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Boston based singer/songwriter, Chris O'Brien took to the guitar after seeing Shawn Colvin and the Indigo Girls in concert when he was twelve. Struck by his passion to learn the guitar, family friend Dar Williams sat down with Chris and taught him to play his first chords. His stepmother, a former manager at the famed Iron Horse in Northampton, is also a folk DJ. Chris grew up surrounded by music and musicians, he was raised on a steady diet of Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. Influenced by Martin Sexton, David Gray and Richard Shindell he started crafting his own songs by the age of 14. After a Couple of years of college in Oregon, Chris returned home and became a regular face at the Iron Horse open mics. With some encouragement from friend Stephen Kellogg Chris moved out to Boston to try his luck in the renowned Cambridge Folk scene. The folks at the legendary acoustic music venue Club Passim immediately embraced the young songwriter and present him on stage on a regular basis. He is also finding success in New York City venues and has returned to western Massachusetts...this time as a featured artist. Chris has played with David Wilcox, Brian Webb, Meg Hutchinson, Antje Duvekot, Vance Gilbert, Ryan Montbleau, Rachael Davis, Anne Heaton and Frank Marotta Jr., Jess Klein, Gregory Douglass, Jake Armerding and others. His first collection of songs, "Apt. 4," debuted in 2002 on The Robes Music and is heard on WUMA in Amherst and WUMB in Boston. Bay State Sound featured the young folk singer on their compilation CD, "Boston's Best Singer-Songwriter Showcase, Vol. 4." | |
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Uncommon Ground Past Show Dates | ||
| 2006-06-13 (753 days) | Cubs | |
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