26th Annual Sunday Afternoon Music Series – Rik Palieri

Admission is Free
We have the distinct pleasure of welcoming back Rik Palieri on February 1st at 2 PM. When Rik last performed he presented highlights from his 50 years of touring and just about reached the point of talking about the influences of some of the heart and soul of the folk music revival. Rik’s program for this event is a compilation of the stories and songs that he learned from the “Legends of Folk”.
Rik is a remarkably versatile performer. At a recent concert he played a haunting melody on a Native American flute, told a story that included music on a Polish ocarina (flute), played banjo and guitar. There is no telling what instruments he will use to serenade us while paying tribute to the music that Rik grew up with.
Rik is not only a performer. He is the host & producer of “The Song Writer’s Notebook “, a TV show, archived in the American Folk Life Center in the new “Rik Palieri Collection”, at The American Folk Life Center Archives in Washington D.C. This show has helped to highlight and support many musicians.
Rik has recorded 8 albums; was part of a Grammy nominated tribute album to Utah Phillips; he is also an occasional writer for Sing Out! Banjo Newsletter & author of a book “The Road Is My Mistress, Tales Of A Roustabout Songster”.
The concert series is presented to you by the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library and an anonymous donor. Thank you!