Saturday,
May 19, 2012
8pm
Peter Mayer
$20 advance/ $22
day of show
Doors open at 7pm
Performance next door at the State Theatre in Zumbrota
"His guitar work is breath-taking, his lyrics mind-spinning,
his singing soul-soothing and his feet-on-the-ground optimism
nothing short of healing."
--Marilyn Rea-Beyer, music director, WUMB Radio, Boston
Peter Mayer’s songs have been compared to Shaker furniture – clean and light, yet hardly simple. Mayer, whose guitar skills make playing his music seem deceptively easy, will perform at the historic State Theatre in Zumbrota on Sat., May 19, at 8 p.m.
Mayer’s songs are about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. But there’s plenty of humor, too, in songs like, “Snuffleupagus,” and “Fake Plant.”
Peter began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was in high school. He studied Theology and music in college, and then spent two years in seminary. After deciding that the priesthood wasn't for him, he took a part-time job as a church music director for 8 years, while performing at clubs and colleges, and writing and recording his music. In 1995, he quit his job and started touring full-time. Since then, Peter has gradually gained a dedicated, word-of-mouth following, playing shows from Minnesota to Texas, New England to California. He has nine CDs to his credit, and has sold over 70 thousand of them independently.
Mayer is an artist of relevance and insight whose music is not to be missed.
