The War Memorial celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with fiddle and mandolin instrumentalist Brad Phillips
The War Memorial (TWM) is excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with its next Live at the Alger performer Brad Phillips. The event will take place Thursday, March 17 at TWM’s historic Alger House. Phillips will indulge guests during an evening of storytelling through traditional and original instrumental music.
Identifying primarily as a fiddler, Phillips, is a classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist, playing both mandolin and guitar. His show Tales of a Midwestern Sideman explores the broad scope of influences from old-time American music to the various traditions of Celtic fiddling and jazz to tell the autobiographical tale of his journey from fiddler to sideman, to embracing his own creative voice as a singer-songwriter.
“My style is difficult to pinpoint. I'm a classically trained violinist who studied jazz in college, yet I identify more as a multi-genre fiddler than a classical or jazz musician,” explained Phillips. “As a singer-songwriter, I've been told that I match the vibes of James Taylor or John Denver. I've spent most of my music career as an instrumentalist, but the truth is, I've been keeping my singer-songwriter ambitions a secret until recently,” said Phillips.
Audience members can anticipate a wide range of songs and instrumental music on violin, mandolin, guitar, and octave mandolin during Phillips’ performance. There is also a narrative to his show with a lot of storytelling.
“I dive into the tales of the people I've met and the places I've been as a musician over the span of my unique professional path and play the music that I've found along the way,” said Phillips. “Ultimately, my path has led me to my own musical voice, and I'll be sharing some of my original music that is near and dear to my heart.”
Event details:
6:30 p.m. (VIP ticketholders $45): pre-concert reception at the Alger House, featuring a hosted bar and delectable hors d’oeuvres
7:30 p.m. (all ticketholders $30): concert in the Reception Room
Full cash bar available throughout the evening. To purchase tickets, visit www.warmemorial.org/arts/liveatthealger-phillips.
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About The War Memorial
The War Memorial, located on the shores of Lake Saint Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, is an experiential space open to everyone from everywhere. For more than 70 years, it has served as a patriotic, cultural, and community center. Its unique environment attracts more than 3,000 events and 250,000 visitors annually while offering premier hospitality services for community and private gatherings. Its diverse lineup of innovative programming includes live and virtual engagement experiences for adults and children. At its core, The War Memorial celebrates the ideas of American democracy while honoring those who have defended those ideas with tireless effort and personal sacrifice. Numerous patriotic and veterans’ events are held as well as history and civics offerings on the origin, traditions, and challenges facing American democracy. The War Memorial remains committed to serving the community as a unique, dynamic, and forward-thinking hub for southeast Michigan.
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