Nashville's Claudia Nygaard & VT's Rik Barron

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse is pleased to welcome to
Wakefield Nashville’s Claudia Nygaard and Vermont’s Rik Barron on Saturday,
April 5th at 8:00 pm. 
Coordinators are excited to present these two talented award-winning
performers they first met at the Northeast Folk Alliance Conference in 2012.

With a voice like amber honey, and a twinkle in her eye
that makes everyone in the audience think she is sharing a secret with them
alone, Claudia Nygaard’s captivating storytelling overflows from her
songwriting into her live performance. Her writing is emotionally fearless,
with a rare vulnerability and tenderness one moment, then a quick wit and an
outlandish, irreverant sense of humor the next. Her songs move from heartfelt
to humorous and from scrappy to sensual, and all the while the stories she
tells in between them are as entertaining as the songs themselves.

A former Nashville Music Row staff songwriter and a
winner of the Kerrville, TX Folk Festival songwriting competition, Nygaard has
learned her craft well.  Her latest CD “Let The Storm Roll In” rose to the
coveted #1 position on the Roots Country Chart and #8 on the Folk DJ Chart -
with every one of her self-penned compositions receiving airplay!  The
album received glowing reviews from the press that included five stars from
Americana benchmark “Maverick” magazine. The legendary Folk music magazine
“Sing Out” claimed her songs “rival the likes of Guy Clark or Ian Tyson in
their plainspoken, memoir-like quality, rich with personalized images and a
resonant point-of-view.”

Claudia has performed at over 200 fairs and festivals in the
United States and 9 foreign countries. Endorsements from merchandisers attest
to her strength as a guitarist, and she was chosen one of the Emerging Artists
of 2009 by the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. www.ClaudiaNygaard.com

A long time ago in a faraway place a little boy went to
a concert. That night he discovered the banjo. 
This is Rik Barron’s story. He is a warm and engaging artist who
combines elements of Newfoundland, Canadian, American and Celtic roots
music into his own unique style. The warmth, richness and timelessness that Rik
Barron brings to his music coupled with a smooth baritone voice and
Newfoundland wit gives you an artist that moves from melancholic to mischievous
with uncommon ease.

Rik Barron is
a three time East Coast Music award winner, a three time Canadian Folk Music
award nominee and an two time Indie Nominee. The Newfoundland native has toured
North America and Europe for the last 33 years appearing at everything from
sidewalks to major festivals gaining fans at each stop. A genuine folk
troubadour.  Rik was a 2012 Canadian Folk
Music Awards: Solo Instrumental Artist of The Year Nominee. www.RikBarron.com

Thanks to support in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
Wakefield Council, tickets will be $18, $10 for students under 13.  Doors will open at 7:30 pm. Home made baked
goods and beverages will be sold prior to the show and during intermission.