February 6, 2004
Eddie From Ohio, a band known for its tight harmonies, humorous lyrics and acoustic instrumentation, performs at the University of Hartford on Friday, Feb. 6, kicking off the 2004 MUSIC for a CHANGE concert series. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in Millard Auditorium, on the University campus, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford. Tickets are $17.
The University of Hartford, in cooperation with WWUH radio (91.3 FM), has created a way to use music to make a difference in the lives of area residents through the MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series. Launched in the spring of 2000, MUSIC for a CHANGE has raised thousands of dollars for Greater Hartford charities and nonprofit organizations. Proceeds from the Eddie From Ohio concert will benefit Interval House, a non-profit organization that provides free and confidential support services to victims of domestic violence throughout the Hartford area.
“Eddie From Ohio is actually a quartet from Virginia, among the hottest new folk bands. Its quirky, hilariously smart-alecky songs are bringing young fans to folk and a welcome spirit of fun to the often dour world of songwriting,” noted a review of the band in
The Boston Globe.
“To be sure, this folk outfit engages in so much genre-mixing hijinks - jazz, ska, four-part harmonies, Latin flavors. But to redeem themselves, Eddie from Ohio wraps the whole of its musical package in so much charm and intelligence it’s hard to resist. Like an ice-cube floating on the water of its own melting, Julie Murphy Wells makes her words seem simultaneously silly and slyly profound,” noted the
Salt Lake City Weekly.
Formed in 1991, the band has self-produced seven CDs, toured from Maine to California, and been invited to play the main stage at prestigious festivals like Philadelphia Folk, Telluride (Colo.) Bluegrass Festival, and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, N.Y.). Eddie From Ohio was named “Best Contemporary Folk Group” for 1998, 2000 and 2001 by the Washington Area Music Association.
For tickets, call the University box office at 860-768-4228 or 1-800-247-8587, or purchase them online at
www.hartford.edu/tickets. For more information about the MUSIC for a CHANGE concert series, visit
www.musicforachange.com.
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