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SUMMARY:Willy Porter
DESCRIPTION:Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey span
 ning over two decades\, 13 albums\, and multiple continents. His journey
  has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language t
 hat describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a univer
 sal perspective about the questions\, struggles\, and triumphs of human 
 existence. His live shows are guitar-driven grit\, soul\, silence and mu
 scle– at times electrifying\, dynamic\, and unique in the way that Porte
 r’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work. A largely self-taught mus
 ician\, Porter began treating audiences to his brand of guitar playing a
 nd wry storytelling in the late ‘80’s while living in Madison\, Wisconsi
 n. In 1990\, he released his first full-length independent album\, The T
 rees Have Soul\, and the touring life has flowed steadily ever since. Po
 rter has literally logged millions of miles across America\, Canada\, th
 e UK\, and Europe\, touring solo\, as well as with various incarnations 
 of the Willy Porter Band and in support of artists like Tori Amos\, Paul
  Simon\, Jethro Tull\, Sting\, and Jeff Beck. Porter’s breakthrough albu
 m\, Dog Eared Dream\, was released in 1994\, and the song “Angry Words” 
 quickly became a staple at the burgeoning AAA radio format. This led to 
 a major label deal with BMG/Private Music in 1995. Unfortunately\, Priva
 te was dismantled by BMG just as Porter was preparing to release his fol
 low-up. With contractual freedom in 1998\, Porter quickly signed with th
 e San Francisco-based label Six Degrees. There he released three albums 
 beginning with the studio gem\, Falling Forward (1999)\, produced by mul
 tiple Grammy-winner Neil Dorfsman (Dire Straits\, Sting). The eponymous 
 Willy Porter (2001) followed featuring great guest performances by Ian A
 nderson from Jethro Tull and Tony Levin. His fan-favorite solo disc\, Hi
 gh Wire Live (2003) was co-produced with Grammy-winner Ben Wisch (Marc C
 ohn\, Shawn Colvin). In 2005 Porter left Six Degrees and launched his ow
 n imprint\, Weasel Records. Together with longtime keyboardist/ collabor
 ator Dave Adler\, Porter produced the atmospheric album Available Light 
 in 2006. His work with Guild & Fender guitars over the next several year
 s would result in the manufacture of the “Willy Porter Signature” acoust
 ic guitar. Porter then took time to record and produce singer/songwriter
  Natalia Zukerman\, on her whip-smart Weasel debut\, Brand New Frame (20
 08). Porter released his next disc\, How to Rob a Bank in 2009\, the hea
 vily Americana-flavored record featuring the contributions of the LA-bas
 ed quartet\, Raining Jane. Bank was followed with a live disc recorded w
 ith the Carpe Diem String Quartet in (2010). This collaboration produced
  a gorgeous EP featuring several of Porter’s most enduring tunes (“Breat
 he\,” “Paper Airplane\,” “Watercolor”)\, elevated and reinterpreted agai
 nst a backdrop of lush string arrangements. In 2011\, Porter produced th
 e second Weasel release for Natalia Zukerman\, the driving Gas Station R
 oses. A partnership with Milwaukee-based singer/ songwriter Carmen Nicke
 rson resulted in the album\, Cheeseburgers and Gasoline (2013). This spa
 rtan production illuminates themes of life-longing and relationship repa
 ir\, all while balancing the dream of self-actualization on the axle of 
 a carnival’s Tilt-a-Whirl. The record also includes Porter’s brilliant c
 over arrangement of Peter Gabriel’s “Digging in the Dirt.” Porter’s foll
 ow-up release\, Human Kindness (2015) incorporated all of his acoustic\,
  electric\, and multi-string chops to bear in service of a great selecti
 on of songs bearing the influence of soul\, rock\, blues/Americana\, sho
 wcasing Porter’s growth as a writer\, musician\, and producer. After tou
 ring extensively together for more than two years\, Porter and Nickerson
  released a full-length disc of original co-writes: Bonfire to Ash (2016
 ). Produced by Grammy winning producer Ben Wisch (Marc Cohn\, Jonatha Br
 ooke) and featuring Bassist Zev Katz and Drummer/Producer Ben Wittman\, 
 Bonfire to Ash is a record that charts the experiences bridging the inti
 mate with the universal. Porter and Nickerson borrow from their strong s
 tage chemistry to render the same kind of musical conversation that unfo
 lds in performance within a studio setting. This dialogic style broadens
  to consider the connections and values forged in the communities we cal
 l home (“Living Proof”) and in the responsibility we have to the planet 
 that gives itself to house us (“Plant A Garden”). Bonfire to Ash compile
 s candid snapshots of the human journey\, exposing ideas such as hope\, 
 regret\, love\, loss\, and connection that remain immutable against time
 \, history\, or place. In addition to making a life in music\, Porter fi
 nds ways to make an impact on local and international levels. He is an a
 ctive supporter of Advocates of Ozaukee\, a shelter and treatment facili
 ty for victims of domestic violence and abuse in Mequon\, Wisconsin. His
  annual benefit concerts have raised more than $100\,000 for this organi
 zation to date. He is also an Ambassador for Guitars for Vets\, a Milwau
 kee-based International organization that works to improve the lives of 
 veterans by providing them with guitars and music lessons. Willy Porter 
 lives in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin with his wife and two children.\n\nMore i
 nfo: https://flyinggoose.com/events/willy-porter/\n\nhttps://findlocal.c
 ommunity/event/5cfe19e1-4b88-4175-9f39-469b537d668c
LOCATION:Flying Goose Brew Pub\, 40 State Route 11\, New London\, NH 0325
 7
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/5cfe19e1-4b88-4175-9f39-469b537d668
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