Folk & Country Music Concert at Swain Arts Center

Sunday, February 11 at 2:30 pm - Swain Arts Center

Guitarist and songwriter, Tom Fisch, of Flat Rock will perform a concert of folk and country music from several genres on Sunday, February 11, at 2:30 pm at Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City, NC. Immediately following the concert, there will be a reception for artist John Speier of Bryson City, whose artwork in a variety of media, subjects and styles will be on display in the lobby of the Arts Center through the end of March.

Following the guitar concert, there will be a reception in the lobby of Swain County Center for the Arts for John Speier, whose artwork will be on exhibit through March 26. The more than 40 works of art range from realism to abstract to non-objective. A variety of media are represented including collage, serigraphs, mono-prints, woodblock prints, oil and pastel paintings and two wood-crafted tables. All of the artwork is for sale.

Everyone is invited to attend both the concert by Tom Fisch and the artist reception for John Speier free of charge. Come to Swain County Center for the Arts on Sunday, February 11 at 2:30 pm to enjoy a concert of folk and country music and meet the musician and the artist. Swain County Center for the Arts is located at Swain County High School, 1415 Fontana Road, Bryson City, NC 28713. For more information, call Jenny Johnson at 828-488-7843. Go to www.swaincountyschools.com and click on Arts Center to view the current calendar of events.

Growing up in Albany, NY, Tom Fisch won his first guitar in a raffle at a school bazaar when he was ten years old. That began a lifelong love and appreciation of music from a variety of genres. Tom says, "As the years went by, I found myself getting into singers and players like Doc Watson, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Tony Rice, the Byrds, and traditional folk and country artists. My playing and writing were also greatly influenced by singer-songwriters such as Dave Mallet, John Prine, Steve Goodman, and Jonathan Edwards." Tom entertained audiences for many years throughout the Northeast at colleges, clubs, coffeehouses, festivals and fairs.