Saturday May 21, 2022

Saturday, May 21, 2022 6:00 p.m Dinner / 7:00 p.m. Show PETER MAYER at Musicians Corner House Concerts Joe and Sandy Verbout’s Home 11260 Kingsborough Trail Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Please RSVP to: musicianscornerhouseconcerts@gmail.com or click here: https://f2fsubscriptions.wufoo.com/forms/musicians-corner-house-concerts-rsvp/ About The Dinner: The dinner is a potluck dinner so bring a dish to share, main dish, side dish, salad, snack tray, dessert. It is so fun to sample everyone’s cooking and the variety is so fun. You don’t have to come for the dinner, you can just come for the show if you like. About The Show: Suggested Donation: $20-$25 This is an OUTDOOR Show if it is not raining. If it rains we will move indoors and COVID Protocols will be in place. Masks required, proof of vaccination or negative test within the last 48 hours. There will be a donation basket. All monies go to the performer. We love supporting independent musicians who bring live music into our homes! This is a BYOB so bring your favorite beverage and a lawn chair. (There are some chairs available if you don’t have or forget). About Peter Mayer: Minnesota's Peter Mayer has been singing and songwriting full-time for over 20 years, performing in venues across the United States and beyond. He writes songs for a small planet--songs about interconnectedness and the human journey--songs about life on earth and the mysterious and wondrous fact of our existence. He also writes songs about dress hats, pumpkins and pajamas, and other important stuff. His music has been performed by artists like Kathy Mattea, David Wilcox, Claudia Schmidt, Anne Hills, Priscilla Herdman, Darryl Purpose, Billy Jonas, and Ronny Cox, to name a few. His work has been included in song books, church hymnals, and folk radio playlists across the country. He is the recipient of fellowships from the McKnight and the Bush foundations. Peter has eleven albums to his credit, and has sold over 100,000 of them. He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife and two daughters. “Mayer's songs are crafted like Shaker furniture, with no place for superfluous embellishments or throwaway lines...(his) world is bright and hopeful and the transcendent nature of his lyrics...explore the mysteries of life...Mayer's fluid, clean, and tremendously intriguing guitar playing is topped with warm, rich vocals. This is music for the soul.” --Ken Sheldon, Acoustic Guitar Magazine “Peter Mayer is a magician...(his) universe is full of metaphor and meaning, story and symbol—everything contains more than meets the eye.” --Bill Reed music editor, Colorado Springs Gazette “If you love melody, if you love to laugh, if you love the universe and all of the marvels that astonish us every day of our lives, then Peter Mayer's music is just what the doctor ordered.” --Brian Thomas Swimme, author of “Journey of the Universe” “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 He is unafraid of complicated topics and always strives to look beyond the easy sentiment...Peter does nothing less than address the very nature of our existence...Trust me, most songwritiers can't pull this off. Peter Mayer does” --Dale Connelly, Morning Show Host, Minnesota Public Radio "Peter Mayer is the real deal, writing timeless songs that appeal to everyone with a big brain and a beating heart, young and old, every persuasion. His songs make you smile, think, laugh, and cry, and his musicianship is superb. If you're as smart as I think you are, you'll not only buy all his albums, you'll get them autographed so that your great great great great grandchildren will get good news next century when they bring them to The Antiques Road Show." -- Christine Lavin “This native of Minnesota is a master storyteller.” --Folk Roots Magazine "To attend one of Peter's performances is an opportunity to travel through time, imagination, and spirit, and come out with a smile on your face and a good feeling in your heart." --Mike Storms, musician Listen to Peter Mayer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ATiN7Et-f0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSewNXXr-v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IpyT_ytWwI