The Chapin family to perform on 11/3

The Island Now

Tom Chapin and The Chapin Sisters will be the featured artists during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly First Saturday Concerts’ series on Saturday, Nov. 3.

The 8:30 p.m. concert will take place at the Congregational Church of Huntington at 30 Washington Drive, off Route 25A, in Centerport, and will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.

In the long, rich history of family groups in American roots music, the Chapins have a special place. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Chapin, who previously performed for the Folk Music Society of Huntington a few years ago, returns to share the stage with The Chapin Sisters — the singer-songwriter duo comprised of his daughters Lily and Abigail.

In this rare joint performance, they will sing their own original and traditional songs, as well as classics by Tom’s brother and their uncle, the late Harry Chapin. Selections from their respective recent releases, At The Turning Point and Ferry Boat, will be featured during the evening.

Hailed as “one of the great personalities in contemporary folk music” in The New York Times, Tom Chapin’s career spans five decades, 26 albums and three Grammys. He has covered an incredible amount of creative ground — maintaining two long and productive parallel musical vocations, both as a respected contemporary folk artist and a pioneer in the field of children’s music. Earlier this year, Tom was named Best Male Artist in the 2018 International Acoustic Music Awards.

Making music that a critic for The New York Times lauded as “tantalizingly close to beauty,” The Chapin Sisters carry on a proud family musical legacy. Since 2005, the sisters have garnered critical acclaim by forging a distinctive musical imprint in which they “wed lilting voices, dynamically complex vocal harmonies, and folk-influenced melodies to dark, wryly sarcastic lyrical content,” notes Amazon.com in an editorial review.

Tickets to the Chapin family concert are priced at $30 ($25 for FMSH members), and may be purchased in advance at www.fmsh.org, using a credit card, or at the door (cash and checks only).

Donations of canned and other non-perishable food items will also be collected for Long Island Cares — The Harry Chapin Food Bank. For more information, visit the FMSH website or call (631) 425-2925. 

Now in its 50th 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. Its Hard Luck Café series at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre will feature touring singer-songwriters Rachael Kilgour and Jesse Terry on Thursday, Nov. 15. 

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