We want to extend a special invitation to a house concert we're hosting at our home this TUESDAY, MARCH 28.  Performing is the wonderful duo "SMALL POTATOES" -- one of our very most favorite acts.  Here's the info:

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 7pm

SMALL POTATOES

Timpanogos Intimate Concert Series

647 North 1280 East, Orem

Tickets at the door: $10

FiddleSticks is so happy to host the amazing SMALL POTATOES, who are performing as part of the Timpanogos Intimate Concert Series. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.  Of course 100 % of proceeds go to the performers.  Directions may be found on TICS' web page at http://come.to/timpanogos.   Or call 221-1108 for more information.

Small Potatoes have a loyal following in Utah, and this promises to be one of the best concerts we've held.  Arrive early to get a good seat!! 

 

Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso.  This Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and in that time they’ve become sought-after regulars at many clubs, coffeehouses across the U.S., and of course, are among the most popular repeat performers for the TIMPANOGOS INTIMATE CONCERT SERIES!  They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were one of the “most requested” acts at the 1999 Falcon Ridge New Artist Showcase.  Jacquie is also a winner of the 1998 Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest. More about them at www.smallpotatoesmusic.com

They call themselves eclecto-maniacs.  They describe their music as “Celtic to Cowboy” and say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more.  Their two recordings, “Waltz of the Wallflowers” and “Time Flies” , on Wind River  Records,  cover all these styles.  They both sing, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments.  They even yodel.  Dirty Linen Magazine called them “one of the most polished, inventive, and entertaining shows on the circuit.”  Sing Out Magazine called “Time Flies” a “wonderful, wonderfully eclectic” album and said “Small Potatoes might well be leading mainstays on the folk scene for years to come.”  Their new album, “Waltz of the Wallflowers” appeared on several "Best of 2000" radio playlists, including WFMT's syndicated “Midnight Special".

When you see Small Potatoes perform, you hear two great voices, some fine guitar playing, and a touch of tin whistle, flute, mandolin, bodhran, and other percussion toys.  Together they present a truly rare blend of vocal and instrumental  abilities, award-winning songwriting, and arranging talents.  They have the unique ability to adapt to the style of music they happen to be playing.  They seem comfortably at home whether playing an upbeat cowboy swing tune or a tender, traditional ballad--though there are no rules here either, sometimes the traditional sounds contemporary, sometimes the contemporary sounds traditional.  And they also pay attention to the little things, the warmth, the humor and a rapport with the audience that makes for a memorable performance.  A listen to a few  tracks on “Waltz of the Wallflowers”, Jacquie’s one-of-a kind 1998 Kerrville New Folk winning title track, Rich's powerful “1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes”, or their Celtic-flavored rendition of the Jefferson Airplane classic, “Lather” provides a more than ample illustration.