[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Rail Concert Thursday at Robert Harper Books

[Robert Harper Books]

Riverdale Rail Concerts present Crys Matthews,Suzanne Brindamour,Annette
Wasilik
Three Singer Songwriters $15   Best Sound in Town

Read the following bios these artists are amazing and deserve our support.
Let's sell out this how Thursday Feb 23th at 8 PM arrive early for best
seats

Annette Wasilik

Founder and Organizer of the Riverdale Rail Series

Annette's songwriting influences include Jane Siberry, Lucinda Williams and
John Prine to mention just a few. Both down to earth and deeply
atmospheric, Annette’s songs are explorations into longing, love, loss,
God, home, homesickness and hope.



This year the Washington Area Music Association has voted

Songs from the Talking House

Folk Contemporary Recording of the Year!


Crys Matthews

Award-winning singer-songwriter

When Crys Matthews entered a talent show at Appalachian State University on
a whim in 2002 with the first song she ever wrote she never thought that
that moment would shape the next decade of her life. She entered, she won,
she kept writing, and she kept working at what she calls 'this music
thing.' Now, with less than four years of professional touring under her
belt she is sharing the stage with some of the artists she used to hear on
her iPod then.

After performing at Folkfest St. Pete with the Indigo Girls and Dar
Williams in 2010, and at Out/Loud 2009 with Melissa Ferrick and 2008 with
Chris Pureka, Crys Matthews hopes to bring her unique fusion of
Americana/Folk/Blues to even more listeners in 2011 with her first big
studio release, "Backroads and Driveways". The album was produced by Karen
Kane, who engineered Tracy Chapman's very first EP. Kane heard Crys play at
a festival and thought their collaboration would be a win.

"Imagine Jill Scott and Otis Redding had a daughter and Tracy Chapman was
her god-mother... now imagine she spent summers teaching herself piano in
Chicago and guitar in the mountains of North Carolina... that would
probably sound something like the music I am fortunate enough to call my
own."

Having been compared to every one from Toshi Reagon to Ruthie Foster, her
music is an infusion of Americana/Blues/Bluegrass/Folk/Funk/Jazz, which, as
eclectic as it sounds, is reaching people all around the world and causing
them to stop and take notice.

A self-proclaimed old soul, the southeastern North Carolina native first
popped onto the local music scene in Boone, NC in 1999 as a
vocalist/keyboardist with the band Half & Half before breaking out with her
own solo career. Since then she has continued to tour the greater US.

"Music has always been a part of my life -- even before I actually took my
first breath," she says. The daughter of a preacher, the 30-year-old admits
that gospel music was her first love. "I'm always amazed at how much true
soul music sounds like what I grew up listening to in church when I was a
little girl," she says.

With a fan base that continues to widen and a studio release slated for
early 2011, it seems that things are indeed going to be more than fine for
this artist.

You can find Crys's music at: www.reverbnation.com/crysmatthews and at
www.myspace.com/crysmatthews. She is also on Facebook.

Here's what folks are saying about Crys Matthews:

"Matthews’ work is fun, current, deep, and sure to explode in popularity.
Catch her before everyone becomes a fan!"
- Nick Mattos, Just Out (Nov 20, 2009)

Suzanne Brindamour

An award-winning singer, songwriter and composer, Suzanne Brindamour traces
her musical roots back to her family. Growing up in suburban Washington
D.C., the youngest of five children, Brindamour was surrounded by music.
Hearing her father play piano, her mother, sing, and her three older
brothers jam on guitar ignited a passion for music in young Suzanne. At age
twelve she began to play the guitar herself and later learned to play the
family piano by ear. During Brindamour's painfully shy teen years she began
writing songs, incorporating her signature finger picking, influenced
heavily by the acoustic styles of Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor.

At age 20 she moved to Phoenix, Arizona to pursue an education and explore
her artistic talents. While there she landed in her first band, “Kid
Trousers & Wisdom Bricks” as a songwriter and back-up vocalist. The band
made several recordings before Brindamour returned home to Maryland because
her mother was suffering from terminal cancer -- a harrowing experience
that inspired Brindamour's “*Waiting in the Wings*” from her first CD.

Brindamour composed her first piece of music for television while interning
at the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. for the series “Capital Edition.”
Using her vocal and keyboard skills, she recorded a song that was used as a
farewell tribute for the show's host. After completing a degree in
communications with honors in 1992, Brindamour went on to work in both
television and radio production while continuing to write music. Using
keyboards and home recording equipment she wrote scores for clients
“National Geographic Explorer,” “America's Most Wanted,” and Mercedes Benz.

Working at WFRE/WFMD Radio in Frederick, Maryland, she wrote, produced and
voiced commercials for air. Her humorous ad campaign “Honeypot and Little
Possum” earned her a first place ADDY award. Productions she scored earned
a POLLIE, Axiom, Telly, and a Silver Screen Award in the U.S. Film Festival.

Returning to her acoustic roots and overcoming shyness, Brindamour decided
to become a performer and recording artist in 1998. Her first self-titled
CD released in 1999 of all original songs elicited an incredible response
from critics (*The Washington Post*, *On Tap*, *The Gazette*) as well as
the listening public. An excerpt from her song, “Dear Sevda,” was used in
the soundtrack for the television series “Popstars” which aired on the WB
(now CW) and MTV.

In 2001, Brindamour spent a year and a half working with hospitalized
children using music as therapy. There she experienced the healing power of
music and found great inspiration which she channeled into the song “Here”
included on her 2nd more poppy and produced CD, “You Are Here,” released in
2005. Its first track, “Change” was nominated for Best Song by a Female
Artist by the largest worldwide on-line music community, Just Plain Folks.

Uniting her talent for composing scores with her skill as a songwriter,
Brindamour wrote the music for the documentary film “Barnstorming” and
released the CD soundtrack in September of 2009. The film's story of
unlikely friendship inspired an uncommon pairing of instruments including
ukulele, acoustic guitar, piano, kalimba (played by Brindamour), and
upright bass, drums, percussion and banjo. The result is a group of 13
lighthearted instrumentals and one contemplative song, “Fireflies,” which
perfectly capture the spirit of friendship and flight. *Barnstorming* currently
is airing on PBS.

Brindamour has performed both solo and with a band backing her at
prestigious venues on the East and West coasts. She continues to perform,
write scores and work in television, both behind and in front of the
camera. Brindamour continues to perform around the Washington, DC area and
beyond.



Robert Harper Books
Riverdale Park Town Center
6216 Rhode Island Avenue
Riverdale Park, MD 20737
301-927-1963
www.facebook.com/robertharperbooks
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