Adrienne Young to bring her old-time music with a twist to Goshen College on Aug. 9

Concert: 91.1 FM The Globe presents Adrienne Young and Little Sadie

Date and time: Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 at 8 p.m.

Location: Newcomer Center, Room 19

Cost: $6, tickets available at the door

Event sponsor: The Globe 91.1 FM - WGCS

For more information about Adrienne Young, visit: www.adrienneyoung.com

GOSHEN, Ind. – Fusing tradition and freshness in her pop-inflected old time music, Adrienne Young applies a worldly compassion, a poet’s pen and a spirit of independence and self-reliance to her most recent album, “The Art of Virtue.”

Young and her band Little Sadie will bring that same energy to Goshen College’s Newcomer Center, Room 19 on Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. in a concert sponsored by the college’s radio station, The Globe 91.1 FM. Young can be frequently heard on the station, which features a fresh and eclectic mix of Americana, alternative acoustic, folk, singer-songwriters and world beat music. The intimate concert will also be broadcast live on The Globe and streamed over the Internet.

As an organic farmer and environmentalist, as well as singer-songwriter, Young’s recent music expands upon the themes of cultivation and stewardship so beautifully asserted on her acclaimed debut, “Plow to the End of the Row” (which interestingly came packaged with a packet of seeds). Young’s albums are released on her label, Addie Belle Music.

Loosely based on Benjamin Franklin’s writings on virtues, Young’s message is consistent: every choice we make, from the food we buy to the channels we watch to the history we do or don’t preserve, has consequences. She also broaches such themes as morality, chastity and heavier world concerns in her music. “The Art of Virtue” includes Young’s accomplished songwriting, as well as old-time fiddle tunes reimagined for a new day, the gospel standard “Farther Along,” and the Grateful Dead’s classic anthem of renewal “Brokedown Palace.”

Young has appeared on CMT, “A Prairie Home Companion” and Mountain Stage. In addition, “The Art of Virtue” was on Amazon.com’s “Best of 2005” list.

As Chris Willman from “Entertainment Weekly” said, “Few Americana upstarts would claim Poor Richard as a primary influence, but fewer could mix folkie conscience and bluegrass escapism as deftly as Young …”

Tickets will be available at the door for $6. They can also be purchased in advance with cash or check by stopping by the The Globe radio station, next to the Goshen College Welcome Center in the Union Building.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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