| Singer-songwriters Baker and Werth Take South Berwick |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Award-winning singer-songwriters T.S. Baker and Craig Werth come to South Berwick on November 23 at 7 pm for the third show in the FPFC Concert Series at
Spotlight Award winner T.S. Baker will return to the stage for her first performance in nearly 10 years. Her hiatus came after the release of her much-anticipated 2003 solo debut, Through the Shadows. Dirty Linen called the CD, "A perfect blend of country and folk music with enough of a jolt to send your heart skipping across stars ... [and] enough pop sensibility to rub elbows with Shawn Colvin on Top-40 radio."
From 1993 through 1997, along with her husband Stan Moeller, Baker released three highly touted CDs. The Boston Globe called the duo, “Incredible ... breaking all the musical molds."
But in the late 90s, Baker decided to concentrate more on songwriting and received plenty of notice for her masterful tunes.
She was named a finalist in several national contests, including the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival “New Folk Competition” in both 2000 and 2002. Past finalists have included the likes of Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Robert Earl Keen, James McMurtry and South Berwick’s own Slaid Cleaves, to name a few. The fruits of her labor from this period can be heard on Through the Shadows.
After three fine, albeit under-the-radar CDs (two solo and one with Guy Capecelatro III), Craig Werth garnered the attention of three-time Juno Award winner (
Starting in 2006, Werth brought his instrumentation and arranging skills to Francey’s music, helping him to flesh out his songs, which the Toronto Star call, “small and beautifully crafted pieces of work.”
Since joining Francey, Werth has toured the world and shared a Juno with him for co-producing Rites of Passage, winner in the best traditional and roots album category.
Because of Werth’s exposure performing with Francey, his own songwriting and instrumental prowess have helped him find a fan-base of his own. His latest record, The Spokes Man, bares witness to these gifts. Canadian folk and roots magazine, Penguin Eggs, said of Werth’s work, “[He] tells stories well, has an eye for the human condition with all its foibles and passions and accompanies himself superbly.”
Baker and Werth have collaborated in the past, most notably on “You Save Me,” which they co-wrote and which appeared on Baker’s Through the Shadows. Werth also sang backup on the album’s closer, “Welcome Home.”
The FPFC Concert Series will continue on December 21 at 6pm with a gospelized Christmas show by the RMS Five and a rare acoustic performance by the Americana/Roots band Wooden Eye on January 25 at 7pm.
Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the door. For advance reservations, call 207.450.8746. You can also visit or call the church office (207.384.4091) between 9 am and 1 pm, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Since the November 23 show will occur on the weekend before Thanksgiving, anyone who attends is invited to bring a nonperishable item to donate to an area food bank.
IN BRIEF
What: FPFC Concert Series—featuring T.S. Baker and Craig Werth
Where: First Parish Federated Church—
When: November 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Reservations: $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door (For advance reservations call 207.450.8746 or by visiting or calling the church office (207.384.4091) between 9 am and 1 pm, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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