Please join us for a house concert with Andrea Prichett and Maggie Forti at our home in Berkeley on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. Suggested donation TBD. BYOB/snacks to share. You can RSVP below, or call 510-697-4097, or email linda@berkeleyhouseconcerts.org.
Among other things, Andrea Prichett is known for her powerful vocals and topical, thoughtful lyrics. Formerly with the band, “Rebecca Riots,”Andrea is now performing solo and sometimes with others, and often with beloved local songstress Maggie Forti. In Andrea’s music you can hear influences of James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, the Motown Sound, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and lots of roots and rebellion. Political updates and commentary are not uncommon between songs. She is a founding member of Berkeley Copwatch, an international police accountability network. Andrea is also a long time middle school teacher intensely involved in the struggles and nurture of her community.
You can check out Andrea in concert at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpor3YzKmA8
Maggie Forti has been singing and playing for over 20 years. Originally Boston-based and a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Maggie played the coffeehouse circuit and busked before touring nationally from Key West to Alaska. She delighted in singing for whitewater rafting tours on the Rio Grande and Colorado River before making the Bay Area home. A former lead singer with Buffalo Roam, Maggie’s soaring vocals and finely crafted originals enchant folk and Americana audiences nationwide. Her lyrics take you on a ride, often bringing you to the wide open spaces she loves. She has been heard opening for Chris Smither and Catie Curtis, as well as singing with Peter Rowan, Jerry Jeff Walker, members of New Monsoon, Kate Gaffney, Shelley Doty, Green & Root, Box Set, Acoustic Junction, Lisa Zeiler and Andrea Prichett of Rebecca Riots, and many, many others. Andrea and Maggie have been performing together as members of Wildcat Canyon, perfecting harmonies and complementing each other’s strong voices.
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