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James Maddock in Concert


British singer-songwriter James Maddock has become a fixture in downtown New York's folk and Americana scene since moving there ten years ago. Currently touring in support of his new album, Another Life, the raspy-voiced crooner and guitarist will be joined by keyboardist Oli Rockberger for an intimate concert on Oct. 5 at the Congregational Church of Huntington in Centerport as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington's First Saturday Concerts series.

Tickets for the 8:30 p.m. concert, which is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m., are $25; $20 for FMSH members. They may be securely purchased online at www.fmsh.org using a credit card or at the door (cash and checks only) For more information, visit the website or call (631) 425-2925.

After fronting the band Wood, Maddock moved from England to New York City. His 2009 release Sunrise on Avenue C won a New York Music Award for Best Americana Album, while its follow-up, Wake Up and Dream, ranked among the top albums of 2011 in WFUV's Listener Poll. He's performed with Bruce Springsteen, Willi Nile, Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) and David Immergluck of Counting Crows (with whom he also recorded an album). Maddock also sang on an album with Susan McKeown, has appeared on CBS This Morning and The Late Show with David Letterman, and has been an artist in residence at Rockwood Music Hall, the Manhattan club at which he also recorded a live album.

Vin Scelsa, host of "Idiot's Delight" on WFUV, says Maddock's "breathtakingly beautiful and exquisitely crafted" music "touches the soul," while NPR notes that "his timeless songwriting style, which seems to draw from great songwriters of every era, conveys quiet confidence and lovely intimacy."

"Even if you're not one of the many emphatic and diehard fans who have come to adore Maddock's signature raspy croon and deft songwriting over the last few years, the music [on Another Life] will sound and feel classic instantly," writes Alan Semerdjian, a singer-songwriter and contributing writer for Long Island Pulse. "This is no accident. The charm of James Maddock - to somehow access all that is timeless and make immediate and lasting connections - is the product of years of honing his craft. Another Life is evidence of a master songwriter at the top of his game."



Now in its 45th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam and sing-along, and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council. FMSH's next Hard Luck Cafe series concert at Huntington's Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday night, Oct. 17, will feature the popular folk-rock duo The Kennedys.

James Maddock photo by Mary Ellen Matthews

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