Writer's Round: Andy Baker, Amy Young, Kevin Reeves

Name: Writer's Round: Andy Baker, Amy Young, Kevin Reeves
Start: 2025-01-25T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 4253 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49548

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4253 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49548 | Grand Rapids, MI

What’s a Writer’s Round? Writer’s Rounds feature a collection of singer songwriters all sharing the stage at once, taking turns performing original tunes and sharing the stories that influenced their songs. Learn about artists’ creative process in an intimate performance setting and hear incredible original music!
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Michigan singer-songwriter Andy Baker has spent three decades captivating audiences with his unique style of soul-satisfying folk.
His recent accolades include winning the 2020 Kerrville Newfolk Songwriting Competition and the 2022 Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, as well as being featured as an Emerging Artist at the 2020 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
His 2020 album "North Country Sky" spent several months on the National Folk DJ charts.
Jon Stein, host of WTBQ's Hootenanny Cafe, declares: "Andy weaves breathtaking lyrics and melodies...He left me wanting more... much more!"
Website: andybakermusic.com
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Amy Young is a lifelong student of music, beginning as a kid in a small country church and moving into a major at Western Michigan University. Unable to reconcile a degree in voice and starting a family in Michigan, Social Work happened. Fortunately, life revealed that music can be a part of everything else, which is where the songs come from. “I write to process. I write to relate. The lyrics and feelings behind the music bring us together. Our stories may be different but how our stories impact us through celebration or suffering is common humanity, is connection. We all need connection”.
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Kevin Reeves is a multi-genre musician who has released six albums throughout his career. He has been on a lifetime journey of self discovery; Which has culminated most recently in his starting down the path to mental health and wellness. He strives everyday to be a light in the lives of the people he encounters. He not only loves all things music, but possesses a vast knowledge of all things music tech.
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The Stray is a listening room style venue and cafe, where performers are front and center, not background entertainment. We frequently ask attendees to silence their phones and keep conversations low out of respect to performers and other audience members.