Roger McGuinn

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Norfolk

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Sat, June 14, 2014
Norfolk, CT
Show: 8 PM

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Folk

The artist has requested all food and beverage service be completed before the show starts.

The Mezzanine doors open at 6:30 pm and all mezzanine ticket holders need to be finished with their meals before 8 pm.

Mezzanine service and the Hall bar will not be open during the performance, but will be available before the show and during intermission. Thanks for your cooperation!

Roger McGuinn

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Artist Bio

Roger McGuinn, prior to forming the Byrds, toured and performed folk music with the Limeliters, Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin as a guitarist and banjo player. McGuinn, a Chicago native, studied at the Old Town School of Folk Music and was active on Chicago's folk scene, where he was strongly influenced as a teenager by Bob Gibson.

Within a few months, McGuinn, Clark & Crosby were looking to expand their group. Conga player Michael Clarke was recruited because he looked like two of the Rolling Stones. Mandolin player Chris Hillman was asked to join the group and learn to play the bass guitar. During a Thanksgiving dinner the band settled on the name "Byrds," and success was just around the corner. Roger McGuinn disbanded the Byrds in 1973 to pursue his dream of a solo career and made five solo albums on Columbia Records.

In November 1995, McGuinn began recording and uploading to the Internet a series of traditional folk songs to his web site. The recordings are available for free download at the Folk Den part of McGuinn's home page.

Roger's next CD was recorded on Appleseed Recordings, titled "Treasures From The Folk Den." A CD of favorite songs from the Folk Den with the added bonus of duets with Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Odetta, Jean Ritchie, Josh White Jr. and Frank and Mary Hamilton. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 in the category of "Best Traditional Folk Album."