Intermountain Acoustic Musician, Volume 13 Number 1, January 1996

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Martin Sexton at Social Work Auditorium by Tony Polychronis Originally from Syracuse, New York, Mar­tin Sexton ar­rived in Boston in 1989 and began his career as a street per­former in Harvard Square. He quickly ex­panded to clubs and by 1991 he released his first self-produced cassette The Journey, which has sold close to 15,000 copies. He performed his songs for the Hollywood play, "Uncensored Topics of our Times," which led to a co-publish­ing deal with Sony Music. His New roadside attraetiol) Breakfast any time Live Music 5195 Emigration Canyon 583-1869 Julie Hoest Will Open England concerts consistently sell out, and he is finding audi­ences from the Troubadour in L.A., the Blue­bird in Nashville to the Birchrnere in Virginia. He is a rare and forrni­dable talent on the national mu­sic scene and is on the verge of major recogni­tion. The Inter­mountain Acous­tic Music Associa­tion presents in concert Friday January 19, 1996, 7:30PM, in the Social Work Auditorium on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City. Special guest Julie Hoest will open the show. Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door as always lAMA members receive a $2 dis­count on a full price ticket. Senior citizens over 65 and children under 12 tickets are $6 with no discount. Tickets are avail­able at Acoustic Music, Intermoun­tain Guitar and Banjo, Salt City CDs, Local Music and all Dan's Foods stores in Salt Lake Valley; N uSound in Roy; Great Salt Lake Guitar in Provo; A Bookstore in Logan and Dan's Food Store in Park City. Martin Sexton is a young and exuber­ant performer and one of the most excit­ing developments in acoustic music for a generation. He has broken new ground 6 Intermountain Acoustic Musician, January 1996 for the singer I songwriter and will give one more that one can take in and leave concertgoers in awe of his talent. He left his native Syracuse, New York, for the streets of Boston, not for its reputation as a folk center, but because it was big­ger that his hometown and because one of his eleven siblings lived there. Al­though his sights were set in the pop I funk direction when he first carne to Boston, that all changed when he wit­nessed a subway folk singer and thought, "Hey, I can do this." From there he began his career as a solo act backed only by his acoustic guitar. Not knowing enough cover songs for his street act, he began to write his own songs. He learned to "yodel" while street­singing and developed a very amazing falsetto style. Martin has been winning over fans and critics alike with his in­credible charisma and unique stage presence. Julie Hoest is a singer I songwriter from the Boulder, Colorado, area who has been performing in Colorado and Wyoming for nearly a decade. Her de-but album, At Day­break, released in 1994, is getting a lot of air play on KRCL and showcases not only her great songwriting skills, but also her splen­did skills on the guitar. She has opened for the likes of David Wilcox, Greg Brown, Jonathan Edwards and David Bromberg. Julie was a guest "Mother Folker" this year, and won the Troubadour contest this year at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, Colorado. The lAMA is happy to be hosting these two fine singer I songwriters in their first Utah appearance.