Bluesy, Country-Rock Singer Kerri Powers Performs at 6 On The Square
OXFORD – At 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 2, 6 On The Square is pleased to welcome Kerri Powers to the stage. A talented singer/songwriter, Kerri has been hailed as exactly what was planned when the Americana genre was born.
Destined to be a musician from the start, Kerri spent her childhood reading, painting, writing stories, learning guitar and composing her first songs at the tender age of nine. By her own admission, she was a shy child, but her creative pursuits gave her an appreciation of the larger world around her. Those instincts seemed to have been bred naturally, given that there was undeniable talent embedded in her genes. Bing Crosby was a distant relative on her father’s side, while her mother’s relatives were said to be descended from author Herman Melville. Notably too, Powers’ paternal grandmother made her living by playing piano and providing musical accompaniment for silent films, making her a show business standby back in the day.
Kerri started playing professionally in local coffeehouses throughout her native New England, and went on to release several well-received albums in the new millennium, culminating in Faith in the Shadows in 2009. Two of her songs were later featured on the Fox series “Rescue Me”. After taking time off to get married and raise her young son, she returned to performing, counting among her credits the Boston Folk Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival, among other prestigious gatherings. She’s also toured Europe while opening for Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith in The Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
This flurry of activity recently culminated in a new self-titled album, her first effort in five years. With a track list that includes eight searing self-penned songs along with incisive covers of Janis Ian’s “Jesse,” and The Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody,” it ranks as Powers’ most accomplished collection to date. “The recording was a last minute decision,” she recalls. “The idea was to cut a couple of tracks simply to see how it would go.”
The results – a sound that’s homespun, sparse and understated -- provide another ideal showcase for Kerri’s intimate and expressive song writing, as well as her adroit ability to interpret the works of others. Fully reenergized and excited about rebooting her career, Powers is looking forward to a return to touring both here and overseas.
Tickets for this show are $15 pre-show or $18 at the door and available at our website www.6onthesquare.org. Our doors open 1 hour before the start of the performance.
Upcoming shows: Searson on Friday, March 9; The Young Novelists on Saturday, March 24 and North Sea Gas on Saturday, April 14.
6 On The Square, Inc. is a not for profit, volunteer-based community music and arts venue located at 6 Lafayette Park in downtown Oxford.
Destined to be a musician from the start, Kerri spent her childhood reading, painting, writing stories, learning guitar and composing her first songs at the tender age of nine. By her own admission, she was a shy child, but her creative pursuits gave her an appreciation of the larger world around her. Those instincts seemed to have been bred naturally, given that there was undeniable talent embedded in her genes. Bing Crosby was a distant relative on her father’s side, while her mother’s relatives were said to be descended from author Herman Melville. Notably too, Powers’ paternal grandmother made her living by playing piano and providing musical accompaniment for silent films, making her a show business standby back in the day.
Kerri started playing professionally in local coffeehouses throughout her native New England, and went on to release several well-received albums in the new millennium, culminating in Faith in the Shadows in 2009. Two of her songs were later featured on the Fox series “Rescue Me”. After taking time off to get married and raise her young son, she returned to performing, counting among her credits the Boston Folk Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival, among other prestigious gatherings. She’s also toured Europe while opening for Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith in The Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
This flurry of activity recently culminated in a new self-titled album, her first effort in five years. With a track list that includes eight searing self-penned songs along with incisive covers of Janis Ian’s “Jesse,” and The Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody,” it ranks as Powers’ most accomplished collection to date. “The recording was a last minute decision,” she recalls. “The idea was to cut a couple of tracks simply to see how it would go.”
The results – a sound that’s homespun, sparse and understated -- provide another ideal showcase for Kerri’s intimate and expressive song writing, as well as her adroit ability to interpret the works of others. Fully reenergized and excited about rebooting her career, Powers is looking forward to a return to touring both here and overseas.
Tickets for this show are $15 pre-show or $18 at the door and available at our website www.6onthesquare.org. Our doors open 1 hour before the start of the performance.
Upcoming shows: Searson on Friday, March 9; The Young Novelists on Saturday, March 24 and North Sea Gas on Saturday, April 14.
6 On The Square, Inc. is a not for profit, volunteer-based community music and arts venue located at 6 Lafayette Park in downtown Oxford.
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