PASCACK VALLEY—Rockland and Bergen counties are home to many creative residents, a number of whom can be seen playing your favorite covers of popular music at local venues on any given day.
However, singer/songwriters in our area seem to be underrepresented when it comes to performance opportunities for their own, original music.
“Sounds in the Round’ is a new local songwriters round that was founded by local singer/songwriter Allison Cipris (of Country Fresh band) “with the hopes of creating a sense of community and support for local musicians who live far from big music cities such as Nashville and Austin, where their craft is celebrated.”
“As a singer/songwriter myself with ties to Nashville, I noticed that there really weren’t many opportunities for local songwriters to perform their music in front of a live audience in our area,” Cipris told Pascack Press on April 4.
She added, “My hope is that these writers’ rounds not only allow us to gauge audience reaction to our work but also help to grow our local songwriting community.”
She said, “Our first event will be hosted in Pearl River; moving forward we hope to garner enough attention to also bring our event to New Jersey area venues.”
The inaugural Nashville-style Sounds in the Round is Monday, May 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gentle Giant Brewing Company, 7 N. Main St., Pearl River, N.Y.
Featured songwriters are local favorites with impressive credentials:
- Alice Leon of The Al’s;
- Allison Cipris of Country Fresh; and
- Rory D’Lasnow and Dave Kopec of Franklin Turnpike.
For more information visit facebook.com/soundsintheround.