Small Potatoes

February 24th- Sunday at 3pm

Celtic to Cowboy duo

• Nineteen years ago, Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso, the Chicago-area duo known as Small Potatoes, decided to hit the road. "In one year, we quit our jobs, bought a house, bought a car, and became full-time folk singers--not exactly the greatest combination, financially speaking, or what most people would call a sound business model. We didn't throw darts at a map, but we might as well have." They might not have had the best plan, but what they did have were great songs and musicianship, and the ability to put on a show. After nineteen years, a million and a half miles and 3500 shows (not to mention five Dodge Caravans...) they are listed as a "favorite act" by many coffeehouses, clubs and house concerts across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Festival, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. From the start, they've called themselves eclecto-maniacs and described their music as "Celtic to Cowboy". They say it has taken them "years of careful indecision" to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more.
• Two great voices, fine guitar playing, and a touch of tin whistle, flute, mandolin, bodhran, and other percussion toys.
• Six CD's, including Waltz of the Wallflowers, Time Flies, Alive, Queen of Tarts, Raw, and Christmas in the cabin covers all their styles, including Jacquie's one-of-a kind 1998 Kerrville New Folk winning title track, Rich's powerful 1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes, or their Celtic-flavored rendition of the Jefferson Airplane classic, Lather provides a more than ample illustration.

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