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Mid-Summer Music Merriment!

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Chion Wolf, Betsy Kaplan
Published July 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM EDT
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The Avett Brothers are riding the crest of the modern Americana music wave. John Hall, after a stint in Congress, is back leading Orleans and singing a song so catchy that simply to mention it would glue it to your eardrums for the rest of the day. Glen Phillips is leading Toad The Wet Sprocket after a long layoff and successful Kickstarter campaign that launched their latest album, New Constellation.

What do they all have in common? They'll all be performing in Connecticut in August, and they're all on today's mid-summer music show (and they all mention Elton John in this show. Go figure!).

Leave a comment below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.

Event information:

The Avett Brothers - Toyota Oakdale Theater - Friday, August 8 - 7:30pm

Orleans - The Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center - Saturday, August 2 - 8pm

Toad The Wet Sprocket - Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Hartford - Thursday, August 28 - 8pm

GUESTS:
Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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