Mark your calendars for an evening of breathtaking musical storytelling with Grammy Award-winning artist Paula Cole. Set to grace the stage at The Flying Monkey located at 39 Main Street in Plymouth, NH, this intimate concert experience is scheduled for Friday, May 31, 2024, at 7:30 pm. An evocative journey through the heart of American musical heritage awaits attendees, with doors opening at 6:00 pm. This event, inviting those 13 years and older, promises to immerse its audience in a tapestry of stories woven with Cole’s distinctive lyrical insight and powerful vocal delivery.
The performance titled “American Quilt” stands as a hallmark of Cole’s deep dive into the narratives that have shaped the American cultural and historical landscape through music. The concert will offer a unique opportunity for attendees to connect with the roots of America’s musical traditions, as Cole brings her latest album, also named “American Quilt,” to vivid life on stage. Through her interpretations of classic songs, Cole unearths the rich, often overlooked stories that harbor the essence of the country’s collective past and present.
- The Flying Monkey in Plymouth, NH – The intimate venue for Paula Cole’s upcoming concert on May 31, 2024. Source: allevents.in
Paula Cole’s musical journey, punctuated by her radiant voice and emotionally potent lyrics, has always charted a course through the depths of the human experience. With “American Quilt,” her eleventh studio album, Cole embarks on an exploration that stitches together a patchwork of music spanning cities, mountains, fields, and rivers. This album is a vibrant celebration of blues, jazz, folk, pop, and gospel, capturing the profound musical diversity that has influenced the American soundscape.
A standout component of “American Quilt” is Cole’s original composition “Hidden in Plain Sight (I Dream).” Inspired by historical accounts of slave quilts used as navigation tools along the Underground Railroad, this song exemplifies Cole’s commitment to uncovering and amplifying the stories of marginalized communities. The quilts, encoded with messages of freedom and resistance, serve as a powerful metaphor for the album’s thematic focus on the enduring spirit of those who shaped America’s cultural heritage from the shadows. Through her music, Cole invites us to engage with these narratives, not only as artifacts of history but as living, breathing legacies of resilience and creativity.
