Michael Monroe’s “You’ve Got A Friend” Jame’s Taylor Tribute ~ Hayward WI
Michael Monroe presents: “If You Could Read My Mind” Featuring the music of James Taylor
The Park Center, 7:30pm, Hayward, WI
FEATURING: Michael Monroe Vocals/Acoustic Guitar, Tony Axtell Bass/Vocals, Dan Thayer Electric Guitar, Michael Pilhofer Drums/Vocals and Tony Axtell on Bass.
Pick up Michael’s James Taylor Tribute CD during these shows!
Monroe is celebrating his 56th year performing acoustic music. He plays hand-crafted Seaton guitars which are “works of art”, made of 200 year-old reclaimed wood from the bottom of Lake Superior. His rich vocals and crystal/bamboo flutes showcase his signature mellifluous sound.
“Minnesota’s Acoustic Music Master” (Jon Bream, Star Tribune) and Emmy Award-winning acoustic tunesmith, Michael Monroe, presents an evening of favorite tunes by folk/pop singer-songwriter James Taylor. “You’ve Got A Friend” is the first song Monroe sang professionally in ’72 at Asbury Park in NJ for 4,000 attending the music fest. Expect to hear the best of James Taylor with songs like “Fire & Rain,” “Shower The People,” “Carolina On My Mind,” “Traffic Jam,” “Close Your Eyes” “Secret of Life,” “Blossom,” “Sunny Skies,” “Sweet Baby James,” “October Road” and of course, “You’ve Got A Friend.” Taylor has always been a huge inspiration to Michael.
Monroe has recorded 12 original albums and 8 recorded from his popular ChanhassenDT Tribute shows Moonshadow – A Cat Stevens Tribute, I Dig Peter Paul & Mary, James Taylor tunes in You’ve Got A Friend, and Gordon Lightfoot’s “If I Could Read Your Mind” with 3 Folk Legends albums which feature folk-pop favorites by John Denver, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot and more.
Michael Monroe returned to the Twin Cities following his 28 years on the North Shore of Lake Superior and he presented Log Cabin Concerts monthly in his cabin on the shore for the past 17 years which were featured on KSTP’s Jason Davis’ On The Road and in Lake Superior and Cabin Life Magazines. Monroe’s award winning instrumental soundtracks have been featured on PBS/CBC, Toronto Enviro/New York Indie Film Fests in the documentary, “Chased By The Light” presenting Jim Brandenburg’s stunning photography.