Christine Lavin and Don White are the featured performers during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series on Feb. 7 at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport).
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene,” veteran performers Christine Lavin and Don White have brought their unique brand of clean and hilarious musical comedy to audiences across the U.S. since 2008 – proving night after night that comedy can be smart, friendly, and breathtakingly funny without being vulgar or pejorative.
Since emerging from the NYC singer-songwriter scene in the late 1980s, Lavin has established herself as an entertaining tour de force. Quick on her feet, witty, insightful and engaging, she remains one of the most popular and respected performers in the genre.
She has also been at the forefront of finding and promoting talented new artists. White is the latest artist whom she has championed.
“He’s such an original; I sometimes call him a ‘blue collar intellectual,’ ” Lavin said.
A product of the rich Boston arts scene of the 1990s, White developed his performing songwriter chops at Club Passim and Olde Vienna Kaffehaus while honing his comedic skills at Catch a Rising Star in Harvard Square.
These experiences — along with his immersion in the Boston spoken word scene — combine to make White one of the few performers who brings a comic’s wit and a poet’s heart to his songs and stories.
The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced at $25 ($20 for FMSH members), may be purchased in advance online at www.fmsh.org or at the door (cash and checks only).
For more information, visit the website or call (631) 425-2925.
Now in its 46th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council.
