Phil Rosenthal Performs 'This Land Is Your Land -- Songs of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger'
Date:
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Southern Connecticut State University
Lyman Center Lobby Gallery
501 Crescent St.
New Haven, CT 06473
Description:
Internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter Phil Rosenthal performs songs by legendary American folk musicians Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Rosenthal's compositions have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, Nick Cave and others. He was lead singer and guitarist in the seminal bluegrass band the Seldom Scene, and is renowned for his skills on mandolin, guitar and banjo. He has performed with Jerry Douglas, Bill Monroe, Emmylou Harris, Jonathan Edwards and many others in his career in folk and bluegrass music. Rosenthal was the 1994 Connecticut State Troubadour.