Folk Trio Little Wild Bouquet at PVFS September Song and Story Swap
Little Wild Bouquet. Photo: littlewildbouquet.band
Source: Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
Guest performers at the September, Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Song & Story Swap will be folk trio
Little Wild Bouquet. The event will take place at First Church, 165. Main St. in Amherst, at 7 p.m. Parking is available in the lot behind the church. There is no admission fee – a hat is passed during the guest artist’s performance for donations, all of which go to the artist with a suggeted minimum donation of $7.50. Guest artists will often have CDs available for purchase.
Little Wild Bouquet began as an offshoot of the Leonard Cohen tribute band The Secret Chord, and Cohen’s uplifting music forms a large part of their repertoire. In addition, they offer an array of folk and rock standards that
inspire and affirm the goodness of life, from such artists as James Taylor, Lucinda Williams, Dave Carter, Gillian Welch, Paul Simon, and The Beatles -to name a few.
Little Wild Bouquet, which takes its name from a line in Cohen’s song ‘Democracy,’ features Gordon Kramer (guitar, vocals), Ruth Critcher and Jody Spritz (vocals). The group’s rich harmonies evoke the classic sound of
Cohen’s touring band, with its trademark “angel choir”.
Visit them on the web at https://littlewildbouquet.band/, and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@littlewildbouquetband.
Attendees at this Song and Story Swaps will be invited to contribute a song or story on the topic of
“Unity” during an opening round of sharing. People of all experience levels gather to share stories and songs that are traditional, newly written, or of personal experiences. You can tell, sing, or lead everyone in singing, or request a song or story. Listeners are welcome. The Song & Story Swap is open to members of the public of all ages.
The monthly Song & Story Swap, now in its thirtieth, is sponsored by the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society of western Massachusetts. Visit the Folklore Society website at https://pvfs.us. for more information or conact Paul Kaplan, 413-687-5002.