Community Corner
Randall Kromn CD release show at Club Passim June 4
Just about everyone has a favorite summer spot. For Randall Kromm, a singer-songwriter from Winchester, his family’s bucolic summer home in the small, rural town of Belvidere, Vt., holds a very special place in his heart. So much so that he has dedicated an entire CD to the house and its rustic surroundings.
Kromm (www.randallkromm.com) will celebrate the release of his new album, This Old House, with a CD release show at Club Passim on Wednesday, June 4 at 8 p.m.
Club Passim, the premier folk venue in New England, is located at 47 Palmer St. in Harvard Square. Chris LaVancher shares the bill. For further information, visit www.passim.org or call 617-492-7679.
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Kromm will be backed by his singing daughters, Emma and Grace, as well as Eric Kilburn on mandolin and bassist Peter Tillotson.
This Old House contains 11 songs that cover a wide range of acoustic styles, including traditional bluegrass and roots music as well as classic singer-songwriter balladry.
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“I first came to write about the house four years ago when I wrote the title track,” recalls Kromm, an accomplished guitarist with a pleasing, mellow voice.
“The house was owned by my wife’s grandparents, who created a gathering place that would draw family together through the generations. Since then, I have been inspired again and again to write songs about the house, its beautiful surroundings, the local community, and the joys of family and summertime.”
This Old House contains 11 songs that cover a wide range of acoustic styles, including traditional bluegrass and roots music as well as classic singer-songwriter balladry.
This is the third time Kromm has performed at Club Passim and the first two shows sold out so reservations are recommended. In addition to playing concerts, he frequently contributes his musical talents to support charitable causes, including the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the Perkins School for the Blind, the Oglala Lakota Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., and On the Rise, a Cambridge-based organization empowering homeless women.
If you’d like to get away to rural Vermont for an evening, and also hear some of Kromm’s other beautifully crafted songs about ordinary life, head over to Club Passim on June 4. It’s sure to be an invigorating and relaxing time.
For further information about Kromm, visit his website, www.randallkromm.com.
