Brent Hoodenpyle and John Ballantyne will serve as the opening act for this year's Woodstock Folk Festival Fall Benefit Concert featuring Austin, Texas based singer-songwriter Danny Santos on Friday October 28th.
Santos is an accomplished singing and songwriting troubadour who draws his influences from the likes of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and John Prine. He's played all around the country--around the world for that matter-- at spots such as the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Club Passim in Boston, the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas, and Mahogany Hall in Bern, Switzerland.
As if that alone wouldn't be enough to get you dialing the ticket line, read what other musicians and critics have said about him...
Here's what fellow songwriter Slaid Cleaves had to say...
"Love songs. Murder songs. What more could you want? Danny sings his evocative songs with a pure and natural tenor. He's one of my unsung heroes of the Austin singer/songwriter scene."
And Santa Fe New Mexican music critic and rocker Steve Terrell...
"His true strength is his songwriting... his song 'Desperado' puts the Eagles' song to shame."
And Mario Tarradell from the Dallas Morning News...
"...his storytelling is straight out of the Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt school of songwriting."
You can find out a whole bunch more about Danny by visiting his website at http://www.dannysantosmusic.com.
And to kick things off in the evening, I'll be there with lone Loner John Ballantyne to perform a set of our country and folk originals with a cover or two mixed in.
You, of course, can find out more about us by clicking over to our website at http://www.brenthoodenpyle.com. While you're there, sign up for the Alt Country Vault (it's FREE!), and you'll be able to download 10 or so songs from us and some of our friends (also FREE!), and I'll make sure you get the monthly newsletter.
The Woodstock Folk Festival Fall Benefit Concert takes place October 28th at 8:00 pm at the Stage Left Cafe, located on the square at 125 Van Buren St in Woodstock, IL. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $7 for Seniors and Students.
For reservations or more information, go to http://www.woodstockfolkmusic.com, or call (815)479-9933.
See you there!
Can't make it so the show? Buy Danny's CD's here!
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