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Blessed Feathers with opening act, Brett Newski
The Blessed Feathers will be performing as a trio with core members, musical and romantic partners Donivan Berube and Jacquelyn Beaupre, joined by guitarist Ross Severson. Donivan hails from Florida where he grew up as a Jehovah's Witness. He taught himself guitar and grew up recording songs in his bedroom. He felt a calling to leave home and church at 17 in search of musical and spiritual expansion. He drove 36 hours from the Florida sunshine into a Wisconsin blizzard where he soon after met Jacquelyn Beaupre, who is now his partner in both music and life.
Blessed Feathers arose from Donivan's solo material, which he produced while living on a farm in Farmington, WI in 2009. Their music is optimistic, gleaming with a sense of appreciation for the things around them and the things within them. The pair likes to say that Jacquelyn plays everything and Donivan plays everything else, but a better way to put it is that together, they can play anything.
In 2013 Donivan and Jacquelyn left their jobs to tour full time and adopt a lifestyle of nomadic musicians. Since coming together they have produced 4 albums and are set to launch their 5th this Fall. Since going full-time on the road the Blessed Feathers have built a buzz locally and nationally, especially after an interview on NPR's Morning Edition which went viral and stirred much controversy regarding Donivan's decision to leave the Jehovah's Witness church to marry outside of the faith and live a nomadic life as a traveling musician.
Blessed Feathers have been featured by Paste magazine, on NPR, and in the SXSW Festival, as well as many other notable festivals and venues around the U.S.
Opening performer, Brett Newski, is a folk rock singer songwriter from Milwaukee who has spent the last four years writing hundreds of songs and touring the world. In 2011 Brett bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok and spent six months recording in dirt-floored, makeshift studios in the hills of Thailand, Vietman, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. He now plays more than 200 shows a year around the world including Europe, Australia, and South Africa.
Proceeds benefit teen & young adult rehabilitation programs and Avalon Organic Gardens Internships. For those in financial need, call 520-603-9932 about Avalon Organic Gardens Hands-In-The-Soil work reciprocation program (call 1 week in advance of shows).
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LocationThe Sea of Glass Center for the Arts (View)
330 E. 7th St.
Tucson, AZ 85705
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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