Great Barrington — The Berkshire Busk! organization has announced a series of concert events in January at Twoflower Cafe, located at 34 Railroad Street.
For the past two years, Berkshire Busk! events have been held starting in late May with performances held every Friday night and Saturday afternoon all throughout the downtown area.
The Saturday evening series begins on Saturday, January 7 with a performance by Boston Blues finalist Robin O’Herin, who will perform traditional blues and gospel songs. On Saturday, January 14, singer and songwriter Michael Aaron will perform. Acoustic rock musician Garrin Benfield will be performing on Saturday, January 21 and the series will conclude with a performance by singer and songwriter Katherine Winston, who was a contestant on American Idol. All performances will start at 7 p.m., and, while Twoflower will be serving food and drinks during each event, there will be no cover charge for the live music.
“This will be a bit of an experiment for us,” Berkshire Busk! founder and co-organizer Eugene Carr told The Berkshire Edge. “One of our goals is to bring vibrant life to downtown Great Barrington in the evening. When I was recently chatting with Twoflower co-owner Rupert Jones, I realized that there might be an opportunity for us to collaborate. This is an experiment to see if we can continue to do what we do in the summertime.”
Carr said that the musicians involved with the January series are “crowd favorites whom we’ve enjoyed working with over the past two summers.” Carr explained, “We have, obviously, a deep list of performers, so there’s no shortage of people that could perform if this series catches on. People in the Berkshires love live music and they all like going out. It’s a real community of music lovers and music is a wonderful way of bringing people together.”
Carr added that the organization is in the planning stages of its third season, which is scheduled to start this May. “We have new expanded and creative ideas for next summer,” he said. “The Berkshire Busk! is a great way to add vibrancy to the downtown area. The more things happening in the downtown area creates positive energy and it helps everyone, including local restaurants and bars.”
For more information about Berkshire Busk! events, go to its website.
