ONE ON ONE: David Berkeley - The Wind April 21st, 2017 City Winery New York

David Berkeley sits down for a special One On One Session of all cover songs (and one new song) at City Winery New York on April 21st, 2017. Watch the full session here: https://youtu.be/lot0zFpDHdI For more info visit: http://davidberkeley.com Audio & Video by: Ehud Lazin

Setlist:

Hold On (Tom Waits)

Karma Police (Radiohead)

Independence Day (Bruce Springsteen)

Oh My Sweet Carolina (Ryan Adams)

The Wind - Cat Stevens

I Will Follow You Into The Dark ( Death Cab For Cutie)

The Faded Red And Blue (David Berkeley)

David Berkeley wears a lot of hats. He’s a songwriter, an author and a storyteller. He literally wears a top hat in his new trans-Atlantic waterborne duo Son of Town Hall. He’s the voice behind a number of trance hits. He’s a father. He’s an above-average cook. He’s also recently released and incredible new project, merging stories and songs in a never-before-tried combination. It’s a set of interwoven short stories offered in his second book, The Free Brontosaurus, and a batch of accompanying songs on his sixth studio album, Cardboard Boat. The songs are sung from the perspective of each story’s main character. The releases are a rare compliment to each other, but with a degree in literature from Harvard, over a decade of touring under his belt and a stage show that melds profound songs and hilarious anecdotes, Berkeley is uniquely positioned to be able to pull off such an ambitious project.

Berkeley has amassed a dedicated and widespread following who fully funded the creation of this new album and book. He’s been a guest on This American Life, Mountain Stage, World Café, CNN, XM Radio’s Loft Sessions, WFUV, NPR’s Acoustic Café and many more. He won the 2015 Kerrville New Folk competition and ASCAP’s Johnny Mercer Songwriting Award. Called “a musical poet” by the San Francisco Chronicle, “sensational” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “spellbinding” by Blurt, critics praise Berkeley’s carefully crafted philosophic lyrics and soulful baritone, which at one moment resonates richly only to swoop into a fragile falsetto in the next.

A David Berkeley performance is like no other. He’s uniquely endearing and disarming onstage, mixing stand-up comedy and spontaneous soliloquies with his heartbreaking songs. Audiences leave uplifted and thoughtful. It’s the same experience a reader/listener has after finishing his new book and record. You begin to feel and see more. You have more compassion for your neighbor. You want to become a better person.