The Colonial Theatre Presents Bobby Sweet

Bobby Sweet will perform a one night only concert with his BSweet Band on Saturday, June 18 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre to celebrate the release of his sixth solo album, Cowboys and Poets.
Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street or by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org. The Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until intermission.

Sweet's New/Folk Americana style has been compared to artists such as John Prine, Jackson Browne, Guy Clark and a countrified Bruce Springsteen. Having shared the stage with performers such as Vince Gill, Bill Staines, Bill Morrissey, Martin Sexton, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and JoNathan Edwards, Sweet is an engaging storyteller and dynamic performer. He toured with Arlo Guthrie's 2008-2009 Lost World Tour, and just returned from Guthrie's 2010-2011 Journey On Tour. He has opened for George Jones, Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nelson, The Bellamy Brothers and Waylon Jennings. His talent is featured on the recordings of Arlo Guthrie, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion and a host of other independent album projects. A Kerrville New Folk Finalist (May 2011), Sweet's songs have received multiple honors, including honorable mentions from The New York Songwriter's Circle Songwriting Contest, The UK Songwriting Contest, The Billboard Songwriting Contest and The Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. He has also written songs that have aired on the hit television series Touched By An Angel, CSI, Walker Texas Ranger, Soul Food and Judging Amy.

Sweet will be performing with his BSweet Band featuring Pete Adams (pedal steel guitar), Rick Leab (drums), Bruce Mandel (bass) and Abe Guthrie (keyboards).

About Berkshire Theatre Festival/The Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre, founded in 1903, and Berkshire Theatre Festival, founded in 1928, are two of the oldest cultural organizations in the Berkshires. Having united in November of 2010 under the helm of Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire, these two institutions are providing the Berkshires and beyond with the finest in live theatre, music, dance and the visual arts on three stages in Stockbridge, MA and Pittsfield, MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (408 seats), cataloged by the National Register of Historic Places, was originally designed and built by Stanford White as the Stockbridge Casino in 1888. The intimate Unicorn Theatre (122 seats) is a home for emerging artists and new theatrical ideas. The Colonial in Pittsfield (800 seats) re-opened in August of 2006, following a $21 million restoration, and boasts pristine acoustics, classic gilded age architecture and state-of-the-art technical systems. Together they serve over 100,000 patrons per year and reach over 10,000 students through their educational and outreach programs. For more information on BTF call (413) 298-5536 and on The Colonial call (413) 448-8084. To purchase tickets, call (413) 997-4444 or (413) 298-5576 or go online to www.berkshiretheatre.org or www.thecolonialtheatre.org.