[Folkus Project] Words & Music Thursday featuring Dana "Short Order" Cooke

[Upcoming Folkus events]

Folkus Fans!

Here's info from the Words & Music coordinator, Jeffrey Pepper Rogers:

Just a quick reminder about Thursday’s Words and Music Songwriter  
Showcase, featuring Dana "Short Order" Cooke with Joe Cleveland, plus  
Jane Zell, Christopher Weiss, Brian Francis, and yours truly.  This  
is going to be a great and diverse show, with some surprise  
collaborations plus the Soundbite of the Night, in which I share a  
notable moment from my interview archives. More on all the performers  
below.

What: Words & Music Songwriter Showcase
Featuring Dana "Short Order" Cooke with Joe Cleveland, plus
Jane Zell, Christopher Weiss, Brian Francis, and Jeffrey Pepper Rogers.

When: Thursday, June 19. Doors at 7, music at 7:30.
Where: Jazz Central, 441 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, 315.479.5299
Tickets: $7 at the door. For reservations, email
showcase at wordsandmusic.info

You can hear songs at the series home page:
http://www.myspace.com/wordsandmusicshowcase

ABOUT THE SONGWRITERS
Dana "Short Order" Cooke has performed in Central New York for well  
over a decade, carving out a reputation with songs that are quirky,  
one-of-a-kind, ironic, and yet also often touching. In reviewing  
Cooke's CD Snowball's Chance, Syracuse Post-Standard music journalist  
Mark Bialczak put it this way: "Dana 'Short Order' Cooke writes songs  
that make you think. Then they make you chuckle. Finally, they make  
you want to invite him over to swap tales and share beverages."   
Cooke has produced three CDs, each nominated for top album in the  
Syracuse Area Music Awards. (Cooke has also twice been nominated for  
songwriter-of-the-year in the Sammys.) For this show, Cooke will be  
joined by his constant sideman Joe Cleveland on banjo, guitar, and  
harmony vocals, and John Dancks on bass. http://www.danacooke.com

Jane Zell is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter steeped in the  
blues. She performs with a trio called the Zelltones and has released  
the solo CD Sista Moon. Zell hosted the women in blues showcase at  
the NY State Rhythm and Blues Festival for five years and has played  
at many clubs and private events.

Christopher Weiss considers himself more storyteller than musician.  
His influences include Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Paul  
Simon, Loudon Wainwright III, John Gorka, Richard Shindell, and,  
recently, David Francey. Since the mid-'80s Weiss has performed with  
Dana "Short Order" Cooke and frequented local open mic nights. He is  
currently working on a CD of original songs under the title The River  
That Walks.  http://www.myspace.com/riverthatwalks

Brian Francis plays, sings, and writes songs for the roots/Americana  
band Kh'Mi, whose newest CD was just nominated for a Sammy award.  
Born in Syracuse and reared in the southern tier of New York, Francis  
has been a professional musician for over 25 years. During that time  
he has had the privilege of sharing  stages with the likes of David  
Rea (composer of the Mountain hit "Mississippi Queen" and former  
Gordon Lightfoot guitarist), cellist Hank Roberts, and South African  
performance artist Thembinkosi Goniwe. http://www.myspace.com/khmi

Host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers is a singer-songwriter, author, and  
contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. Music journalist Andy  
Ellis (Guitar Player, Frets) calls Rodgers' brand-new solo CD,  
Humming My Way Back Home, "folk music with a serrated edge...a  
magical blend of storytelling and driving flattop guitar." http:// 
www.jeffreypepperrodgers.com