Cheryl Wheeler with Special Guest Kenny White
Cheryl Wheeler with Special Guest Kenny White
Well-crafted songs, stellar vocals, and witty on-stage patter…
Cheryl Wheeler has to be seen to be appreciated. She is known for her well-crafted songs, stellar vocals, and witty on-stage patter. She will tell a story that has you rolling in the aisles, then sing a song that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. She will talk about a serious current event, then sing a song that will have you howling with laughter.
Even if you are not familiar with Cheryl, you have probably heard her music. She is a respected songwriter; her songs have been covered by Dan Seals, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Suzy Boggus, Melanie, Bette Midler, Maura O'Connell, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, Holly Near, and Peter, Paul & Mary.
Cheryl's songs are often emotional portraits of people, leaving you with the impression that you know the characters. You find yourself being dragged into the song rather than standing outside and observing.
She has recorded 13 albums to date and has toured extensively throughout the United States since the mid-1970s. In 2014, she was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.
“Wheeler’s almost as known for her comical on-stage comments as she is for her magnificent voice and beautifully crafted songs, many which she delivers with a heart-wrenching poignancy that can leave listeners in tears.” --Music Museum of New England
Kenny White comes to the world of the touring singer-songwriter following a long and successful musical journey. An accomplished pianist, who also performs on guitar, Kenny has now also become known for his clever lyrics.
Hailed by reviewers from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle for his thrilling and unique piano playing, Kenny is a talented singer-songwriter and a successful NYC-based record producer. He has written, performed, and produced music for hundreds of TV and radio commercials as well as film soundtracks, and has toured with stars like Judy Collins, Stephen Stills and Tom Jones.
Long List of Priors, his aptly named current album, is the latest collection of original songs: snapshots of the human condition. Audiences often comment that a Kenny White concert moves them to laughter and tears—sometimes within the same song!
“If Mark Twain could sing and play piano like a virtuoso, his name would be Kenny White.” –Stu Kuby, The Strand, Hudson Falls, NY
Kenny will play the first part of the show solo, and accompany Cheryl for an extended second set.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
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This project is made possible with funds from the Tier Three Project Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts. |
~ This project is also made possible through the support and generosity of our Folkus members. ~