The MDUUC Coffeehouse presents local award-winning musicians Greg Beattie, Michael McNevin, and Laura Zucker in a program of original acoustic music on January 16, 2010, at 8 p.m. at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Bortin Fellowship Hall, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek. Doors open at 7:30; admission $10 cash or check at the door. Refreshments will be available.
Greg Beattie’s songs have been praised for their energetic and insightful musical treatment of birth, death and everything in between. He writes in any style he can figure out, including folk, jazz, rock, gospel, country and occasionally just plain bizarre. In 1993, Greg and his wife Vickie and friend Dave Decker formed the band Calaveras (www.calaverassongs.com), which has produced three CDs and performs regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beattie’s songs have captured the Kerrville New Folk prize, the Napa Valley Emerging Songwriter award, West Coast Songwriters Song of the Year honors and have appeared on TV shows, movies and several compilations with artists including Joan Baez, Livingston Taylor, and Natalie Merchant. In 2005, he won the West Coast Songwriters’ Song Contest in three categories, including the Grand Prize.
Michael McNevin’s songs are musical short stories, full of humor, heart, and a keen eye for Americana. He chronicles his Huck Finn childhood in the rail town of Niles, California, and the people and towns of his travels. Michael has recorded five CDs and has been touring the U.S. for 15 years, sharing the stage with such musicians as Johnny Cash and the Carter Family, Shawn Colvin, Richie Havens, Adrian Bellew, and Laura Nyro. His numerous awards include the Kerrville New-Folk award and five West Coast Songwriters Song of The Year awards. His website is located at www.myspace.com/mudpuddlemusic.
Laura Zucker (www.laurazucker.com) has been called a true poet whose heart and soul shine in her performances. Her songs are written with the grace and vision of a good storyteller, and have been compared to a long walk with a great friend on a winding path. Lafayette-based Zucker recorded her first CD in the spring of 2006, and began winning awards almost immediately, including the Second Grand Prize in the WCSA International Song Contest in April 2006 and two Best Song awards from the West Coast Songwriters in 2007. Her music video for "Memorial Day" rose to #7 on Neil Young's "Living With War Today" videos page on YouTube.
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