Stone Church Arts Presents Harvey Reid in concert

[Immanuel Church - Administrative Assistant]

PRESS RELEASE

October 2, 2008

Stone Church Arts Presents…

Harvey Reid in concert

7:30 pm, Saturday, October 18

Stone Church Arts, as part of its fifth season, presents Harvey Reid,
multi-instrumentalist, in concert, at 7:30 pm on Saturday, October 18.
Stone Church Arts concerts take place in the historic Immanuel Episcopal
Church, 20 Church St., Bellows Falls, Vermont. The fine acoustics of the
beautiful French Gothic revival church are well-known throughout the
region, and the combination of this sacred space and one of the finest
songwriters of our generation will be a treat not to be missed.

Acoustic Guitar magazine declared that Harvey is "...one of the true
treasures of American acoustic music," and L.A. Weekly wrote that he is
/"/an incredible solo guitarist.... Reid plays mandolin, funky slide
guitar blues, ethereal 12-string and scorching electric with equal
authority; and the best part is, he's really fun/."/

Harvey Reid has honed his craft over the last 33 years in countless
clubs, festivals, streetcorners, cafes, schools and concert halls across
the nation. He has been called a "giant of the steel strings" and "one
of the true treaures of American acoustic music." He has absorbed a vast
repertoire of American contemporary and roots music and woven it into
his own colorful, personal and distinctive style. His 20 recordings on
Woodpecker Records showcase his mastery of many instruments and styles
of acoustic music, from hip folk to slashing slide guitar blues to
bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, ragtime, and even classical.

Reid's skills and versatility on the guitar alone mark him as an
important new voice in acoustic music. He won the 1981 *National
Fingerpicking Guitar Competition* and the 1982 International Autoharp
competition. Yet he's also a veteran musician with a long list of studio
and band credits, a strong flatpicker who has won the Beanblossom
bluegrass guitar contest, a versatile and engaging singer, a powerful
lyricist, prolific composer, arranger and songwriter, a solid mandolin
and bouzouki player, and a seasoned performer and captivating
entertainer. And he plays the 6-string banjo and the autoharp like
you've never heard.

Reid started playing guitar in his early teens in Maryland, and fell in
with the now-legendary DC-area bluegrass scene. After street-fiddling
and playing old-time and bluegrass music for close to 8 years, he moved
into his van in the late 1970's and began pursuing solo acoustic songs &
instrumental music, primarily fingerstyle acoustic guitar and autoharp.
After stints in a bluegrass band in Colorado, playing Telecaster in a
country band in Virginia, and a winter in Nashville, Reid migrated to
Northern New England, playing 5 nights a week on the "blue-collar" folk
circuit in Maine and New Hampshire, while developing his own personal
blend of American acoustic music.

Although Reid has been somewhat reclusive, his reputation as a
musician's musician is spreading fast. Even though he is not associated
with any record labels or hype machinery, his music is having an
impact--he was included on the 1995 Rhino Records *Acoustic Music of the
90's* CD, and his *Steel Drivin' Man* CD was voted in 1996 by Acoustic
Guitar Magazine as one of the 10 Essential Folk CD's of all time, in
company with Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and other hallowed names. His
music appeared on the blockbuster BBC television series Billy Connolly's
*World Tour of Scotland.* He has become a featured act at many of
America's premier concert clubs and festivals, including Merlefest, the
Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Walnut Valley Festival. Radio DJ's
and critics nationwide are discovering his remarkable recordings, and
audiences coast-to-coast are flocking to catch his exciting and
uplifting concerts.

All of the Stone Church Arts concerts are held at Immanuel Episcopal
Church, 20 Church St., Bellows Falls. Admission is $15.00 for adults,
$10.00 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets are available at
Village Square Booksellers (Bellows Falls), Heartstone Books (Putney),
Brattleboro Books, Misty Valley Books (Chester) or online at
_www.brattleborotix.org_. For more information or directions go to
www.immanuelepiscopal.org <http://www.immanuelepiscopal.org/> or call
802-463-3100.