June 28, 2009

Gang,

The longest day of the year is also Father's Day. Coincidence? I think not.

Having had a chance to check out the 35 acres of amazing work at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, a couple of weeks ago, I've decided that I should actually construct some of the works that have been buzzing about my brain for the past few decades. The list of media sounds about as schizophrenic as my musical ramblings: whole trees, boulders, dead leaves, soap bubbles, Mylar®, copper, spider web, Jell-O® and laser beams, to name a few. Perhaps the fever will pass, but if not I'll soon be out trolling for patrons.

Big !!FREEEE!! show in Portsmouth, NH, Wednesday, July 1. Prescott Park, by the sea, just divine. Come on by. I know that many of my shows are a bit pricey for some folks, so this is a welcome opportunity for me to play for everybody!

Not coincidentally, the tee shirts are in! It's been a while since we've had a shirt; this one has the "What I Know" artwork on it, and comes compressed in the most darling little guitar-shaped package (right) that you ever did see, about 10" tall (the shirts are, of course, ferociously wrinkled when they come out, but a couple of washings will take care of that.) They're available now at the web store, and at shows starting with Portsmouth next week. (artist's view)

Two more gigs later in the month to which I'm looking forward. (Never end a sentence with a preposition, no matter how awkward the resulting construction might be, or you will go to grammar hell.) A return to Jonathan's in Ogunquit, just up the road from Portsmouth. This one costs money, but it's lovely, it's intimate, and the food is great! And two big nights at Arlo's place, the Guthrie Center, in Great Barrington, MA, a wonderful old de-commissioned church. It's a great place to play music, and to listen, and to hang out.

The saga of moving the family — again — continues. We're in negotiations for a place in Norwich, VT, (just across the river from our current roost in Hanover, NH) but nothing is certain in this world, or so I'm told.

Stay cool!

Tom Rush

Quote of the month — Winston Churchill, having been called to task for ending a sentence with a preposition, retorted, “This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put.

WEBMASTER NOTES:

• Tom's recent appearance at Mountain Stage is now available on the web from NPR.
• "Classic Rush", Tom's Elektra album from 1970, has finally been released on CD on the Wounded Bird label. It's available in our online store.
• "A Welcome Return" - brief article on Tom in the May/June issue of Performing Songwriter magazine.
• Feature article by Steve Matteo in Long Island Pulse Magazine
• Feature article by Katy Niner in Jackson Hole News & Guide.
• Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, on which Tom was a recent guest, can now be heard online [link]

"The Remember Song," can now be downloaded online from iTunes.