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October Walkabout Clearwater Coffehouse: Rod MacDonald
October 19 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
| $20
Join the Clearwater Walkabout Chorus for their October Coffeehouse on October 19 featuring Rod MacDonald with Mark Dann. *Please note, shows are now matinee.*
Doors open at 2:30pm, followed by Teachabout at 2:45pm, and the featured performance at 3:30pm.
Reserve a $20 ticket ahead of time and pay at the door by check, cash, or credit card upon arrival at the event, or purchase a ticket at the door for $25. Student tickets are $10 with presentation of a valid student id. Children under 6 are free. Reserve your ticket.
About Rod MacDonald
Rod MacDonald is an American singer-songwriter, novelist, and educator. He is best known for his songs “American Jerusalem“, about the “contrast between the rich and the poor in Manhattan” (Sing Out!), “A Sailor’s Prayer”, “Coming of the Snow”, “Every Living Thing”, and “My Neighbors in Delray”. His songs have been covered by Dave Van Ronk, Shawn Colvin, Four Bitchin’ Babes, Jonathan Edwards, Garnet Rogers, Joe Jencks, and others. He has released 12 solo recordings on several record labels in the US, 8 in Europe on the Swiss label Brambus, and 21 songs with Smithsonian Folkways (through the Fast Folk Musical Magazine).
A tenor with a clear voice and wide range, MacDonald is often cited for both his musicality and the content of his songs about political and social events. Although usually labeled a folk singer, his musical styles include rock, pop, country, light jazz, and blues. His place in the folk hall of fame is assured by his ‘A Sailor’s Prayer,’ a hymn-styled tune that many people have mistaken for a traditional song.” All-Music Guide.
His first novel, The Open Mike, about a young man in the open mike scene of Greenwich Village, was published on December 5, 2014. Visit Rod MacDonald’s website.
About Walkabout Clearwater Chorus + Coffeehouse
Walkabout is The Walkabout Clearwater Chorus is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and social action through song and education. A New York not-for-profit organization of volunteers operating under the name Walkabout Clearwater Sloop Inc., the Chorus is a chartered member-club of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and its activities support the work of its parent organization.
More than just a singing group, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus performs at a wide range of venues, including its own Coffeehouse, as well as rallies and marches. Through school programs, the Chorus introduces folk music to younger generations. At its core, the group is made up of activists—using their voices to address the pressing issues of today, uniting song with purpose. Walkabout Clearwater Coffehouse is in its 38th season. Learn more about the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus and Coffeehouse.