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Feb
16
Saturday
Feb
16
Sat
Music :: Misc
Songs and Stories of a Prairie Troubadour
6:30 PM
204 7th Avenue West
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“Songs and Stories of a Prairie Troubadour ” features guitarist Chuck Suchy in a benefit concert Feb. 16 in Kalispell
Suchy offers afternoon workshop open to the public

“Songs and Stories of a Prairie Troubadour” will be presented by singer/songwriter Chuck Suchy in a benefit concert to support the education programs of The Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation on Saturday, February 16. The family-friendly concert will be held at 204 7th Avenue West, Kalispell (the former United Church of Christ). Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for the 7:30 pm concert. A donation of $15 is suggested and seating is limited. A public workshop will also be offered prior to the concert on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. Suggested donation is $10. Call 406-407-5962 for information and instructions on disability access.
Suchy’s (soo’key) songs and stories have earned him broad acclaim and performances at esteemed venues such as the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution and on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
As a working North Dakota farmer his music is rooted in a universal theme of connection to the land conjuring images of the Great Plains region and praising its lifestyle. His music also includes songs about human relationships, spirituality, motorcycles, and even sailing.
Folk music magazine, Dirty Linen writes about Suchy: “Ya gotta love this guy! He writes a great song, plays solid guitar, sings with rare confidence and lives his material!”
Well-known Flathead Valley musicians Andre Floyd and David Griffith will open for Suchy. Floyd is a guitar instructor and leader of the band Mood Iguana. Griffith is a multi-instrumentalist and popular performing musician in the Flathead.
Sponsored by the COC Guitar Foundation and Plum Creek Timber Company, the concert will wrap up Suchy’s three-day visit in the Flathead Valley. Proceeds from the concert will support the COCGF educational programs that Suchy will be providing to Whitefish High School, Columbia Falls Junior High and Flathead Valley High School students where he will be introducing them to his renowned style of songwriting and guitar playing.
The COCGF Community Youth Guitar Education Program started in 2010 with the goal of introducing Flathead Valley youth to studying the guitar and to increase their interest in the study of music.
For information about the concert or about the Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation and its 2013 Guitar Workshop visit www.cocguitarfoundation.org or call 406-407-5962

SIDEBAR
A public workshop with Chuck Suchy will be held Saturday Feb 16 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at 204 7th Avenue West, Kalispell (the former United Church of Christ). Chuck is offering an opportunity to guitar students of all ages to learn how he puts his poetry to music telling stories of life relationships and conservation. A donation of $10 per person is suggested. Call 406-407-5962 for information.
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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: 204 7th Avenue West
Address: Kalispell
Phone: 406-407-5962

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