Home Alone Inside My Head by Sam Amidon - With Special Guests Bruce Greene and Loy McWhirter

Thursday, November 20, 2008
7:30 – 9:00 PM
$15 ($12 members)
Advanced tickets on sale September 24, 2008. Please call 212. 299. 7790 for reservations.

Fiddler, feature film actor, rock star. Also: troubadour, philosopher, romantic. Sam Amidon’s diverse creative output defies conventional categorization, and indicates his commitment to exploring the complicated relationship between the concept and values associated with “folk” and its enchantments in the face of alienation. In the first New York City presentation that combines music from his critically-acclaimed 2008 album, “All Is Well” and his visual practice, Sam will present “songs & tunes, videos & comics, self-inflicted field recordings & interviews with other people, real folk music & pretend liturgical dance.” He will be joined by special guests Bruce Greene and Loy McWhirter. You can check out Bruce's website at http://brucegreene.net.

Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon was raised in Brattleboro, Vermont by folk-musician parents Peter and Mary Alice Amidon. In 2007, he released But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted, a collaboration with Thomas Bartlett. In March 2007, he premiered the Nico Muhly composition "Two Sisters" at Carnegie Hall. His most recent album of songs is 'All Is Well,' produced & recorded in Iceland by Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Bonnie Prince Billy) and featuring orchestral arrangements by Nico Muhly. Sam’s videos and comics were recently presented at Kuhrturm, a gallery in Leizpig, Germany. www.samamidon.com  

This performance is a part of MIX: New Performance at MAD, curated by Steffani Jemison.