Robinson Treacher & Cariad Harmon to Play UCPAC

New York City based singer/songwriters Robinson Treacher and Cariad Harmon will perform in a co-bill at The Loft at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Saturday, January 23rd at 8 p.m. Tickets are just $20 and can be purchased at www.ucpac.org. The concert is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in a uniquely intimate setting.

Just like a long list of New York City artists before him, Robinson Treacher feeds off the honest grit found among the "huddled masses," coupling the blatantly obvious with the deeply personal. Chameleon-like in his approach to his songwriting, he refuses to be pigeonholed into one particular genre. With the emergence of a true "world" community of listeners and the dissolving of the old guard record company elitists, Treacher's eclectic songwriting is allowed to burgeon, authentic and unabashed in its purity and form.

Listening to Cariad Harmon, it's hard to believe that the singer-songwriter spent much of her youth galavanting through the streets of London and dancing until the wee hours of the morning to legendary house and techno DJs at West London's now defunct Club UK. It's not surprising, however, to learn that after the parties were over, Cariad returned home to secretly throw on a Tracy Chapman or Bob Dylan album and strum her acoustic guitar. Influenced as much by contemporary artists Father John Misty and Ray Lamontagne as legends such as The Band and Carole King, Cariad's most obvious talent lies in her ability to tell stories.

Upcoming Split Level Concerts include Shannon McNally at The Loft at UCPAC on February 27th, Rod Picott at The Loft at UCPAC on March 12th, and Sarah Borges at The Loft at UCPAC on April 16th. For a full listing of shows, visit the Split Level Concerts website at www.splitlevelconcerts.com and the Union County Performing Arts Center website at www.ucpac.org.