Susan Werner - Taylor Abrahamse opens
Date and Time
Friday May 16, 2025
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Friday, May 16 at 7:30pm
Location
Old Sloop Presents
First Congregational Church
12 School St
Rockport, MA 01966
Fees/Admission
Advance tickets for this concert are $25 for adults and $5 for those age 18 and under. The suggested contribution at the door is $30 for adults, $5 for those age 18 and under, and $60 for families. Visit oldslooppresents.org for tickets and more information. Tickets are also available at John Tarr Store in Rockport and The Bookstore of Gloucester.
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Description
Over the course of her twenty five year touring career, Susan Werner has built a reputation as one of the country’s most compelling live performers. With formidable chops on guitar (she began playing at age 5) and piano (she was a guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz) along with a graduate degree in voice performance, her shows are a one-woman master class in musicianship. Her songs are noted for their poetry and sharp wit, and also for their astonishing stylistic range. She’s written songs in the style of Gershwin and Cole Porter (I Can’t Be New, 2004), gospel music (The Gospel Truth, 2007), traditional Cuban “son” (An American In Havana, 2016), and New Orleans junk piano (NOLA, 2019). In 2014 she composed the music and lyrics to the musical theater score Bull Durham, The Musical (MGM).
Like a maple leaf in a gust above the prairies, opener Taylor Abrahamse blissfully glides beyond the borders of song, gender & genre with his/her deftly crafted, hook-laden hammerclaw pop. A Paul Simon/Prince crossbreed and a Kerrville Newfolk Winner – (s)he’ll leave you laughing, inspired, and singing along… if you can reach that high.
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