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Seed Savers Benefit Concert featuring Greg Brown- July 7, 2007
with special guests
Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman, Bo Ramsey & Dave Moore
Greg Brown, two-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, will be performing his seventh benefit concert for the Seed Savers Exchange at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 7 at Seed Savers Heritage Farm located near Decorah, Iowa. Ticket prices are $20 in advance, or $25 the day of the show. Please call 563-382-5990 to order tickets (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or AMX) or to obtain more information. All proceeds from Greg’s benefit concert will help support the genetic preservation projects of the Seed Savers Exchange.
Please call 563.382.5990 to order tickets - Tickets are Non-Refundable One of America’s best known and most talented folk musicians, Greg Brown has been a frequent performer on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” radio program. Over the years, Greg has recorded about 20 albums and CDs. His songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Greg's live shows at Heritage Farm are legendary, with gardens as a background adding to the evening’s magic. Long-time fans have said the intimacy of these concerts is really rare. Again this year, Greg’s concert will be held outdoors. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Guests are welcome to come early and walk through the Preservation Gardens and Historic Orchard, which are especially beautiful at that time of year. Guest can also follow the new walking trails that have been developed throughout Heritage Farm - down the valley and up to the orchard, and up from the barn through the woods past the office and into the preservation gardens. Limited camping is available for $15 per tent, please call to reserve a spot. Food and drinks will be available.
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Don’t miss this very special concert
Tickets are $25 the day of the show
Brief garden Tours given by Marissa Nordschow starting @ 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00
If you'd like to camp, please call our office 563.382.5990
Camping is $15 per tent - check-in for camping with start @ noon
Food & Refreshments will be served by Jim McCaffrey & The Hunger Express and members of the Decorah Area Free Clinic
A shuttle will also be available for those who wish to park in town. It will leave from the 48-hour parking lot across from City Hall in downtown Decorah (off Heivly Street) and make several trips to Heritage Farm between 5 and 6:30pm
Tickets are also available @ The Oneota Food Co-op in Decorah and also at The Willy Street Co-op in Madison, WI (cash or check purchases only please - Thank you!)
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Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman
Karen Savoca, accompanied by Pete Heitzman, will mark their fourth appearance at the Seed Savers Benefit Concert. Karen & Pete tour with Greg Brown.
Savoca and Heitzman have been called "an extraordinary and adventurous singer and an innovative guitarist who have the fearlessness of a high-wire act working without a net." |
Bo Ramsey
Born and raised in the blue-collar Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa in 1951. Robert Franklin 'Bo' Ramsey not only played a vital role in shaping Eastern Iowa's distinctive blues-rock hybrid, but has continued in his still-vibrant career as a performer, much-in-demand producer, recording session guitarist and "hired gun" in touring bands of high-profile national acts.
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Dave Moore
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Dave Moore was raised in Cedar Rapids and resides in Iowa City. Dave has appeared on such national radio programs as All Things Considered, A Prairie Home Companion, Live from Mountain Stage and The World Cafe.
His Compact disc Over My Shoulder was named one of the top ten folk albums of 1990 by Pulse Magazine. His most recent recording, Breaking |
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