Hoot 2, a hootenanny-style evening of folk and contemporary music is set to return to the Westport Historical Society (WHS) on Friday, April 8 at 6 p.m.
Suzanne Sheridan will be joined by recording artist Griffon Anthony and singer-humorist Bob Stanhope. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
The brainchild of Westport singer-songwriter Suzanne Sheridan, who launched the first Hoot at the WHS in October, the upcoming event will feature recording artist Griffon Anthony and singer-humorist Bob Stanhope.
According to WHS officials, Hoot 2 follows the tradition of 1950 and 1960s jams, when musicians got together in their homes to share songs and to welcome the audience to sing along.
Sheridan is best known for her performances of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen songs, which she has performed locally and on the road as far away as Canada and Australia.
In addition to last year’s hootenanny, Sheridan has entertained at the WHS in “Coffeehouse at the Wheeler,” a show named for the Society’s headquarters, Bradley-Wheeler House.
A professional photographer as well as musician, Sheridan got her start singing jingles for the Pepsi Cola Company.
About the upcoming performances, Sheridan described Anthony, 32, as having “a stunningly persuasive and soulful voice.”
She said the New York native reminds her of “the best of Jim Croce,” the late folk-rock artist who was just 30 when he was killed in a plane crash in 1973.
She said Stanhope, on the other hand, “is probably the funniest songwriter I ever heard.”
“He’s hysterical,” she says of the artist who is a 13-time winner in the Billboard Magazine Songwriter Contest.
There is a $20 donation for Hoot 2, and reservations are suggested. For further information call (203) 222-1424 or visit http://www.westporthistory.org.
