As those of you who attended know, last night's concert was fantastic. (Thank you, Eve, Marc and Jim!) But I want to praise the attendees. What a wonderful group of people! Cathy and I are always impressed by the great folks who walk in the door for these house concerts. And last night was as good as it gets; everyone was so supportive and helpful. One guest took it on himself to get a balky patio lamp working (he wasn't even sitting by the lamp himself); and everyone cleaned up and stacked chairs as they left (without being asked). I found only one tiny scrap of paper in the yard this morning. Anyway: a pleasure.

We also had a couple of people ask about helping out at future concerts. I'm sorry to say I didn't stop to write down names, so please feel free to remind me if you're still game.

Shout-outs to Chiara Sutton (our teenage stage lighting control wizard) and to Erica Brucia, last night's indoor organizational goddess.

We last hosted Eve Selis here at frogstop in 2008 (our inaugural year!), and we are so excited to welcome her back this year. Eve will be joined by her songwriting partner (20th year anniversary this year!) Marc "Twang" Intravaia and "Cactus" Jim Soldi (ex-Johnny Cash band), two of the finest guitarists you could hope to see onstage together. Eve and the band’s recent UK tour was highlighted by a performance at the legendary Abbey Road studios.

“One of the best shows I've ever seen in the U.K.”
Bob Harris - The Bob Harris Show, BBC2

“The Eve Selis Band erupted in an acute explosion of Americana, wailing and twanging and thundering and throbbing, conjuring demons and angels alike. Damn, that woman can sing!”
Buddy Blue - Blue Notes

“Eve Selis isn’t just a “singer” — she’s an emotion transducer who converts country, R&B, blues, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll signals into a megawatt zap that galvanizes everyone in its path. The power of Selis’s voice can arc-weld material from almost any genre into a personal manifesto.”
John D'Agostino - Taylor Guitars On Review.


More on Eve Selis at http://eveselis.com.

Concert: 8:00pm
Doors open: 7:15pm
$20 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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Jack Tempchin is performing solo acoustic throughout 2011, playing his hits unplugged, touring with "The Stories Behind the Songs", and we're fortunate to have him here at frogstop on May 21. Jack shares how he penned two multi-platinum hits for The Eagles: “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Already Gone”, both on the best selling U.S. album of the 20th century, The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975. And how he's had a total of 5 songs cut by The Eagles.

In the 1980s, he co-wrote a string of hits with Glenn Frey for Frey's solo career. In 1995, his co-write "The Girl From Yesterday" made it on to The Eagles Hell Freezes Over CD. In 2007, Tempchin landed “Somebody” and “It’s Your World Now” on The Eagles’ latest multi-platinum CD effort, Long Road Out of Eden. Jack Tempchin’s songs have been covered by many great artists over the years, including: George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Dwight Yoakam, Jackson Browne, Chris Hillman, Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Meisner, Richie Havens, Sammy Kershaw, Tom Rush and New Riders of the Purple Sage among others, and his tunes have been sampled by Jay-Z and Coolio.


More on Jack Tempchin at http://tempchin.com/.

Concert: 8:00pm
Doors open: 7:15pm
$20 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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