Eric Andersen’s concert will be a highlight of the upcoming NYC retrospective “CAMUS: A STRANGER IN THE CITY” a series of events from March 26 – April 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the French writer’s one and only trip to the U.S.A in 1946.

The festival includes dramatic readings, film screenings, concerts, book talks, and panel discussions. The Camus series are presented and organized by the Albert Camus Estate, in collaboration with NYC historian and curator Stephen Petrus. Eric’s performance will feature songs from his most recent work: Shadow and Light of Albert Camus (Meyer Records) was released in 2014 on vinyl and in 2015 on CD.

Poem texts were extrapolated by Eric from Camus’ works.  He filtered them poetically to make them into songs while retaining the spirit of the text. In an interview Eric Andersen commented, “From vineyards of Camus, I tried to create four bottles of vintage wine that tasted deep and true.”

Eric Andersen (vocals, guitar, piano) will be accompanied by Michele Gazich (violin), Robert Aaron (multi-instrumentalist), Jagoda (percussion), and Steve Addabbo (guitar).

Special Guests Just Announced!

David Amram

will accompany Eric on his Camus readings
http://david-amram.blogspot.com

Ronald Guttman

reading excerpts from the play “The Fall”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ronald_guttman

Eric Andersen first came to prominence as a performer in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and immediately became part of the Village folk and songwriter scene along with Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Dave Van Ronk, and Bob Dylan, and became one of the founders of the singer songwriter movement.  He’s co-written songs with Bob Weir, Townes Van Zandt, Rick Danko, and Lou Reed.  His songs have been covered by many artists including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy Collins, Fairport Convention, Linda Ronstadt, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Blues Project, Gillian Welch and Linda Thompson.  

Bob Dylan’s version of Eric’s song “Thirsty Boots” was released as a single on Record Store Day and also appears on the recently released Dylan CD Another Self Portrait. Eric’s voice, songs and guitar, harmonica and piano playing created a career that has spanned over 50 years. Eric has released over 25 albums of original music.

http://www.ericandersen.com