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Outdoor performance at the Roxbury Library Gazebo.
\nBring your lawn chair and a picnic\, and join us on the l awn of the library to hear a favorite local artist\, Michael Patrick.
\ nSince moving to a rural area on the west coast of New Jersey along the Delaware River\, where\, &ldquo\;his neighbors are now cows and horses\,& rdquo\; Michael Patrick has found country living provides inspiration. Sho rtly thereafter\, he quit his day job of 15 years to perform and write mus ic full-time. He&rsquo\;s even produced two new albums\, Crossing Bridges and HOME. \; \;Country\, Folk\, Rock\, Blues\, and even Gospel ble nd cohesively in Patrick&rsquo\;s songs\, which are inspired by the likes of Johnny Cash\, Hank Williams\, Woody Guthrie\, Lyle Lovett\, and John Pr ine. They are always heartfelt\, sometimes autobiographical\, with some si gnature sarcasm and humor thrown in for good measure. Patrick has develope d an appreciation of simplistic story-telling lyrics\, catchy hooks and me morable melodies. \; \;
\nPatrick has wowed audiences with o pening performances for Steve Earle\, Dave Mason\, Asleep at The Wheel\, P ure Prairie League\, Randy Travis\, Clint Black\, Marty Stuart\, Rosanne C ash\, Carlene Carter\, Billy Joe Shaver\, Gary Allen\, David Allan Coe\, J ustin Townes Earle\, Chris Knight\, The Marshall Tucker Band\, and The Out laws just to name a few. \; He has six original albums\, HOME (2021)\, John Wayne Movies (2018)\, Another Song You Never Heard (2012)\, Somethin g to Fall Back On (2008)\, Roots and Branches (2004)\, and most recently\, Crossing Bridges\, released on September 29\, 2023. \; \;Named To p Country Folk Artist by the Jersey Acoustic Music Awards\, Patrick prides himself on energetic live shows with audience participation and interacti on encouraged. He maintains a website at: \;www.michael-patrick.net \;which includes tour dates \, media photos and video/audio clips. \;
\nRegister onl ine or by calling the library at (973) 584-2400. \; We need t o know who's coming for safe headcount purposes as well as our way to cont act you should mother nature require us to postpone.
\nFunding h as been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Je rsey State Council on the Arts/Department of State\, a Partner Agency of t he National Endowment for the Arts.
\nWith thanks to all our co
ncert series sponsors.
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