Public
Information Officer, 301-600-1385
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January
22, 2007
The Weinberg is
honored to bring back living legend Doc Watson for one night
only, on Saturday,
February 3, 2007 at 8:00 PM. This concert is made possible through
the support of State
Farm Insurance. Watson is the
recipient of six Grammy Awards, a
National Medal of the Arts, a National
Heritage Fellowship and the
Recording Arts and Sciences Lifetime
Achievement Award. Watson, known
throughout the
world, shares his mastery of
the flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar. Watson will be appearing with
his
grandson Richard Watson and fellow guitarist and partner Jack Lawrence.
been
called a "flatpicking powerhouse." His recordings and performances
combine exciting, high
spirited
and innovative guitar solos with tasteful phrasing in his own inventive style.
Jack's
inspired
playing and smooth vocals provide listeners with performances that span musical
traditions.
As a solo performer
and in collaboration with the best bluegrass and folk musicians
around the globe, Doc has released more than
50 albums dating back to the early 1960’s.
Officially declared a "national
treasure" by President Jimmy Carter, Watson is known for his
honor, integrity and grace as much as for his
astonishing musical ability.
When playing
fingerstyle, Doc uses a thumbpick and one fingerpick (on his index finger)
to play tunes. This ""two
finger"" style is self-taught. Doc typically uses the thumbpick for
alternating bass accompaniment and the index
finger for picking out notes or rhythmic fills on the
treble strings. He commonly dampens the bass
strings with his palm when he finger picks,
producing a percussive, thumpy bass line.
This is very evident on some of his well known
fingerstyle recordings such as Deep River
Blues, Windy and Warm and Doc's Guitar. As
flatpicker, Doc is known for his speed, tone
and precision.
Doc's style reflects
the blend of these many musical influences. Throughout his recording
career, he has typically released albums that
contain an assortment of musical genres, including
traditional ballads, fiddle tunes, blues, gospel, country, and even
contemporary songs.
Tickets are still available for an unforgettable
night of music. To purchase tickets,
call
the
Weinberg Center for the Arts at 301-228-2828, 301-228-2838 TTY or stop
by the Box Office
Tuesday
thru Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm. Tickets are available
online
at www.weinbergcenter.org.
The Weinberg Center for the Arts, a municipal
facility of the City of
located
at
opened
in 1926 as the
Today as one of the region’s premier
presenting facilities, the 1,100 seat Weinberg
Center offers professional LIVE!
Series, including dance, music, theatre, family
performances
and films, weekday performances for students, and classic movies.
Performance
space and professional services are available to a variety of community arts
groups,
civic and business organizations, and other arts promoters. Programming
at the
Mid-Atlantic
Arts Foundation, The Frederick News-Post, State Farm Insurance, The
Tivoli
Society, other corporate and individual
donors.. For more information about
upcoming
events at the
visit www.weinbergcenter.org.
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