SPRING 2009

UNITED STATES

Friday April 3, 2009 10:00 PM
Joe’s Pub
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
(between East 4th Street and Astor Place)
New York, NY 10003
Tickets: $25
Tickets: 212-967-7555
Dinner Reservations: 212-539-8778
or buy tickets online at:
www.joespub.com

Sunday April 5, 2009 5:00 PM
Uptown Coffeehouse
Society for Ethical Culture
4450 Fieldston Road
Riverdale (Bronx), NY 10471
Tickets: $20
718-885-2955
www.uptowncoffeehouse.org

CANADA

Friday April 10, 2009 8:30 PM
Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas St. West
Toronto Ontario
M6R 1X6 CANADA
Tickets: $22 Advance / $25 Door
416-531-6604
www.hughsroom.com

UNITED STATES

Friday April 24, 2009 8:00 PM
Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
510 East 10th Avenue
Munhall, PA 15120
Co-bill with Tom Paxton
www.tompaxton.com
Tickets: $20 & $30
Tickets available through
Ticketmaster: 412-323-1919
Ticketmaster.com
Venue: 412-462-3444
www.homesteadlibrary.org
Produced by Arena Entertainment

Saturday April 25, 2009 8:00 PM
The Sanctuary Concerts
at the Presbyterian Church
240 Southern Boulevard
Chatham, NJ 07928
“Audience Appreciation” Concert
with Ice Cream Social
Tickets: $10 (Special Price!)
available online or at the door day of show
973-376-4946
www.sanctuaryconcerts.org

Sunday April 26, 2009 4:00 PM
The Turning Point
468 Piermont Ave.
Piermont, NY 10968
Tickets: $30
845-359-1089
www.turningpointcafe.com

Sunday April 26, 2009
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Pacific Time)
KXCI Radio 91.3 FM Tucson, AZ
Simple Folk
Interview with Henry Hallett
Hear it live on the web at:
www.kxci.org

Thursday April 30, 2009 2:00 PM
WUMB Radio 91.9 FM Boston
Interview with Dick Palmater
Hear it live on the web at:
www.wumb.org

Thursday April 30, 2009 8:00 PM
Club Passim
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tickets: $22 General Admission / $20 Members
Tickets: 617-492-7679
Info: 617-492-5300
http://www.passimcenter.org

Sunday May 3, 2009 8:00 PM
TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL
El Presidio Park,
Outdoors at Alameda & Church Street,
Downtown Tucson
Free To The Public
Eric will also conduct a one hour workshop
which will be held in the afternoon
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
on the Festival grounds
Concert is at 8:00 PM
Please check the festival website
for more information:
www.tucsonfolkfestival.org

ITALY

Friday May 8 2009, 9:00 PM
Songwriters and Storytellers 2009
Auditorium Piazza della Libertà
Bergamo
Eric Andersen
and Michele Gazich and La Nave dei Folli (Ship of Fools Band)

BELGIUM

Saturday May 9 2009, 9:00 PM
ClubN9
Molenstraat 165
9900 Eeklo
BELGIUM
________

The Barbican London show will be televised on BBC 4 on Friday evening February 13.

You can also listen to an online Eric' interview here

http://www.resonancefm.com/

by James Ketchell

Folk America – Greenwich Village Revisited
Barbican, London – 22 January 2008

Classic English punk-troubadour Billy Bragg was the host tonight for
this TV special. Collecting some of Greenwich Village's most talented
singer-songwriters, this concert was a celebration of the early 60s
singer-songwriters which put the songwriting craft firmly in centre
stage.

The grey haired audience was mesmerised by the acts present on stage.
Billy Bragg introduced the first act Roger McGuinn of the Byrds. His
voice has lost none of its power and he swept through songs by Dylan,
Odetta, Joan Baez with aplomb, reinterpreting the songs without
loosing any of their original power. A wonderful 'Turn, Turn, Turn'
closed his unfortunately too short set.

Carolyn Hester was next on stage and she reinterpreted Dylan's 'Boots
of Spanish Leather' with a wonderful take on the classic love song.
Another highlight was a beautiful 'House of the Rising Sun' which was
also taken in a new direction thanks to the female voice.

Eric Andersen was introduced by Billy Bragg as the
"Singer-songwriter's songwriter", and after his performance it's easy
to see why. Fred Neil's 'The Other Side of Life' was quite simply
beautiful, there was an electricity in the air as the crowd were
completely absorbed by this performance. A duet with Roger McGuinn
was another highlight as once again the set was closed wit the crowd
wanting more.

Final act of the night, Judy Collins had an unfortunate stage presence
which meant that she spent minutes talking to the crowd, telling
stories which went on for too long. But once she started to sing it
was all forgotten as her powerful voice soared and sent chills down
the spine. Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' was the obvious
highlight, as was Collin's own 'Colorado'. The night ended with all
performers sharing the stage for a rousing and moving version of
'Amazing Grace'. Shut your eyes and you could have been at a
hootenanny in the early 1960s in Greenwich Village.

It crowned a wonderful show which reminded us of the beauty of
songwriting, and the sheer number of amazing songs that were born in
that time and place. With many of the original Greenwich Village
folkie's now passing on, it's time that those left are celebrated for
their contribution to society and music – this show did just that.

Folk America: Greenwich Village Revisited Carolyn Hester, Judy Collins, Roger McGuinn, Eric Andersen - hosted by Billy Bragg 22 Jan 09 / 19:30 / Barbican Hall, London, UK http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=8421

We are currently looking for professional International booking agents
for European, Australian and Asian tours.

Eric is also available for special events, including music and literature festivals.
Please contact Carol Rothman at eaproductions@swcp.com

two of Eric late 60s Warner Bros albums available from may 31 on cd for the first time ever (well, they were already available on cd in Japan some years ago...)

Editorial reviews from amazon.com:

ERIC ANDERSEN, WARNER 1969 - Unfairly pegged, again like so many others, as a ’new Dylan’, Eric Andersen struggled to be accepted as a powerful songwriter in his own right. After a five album stint at Vanguard, which included his classic ’Bout Changes & Things, Andersen moved over to Warner Brothers in 1969 and released this self-titled record. Available on CD for the very first time, this album, though mostly ignored in 1969, has subsequently become a sought after collector’s item beloved for its heartfelt songs and classic arrangements.

AVALANCHE, WARNER 1969 - Eric Andersen, like so many other American folk singers, has long been in the shadow of the immortal Robert Zimmerman. After spending some time in San Francisco in the early 60’s Andersen joined the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1964 and cut five records for Vanguard before moving over to Warner Bros. for this 1969 release. Avalanche features some of the heaviest session men of the 60s and 70s, including Chuck Rainey (Roberta Flack, Quincy Jones, The Rascals), Eric Gale (Jimmy Smith, Tom Rush, Herbie Hancock), and Bruce Langhorne (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richie Havens). Featuring eight Andersen originals and a killer cover of Paul Siebel’s Louise. Avalanche is a folk-rock classic that’s finally back in print on CD.

Eric wrote the essay "The Danger Zone" for the upcoming book of essays and homages to William Burroughs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Naked Lunch."

The book was edited in London by Oliver Harris and Ian MacFadyen and will be published by the University of Southern Illinois Press in June 2009.

There will be launches and parties in Paris, New York, and London at the University of London in Paris, Oxford University., England ,and Columbia University
in NY.