An Evening with JOHN GORKA

Schedule

Sat Dec 06 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

The Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN

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John Gorka's technique breaks free from the rules of modern music". - Huffington Post
About this Event

The Cedar Presents

An Evening with JOHN GORKA

Saturday, December 6, 2025 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM

All Ages

Seated

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

"Rules of art were made to be shattered. When broken by accident, that's gaucheness. When broken on purpose, well, that's style. John Gorka's technique breaks free from the rules of modern music". - Huffington Post.


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JOHN GORKA

From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions and has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians. In the late 1970’s, John was one of these aspiring musicians. Although his academic coursework at Moravian College lay in Philosophy and History, music began to offer paramount enticements. Soon he found himself living in the club’s basement and acting as resident MC and sound man, encountering legendary folk troubadours like Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton and Claudia Schmidt. Their brand of folk-inspired acoustic music inspired him, and before long he was performing his own songs – mostly as an opener for visiting acts. Soon he started traveling to New York City, where Jack Hardy’s legendary Fast Folk circle (a breeding ground for many a major singer-songwriter) became a powerful source of education and encouragement. Folk meccas like Texas’ Kerrville Folk Festival (where he won the New Folk Award in 1984) and Boston followed, and his stunningly soulful baritone voice and original songwriting began turning heads. Those who had at one time inspired him – Suzanne Vega, Bill Morrissey, Nanci Griffith, Christine Lavin, Shawn Colvin – had become his peers.  

“…the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” – Rolling Stone.

John Gorka lives in Minnesota and when not on the road, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children.

To learn more about John Gorka:

  • Visit his website here
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The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States

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