OntheWilderSide

The Song Box Presents…

  World Musician 

 Chris Merwin

&
 

 Old Friends

  (Judith Zweiman & Tom Romeo)

Saturday, Feb 24th, 8pm
$10 Suggested Donation – Advance Reservations Required (see below)
 
Chris Merwin has spent the last twenty-one years studying various instruments such as the guitar, tiple, Arabic oud, Hawaiian steel guitar, Weissenborn guitar, and the Japanese shakuhachi flute. His travels have taken him to Tibet, Japan, China, Egypt, Hawaii, and many other places.

He has performed at the United Nations, for local congressmen, and has made numerous appearances on TV and radio. He plays an eclectic mix of musical styles – blues, gospel, Hawaiian, bluegrass, as well as Buddhist meditation music, Japanese classical music and folk songs.

Old Friends Tom Romeo and Judith Zweiman have survived the swinging 60’s, the confused ‘70’s, the self-involved 80’s, the optimistic 90’s, the 0h-0h’s of the 21st Century, and have lived to tell the tales and sing the songs… SO NOW, THAT’S WHAT THEY DO!

Tom Romeo has been charming audiences with his unique performances of traditional, contemporary and original stories and poems since the mid ‘70’s. He has appeared at colleges, libraries and festivals, performing as a solo artist and as a member of the Long Island Poetry Collective, the Performance Poets Association, and the Long Island Poetry Repertory Theater. His work has appeared in a variety of publications including Creations Magazine, Process (published by the Long Island Poetry Collective), the Performance Poets Association Anthologies, and a collection of his poems entitled Memorial Day.

Judith Zweiman has been an active part of the Long Island music scene since the 1970’s. She has performed and recorded with a legion of singer-songwriters such as Christine Lavin and Martha Trachtenberg.  A former faculty member of The Guitar Workshop of Roslyn Heights, Judith later became a fixture in the Greenwich Village songwriter scene of the ‘80’s. Judith has recorded numerous times for Fast Folk Musical Magazine. Her song, “Heart on Ice” was covered by Shawn Colvin and Lucy Kaplansky. Her solo CD release is entitled Look at the Moon. Her poetry and writing have been published in Creations Magazine, the Performance Poets Association Anthologies, and Arcanum.

The Song Box shows are presented by Jane Ross, George Trapani, and Dick deBruin. This month’s show will be held in a recording studio at a private residence in Seaford (south shore Nassau County). Seating is limited to about 35. A pot-luck buffet is served during the break between performers – bring something if you’re feeling creative.

Please make advance reservations by sending an email to songbox@optonline.net . You will be sent a confirmation and directions via return email. Reservations can also be made at (516) 579-5365. Leave a message with your name and phone number and we’ll call you back to confirm and give you directions.

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