Friday, December 11 – 8:00pm

Celebrate the holiday season and support our local food bank during one special evening at the Strand Theatre this weekend…

Singer-songwriters Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson and Natalia Zukerman present their new holiday album and show, Winterbloom: Holiday Traditions Rearranged. Tailored for this winter season, they will perform new arrangements of traditional holiday songs alongside their own originals, as well as special winter/holiday songs they wrote just for this tour. Celebrating both season and tradition, the show incorporates elements of their unique backgrounds – German, American, Jewish, Unitarian, Christian, Northeastern, Midwestern, Urban, Rural, Religious, Secular, Academic, etc. Witty, intimate, thoughtful, and fun, we promise that you’ll leave this concert with delight in your hearts, and new warmth in your souls. A perfect way to celebrate the season!

***We will be collecting donations to our local AIO Food Pantry in the Strand lobby, so don’t forget to bring your gift of non-perishable food items (or a cash donation) to help those less fortunate this holiday season. Thank you!

ABOUT WINTERBLOOM

Duvekot, Heaton, Hutchinson and Zukerman have each been carving their paths as successful, up-and-coming songwriters in the indie Folk, Americana and Pop music scenes. As each have grown, they have celebrated one another’s accomplishments. In September 2008, Club Passim booked the four to perform in-the-round together, a rare occasion, at Passim’s popular “Cutting Edge of the Campfire Festival.” In that performance, the four women had so much fun, and audience response was so positive, they immediately booked three more shows together for that December. This year, with ample time to plan, the four reunited to create, write, arrange, record and perform together as Winterbloom.

ABOUT ANTJE DUVEKOT

“ranks with the most intense and beautiful singer songwriters on the planet” -Dave Marsh, former Music Editor, Rolling Stone

Antje Duvekot (AN-tyuh DOO-va-kot) is a German-born, American-raised singer-songwriter who has quickly risen to the top of the competitive Boston acoustic music scene. At the age of 13, she moved to Wilmington, Delaware from Heidelberg Germany. She could barely speak English and found solace in the music of folksingers like John Gorka, Ellis Paul and Cheryl Wheeler. She remembers how much she loved singing German folk songs in school. She pays tribute to her German heritage with her new arrangement of “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Silent Night)” which she sings with Meg Hutchinson. Duvekot is currently in the thick of the release of her new album “The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer” produced by Richard Shindell. It has been called one of the best records of 2009.

OFFICIAL WEB SITE: www.antjeduvekot.com

ABOUT ANNE HEATON

“tender, amusing, barbed and spiritual” -The Washington Post

Native of Wilmette Illinois, Anne Heaton and her brothers were raised Catholic and always went to mass on Christmas Eve. While Heaton still draws on that tradition, she considers herself a more generally spiritual person as an adult. Her vibey, upbeat holiday song “As You Are” focuses on authentic relationships and seeing people as they are, right now, in this moment. Heaton’s new release “Blazing Red” was called “absolutely gorgeous” by the New York Times online and was featured on NPR’s “Here And Now” Program. She is currently working on “Life Is Alchemy,” a project that tells the transformational stories of people of diverse cultures and experiences through original songs. She is also known for the infectious energy of her live performances.

OFFICIAL WEB SITE: www.anneheaton.com

ABOUT MEG HUTCHINSON

“A master of introspective ballads” -Performing Songwriter

Born in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts, Meg Hutchinson and her sisters were raised to believe that church can also be found on a walk in the woods, or hidden in a good poem. This reverence for language and the natural world is always in her songwriting. At the holidays, Hutchinson family rituals included singing and reading stories and prayers from many different faiths. It’s no surprise that when asked to write a song for the holidays this year, Hutchinson drew upon the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi” for inspiration. Hutchinson just finished recording her next album “The Living Side,” which will release in early February 2010 on Red House Records.

OFFICIAL WEB SITE: www.meghutchinson.com

ABOUT NATALIA ZUKERMAN

“bluesy folk-rock tunes, burnished croon, serious guitar chops” -TimeOut NY

Natalia Zukerman grew up in New York City. She refers to herself as being “culturally Jewish,” a distinction that belies that fact that while not observant, she holds certain Jewish traditions dear – food, candles, gatherings, prayers, and most of all music. Zukerman’s new modern spin on the traditional Yiddish song “Tumbalalaika” introduces the four voices of Winterbloom and epitomizes what the album project was all about – taking tradition and making it brand new again. Zukerman also painted the album cover art. In follow up to her recent album “Brand New Frame” produced by Willy Porter, Zukerman’s next release is anticipated for Spring 2010.

OFFICIAL WEB SITE: www.nataliazukerman.com

Tickets are $18/Adults, $8/Students (18 and under) – General Admission. On sale NOW at the Strand Box Office (online, phone and walk-up window).

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