Last night I got to see Mark Ettinger, a beautiful and fun singer-songwriter perform with Jim Page. They were MARVELOUS.They performed at Maryhouse in the East Village, home to The Catholic Worker, the radical socialist wing of the Catholic Church. The room was filled with protest posters and stacks of the paper, The Catholic Worker.
Mark and Jim were so great! They played to the intimate audience with so much virtuosity and ease. Jim played guitar and sang his songs with Mark playing bass and doing harmonies. The songs were traditional folk/protest songs and they were all very well written. Both performers have lovely voices that work very well together.
I was particularly moved by an anti-Columbus Day song, perhaps because of the timing. I was also struck by a song about "ghost bikes"-- because recently I read about a "ghost stroller" in my neighborhood (which apparently people think was an art project/joke, and not a memorial to a child).
Mark also sang his own songs, which were upbeat and beautiful. His friend Kate harmonized with him, and these pieces really brought the audience together and made for a great night.
I'm so glad I got to go!
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