{"id":13470,"date":"2017-11-04T11:10:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=13470"},"modified":"2017-11-04T11:35:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T15:35:40","slug":"on-stage-spotlight-mary-fahl-brings-special-show-to-the-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=13470","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Spotlight): Mary Fahl brings special show to The Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mary Fahl<\/p><\/div>\n

When Mary Fahl performs in concert, there are three possible avenues she might travel. She could take the stage with her band. She could perform a solo show. Or, she could treat her fans to a live presentation of one of her special projects.<\/p>\n

On November 4, Fahl will return to the area for a show at Arden Gild Hall (The Highway, Arden, Delaware, ardenconcerts.com<\/a>) and fans will be treated to two of the three options<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this show, I\u2019m out with my band,\u201d said Fahl, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Upper Bucks County.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will have my whole band with me and that is unusual for one of my shows in this area. I only do about four band shows each year so this is a pretty special event. This will be fun. I haven\u2019t brought my band down there \u2013 not even to Philly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy band is from Syracuse. Mark Doyle, who is my music director, plays guitar and piano. He\u2019s based in Syracuse and I asked him to put a band together for me. We have a drummer, a bass player and a keyboard player. They can all rehearse easily in Syracuse and I go there when I need to rehearse with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show at Arden has a lot to offer Fahl\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be performing two sets,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cThe first set will be my regular set \u2013 my stuff, October Project songs, a typical show. The second set will be my version of \u2018Dark Side of the Moon.\u2019 The only other place we\u2019ve performed this was at the Sellersville Theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of Fahl\u2019s fans have been with her ever since her time with October Project which lasted from 1991-1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cOctober Project had a large body of work and I still perform some of those songs in my live show,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cIf I don\u2019t do some of those songs, fans get upset. I also like doing interesting covers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fahl has written and performed songs for several major motion pictures, including the lead song (\u201cGoing Home\u201d) for the Civil War epic \u201cGods and Generals.\u201d Her music can also be found on the original soundtrack of the 2003 movie \u201cThe Guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2011, Fahl recorded her own version of one of rock\u2019s all-time classics \u2014 Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cDark Side of the Moon.\u201d Fahl re-interpreted the songs on an album she titled \u201cFrom the Dark Side of the Moon.<\/p>\n

For many artists, the task of re-inventing songs from an album as iconic as \u201cDark Side of the Moon\u201d could have been too much of a challenge. Not so for Fahl who crafted a disc that honored its roots but established an identity all its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter making the Sony classical album (\u201cClassics for a New Century\u201d), I wanted to do something that was fun,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cAn independent filmmaker I knew wanted to use me in a performance piece. I wanted to do something that I didn\u2019t have the ability to write.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I decided to do the \u2018Dark Side\u2019 recording. It\u2019s like a classical piece of music. I did not intend to make a cover record. It\u2019s my version and it doesn\u2019t sound at all like Pink Floyd\u2019s version. But, a lot of die-hard Pink Floyd fans have responded well. They like the album \u2014 and my live versions of the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fahl is a singer, a guitarist and a songwriter. More than anything, Fahl is a performer.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerforming is my primary form of self-expression,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cWhen I do a show, I want to take you on a complete journey. I want to transform you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fahl has been delivering transformative shows for years. Once you\u2019ve heard Fahl sing, from that point on when you hear a song by Fahl, you immediately know who is singing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working on a new record,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cIt\u2019s a folky, ambient classical record. It has a lot of ambient guitar, cello and a little me on guitar. I’m also working on a TV project that I can’t talk about yet. I’ve been working ferociously on that. It’s right up my alley.”<\/p>\n

Video link for Mary Fahl \u2014 https:\/\/youtu.be\/wc30vWztRYU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Arden Gild Hall will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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