Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman May 31, 2008

New Yorkers Karen Savoca (sa VOH ka) and stringmaster Pete Heitzman (HEIGHTS man) have been together over 20 years performing a duo act all over the world. Their music is called Folk, for lack of a better word, but it's also funky, lush and bluesy. Karen and Pete will perform in concert at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street on Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library and students w/ ID, and $7 for those under 16. They can be reserved at (757) 259-4070. This is another in the librarys Dewey Decibel Concert Series.

When Karen and Pete first met on stage each immediately recognized the other as the ideal musical partner. Years of leading their all-original, dance-driven group imbued this duo with the power to sound like a full band, whether its pulsing funk or haunting ballad. Electrifying, unique, and always uplifting, these improvisational performers possess, what one critic calls, "the fearlessness of a high wire act working without a net."

Karen Savoca puts her heart into a song the way a great actor throws herself into a role. Her supple, soulful alto is said to be both sex and spirit, growling and whispering the listener into submission. Savoca is a gifted songwriter, drawing you into her world with humor and compassion, telling her stories with such grace and ease, you feel as though you've been invited to her table for supper. Savoca composes and records on a variety of instruments, but opts for the primal combination of voice and drum, backed by Petes guitar work in live performance, and the resulting groove is deep and satisfying. They infuse the music with their love of Soul, R&B and World rhythms.

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