Carrie Newcomer and pianist Gary Walters

50 Library Road,Fletcher NC 28732

10 October, 2021

Description

Fletcher UMC Artist Series presents Carrie Newcomer and pianist Gary Walters Fletcher United Methodist Church welcomes you to an evening with Carrie Newcomer and pianist Gary Walters, live in concert. Event Details Concert begins at 4:00pm. General Admission All Ages Wheelchair accessible and companion seating is available. Please select this ticket option at checkout. Free parking is available onsite Learn more about Fletcher UMC's campus, parking, and accessibility at www.fletcherumc.org/our-campus Please note that we will be following guidance from the CDC and state of NC in regards to mask requirements and/or other Covid-19 safety protocols at the time of this event. Check www.fletcherumc.org/Artist-Series for the latest details. This concert is presented as part of the 2021 Season of Fletcher UMC's ongoing Artist Series. For more info on future events, please visit us at www.fletcherumc.org/Artist-Series About the Artist Carrie Newcomer Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Carrie Newcomer is a songwriter, recording artist, performer, and educator. She has been described as a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe and, “asks all the right questions,” by Rolling Stone, “a voice as rich as Godiva chocolate.” by The Austin Statesman, and, "She's the kind of artist whose music makes you stop, think and then say, 'that is so true.’” by The Dallas Morning News. Recent appearances on PBS’s Religion and Ethics and the National Award Winning Krista Tippett’s On Being, have focused on her use of creative art-form as a spiritual/mindfulness practice, her work in social/ environmental justice, interfaith dialogue, progressive spirituality and as a champion for a new political conversation. She has toured with Alison Krauss in Europe and the United States. Nickel Creek recorded Newcomer’s song, “I Should’ve Known Better,” on their Grammy-winning album, This Side. In the fall of 2009 and 2011 Newcomer was a cultural ambassador to India, invited by the American Embassy of India. In October 2011 she released her interfaith collaborative benefit album, Everything is Everywhere, with world master of the Indian Sarod, Amjad Ali Khan. In June 2012 Carrie Newcomer traveled to Kenya, Africa, performing in schools, hospitals, spiritual communities and AIDS hospitals. In 2013 Carrie visited organizations dedicated to nonviolent conflict resolution through the arts and the empowerment of women in the Middle East. Huffington Post Religion Community listed her song, “Holy as the Day is Spent,” as one of the best spiritual songs of 2012. She was listed as one of “the 50 most influential folk musicians of the past 50 years” by Chicago’s WFMT. Boston’s WBEZ listed her as one of the most influential folk artists of the last 25 years.