An Evening of Songs and Stories with Kris Gruen at The Loft At Hermit Woods

Original singer-songwriter from a rural Vermont landscape, Kris Gruen writes songs about grownup life infused with a mystic wonder.

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“Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth.

His latest release “Welcome Farewell” finds Kris Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the great outdoors. It’s a memoir of sorts, filled with names, places, and other details sourced from his own experience. Gruen has always been a storyteller, but he’s rarely been this personal before. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell’s songs are real people — including his late grandmother, whose influence is honored with tracks like “”Apple Tree”” and the cinematically-arranged “Skyline Drive,” to his wife, who invites her husband to join her in the fields during “”When She Says”” — and they lend an earnestness to an album laced with acoustic guitar, swooning pedal steel, and other organic touches. ”...

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Original singer-songwriter from a rural Vermont landscape, Kris Gruen writes songs about grownup life infused with a mystic wonder.

About this event
“Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth.

His latest release “Welcome Farewell” finds Kris Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the great outdoors. It’s a memoir of sorts, filled with names, places, and other details sourced from his own experience. Gruen has always been a storyteller, but he’s rarely been this personal before. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell’s songs are real people — including his late grandmother, whose influence is honored with tracks like “”Apple Tree”” and the cinematically-arranged “Skyline Drive,” to his wife, who invites her husband to join her in the fields during “”When She Says”” — and they lend an earnestness to an album laced with acoustic guitar, swooning pedal steel, and other organic touches. ”

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