Mike Agranoff (Special Event)

The Very Model of a Modern Folk Musician MIKE AGRANOFF is another troubadour who collects songs from wherever he can find them. As one of the founding forces behind the Folk Project in New Jersey and its Minstrel Coffeehouse, he gets exposed to a lot of music, and with a critical ear retains the best of it, from both tradition-bearers and singer-songwriters. He can write wicked parodies and clever recitations, but is also capable of examining the heartbreak of the Gypsy Davy, one year later. He can sing a cappella, but also accompanies himself with intricate fingerstyle guitar picking, or perhaps a soulful concertina.MIKE AGRANOFF is the tall skinny guy with the red beard, now slightly graying, who travels about the Northeast with a driving need to make folk music happen. He's as interested in sharing the wonderful songs he's found as he is in having you hear him perform them. And to help him to discover what wonderful songs we have in our community, the concert will be followed by a chance to sing around until Kathie Mack throws us out at some late hour.