Hope Machine at the ESRM

Hope Machine in Concert
at the Phoenicia Railway Museum
Sunday, October 11, 7:30 pm
$10 donation requested
RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com
or $12 at the door
Empire State Railway Museum, Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Contact: 845-688-9453 or flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

Flying Cat Music proudly presents the dynamic Hudson Valley performance and recording artists Hope Machine at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia on Sunday, October 11, at 7:30 pm. Hope Machine's name derives from a Woody Guthrie lyric, "a human being is, anyway, just a hoping machine," and their concerts meld intense contemporary folk music with traditional roots fire. Although most of the material performed is original, it is interwoven with classic Woody Guthrie revivals as piercing in their delivery now as the day Woody wrote them. The sum effect is a profoundly moving and invariably inspiring experience, leavened by ample measures of sincerity, wit, and audience exuberance.

Fred Gillen Jr. (of Gillen & Turk) and Steve Kirkman, two superb Hudson Valley singer songwriters who also sing and record outside of the group, form the core of Hope Machine. The band has an elastic roster with the ghost of Woody Guthrie sometimes listed as a performing member. On October 11, Hope Machine will feature an all star cast with Fred and Steve joined by Eric Puente on drums and special guest Abbie Gardner, of Red Molly, on lap guitar and dobro. Playing collectively, individually, or in other bands, these creative spirits have released nearly two dozen CD's. To fully appreciate the depth and range of talent that Hope Machine will bring to Phoenicia on October 11, visit the personal web sites of each of these musicians - be prepared to be impressed.

The Empire State Railway Museum is on Lower High Street. On Route 28 about one-quarter mile east of Phoenicia, turn at the brown "Railway Museum" sign. A donation of $10 will be requested from those who RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com and $12 from those who do not.

The Flying Cat Music Railway Museum Concerts present nationally and regionally acclaimed musicians in an exquisite and intimate acoustic setting.