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Guilford Life Fred Small Performs At Coffeehouse by Noah Bartolucci A fortunate Guilford assemblage saw Fred Small work magic at the November 12th coffee house. In true folk-music style Small charmed the audience with his guitar, voice, and insightful celebration of humanity battling injustice. Small's two sets includ ed "Big Italian Rose," a tune which cleverly com plains about "slender models and their Fifth Avenue clothes," "The Hugging Song" which is about a social worker fired for hugging, and a tribute to the Nex Perce' Indians. (con't from pg. 7) 12:40 - Music switches back to top 40 dance tracks, music gets raun chy. 12:41 - Second girl says she loves me. 12:45 - Mary Ann: "Having a good time yah yaa waa hoo." Krista: "I like dancing above a fur niture warehouse." Robert: "It's great it's awesome, having a good time, still waiting for Serendipity." 12:50-Laura: "I haven't heard much of this music before, but I guess I can get into it." CRUISE SHIPS NOW HIRING MIF Summer & Career Opportunities (Will Train). Excellent pay plus world travel. Hawaii, Bahamas, Caribbean, etc. CALL NOW: 206-736-0775 Ext. 271F JS4 As an ex-lawyer, Small reversed the path of the late-sixties liberal. He graduated from Taft a prestigious New England preparatory school and went on to earn Phi Beta Kappa at Yale University. His law degree and masters in natural resources policy left him less than content, so he began his transition into the world of music. He wrote his first song in 1974, and in 1980 he left his posi tion as a law attorney to pursue a full-time career in music. Small's work mirrors the sixties' folk boom, yet his statements are less 12:55 - Dave: "Let's blow this joint." 12:57 - Lights come on, dance is over. 1:00 - Tim: "It was not as good as a Dead con cert." 1:07 - Headed back to room, music still buzzing in my ear, cops are everywhere. 1:10 - Back in hotel room, people slowly begin to file back to the hotel, after parties begin. 1:45 - Leave for home. 2:00 - Go to after party near school. 2:45 - Very tired. 3:00 - Go to bed. opinionated and more logical than the pas sionate, yet vague messages of that previous generation. Small's songwriting intertwines personal and political themes which tell stories, each with a distinct social point. A good example of Small's contrasting talent is his song "The Peace Dragon," which tells of a wyvern with an appetite for armaments. Fred Small appears na tionally at coffee-houses, folk festivals, benefit con certs, colleges, schools, conferences, and summer camps. Remaining stops on Small's current tour in clude McDibb's in Asheville, two Unitarian churches one in Winston-Salem and one in Atlanta, Quincy's in Athens Georgia, as well as The Down Home Pickin' Parlor in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mon-Thurs-9:00 AM-9:00 PM Quaker Village Center Fri-Sat 9:00 AM-10:00 PM 5609-0 W. Friendly Ave. Sun 11:00 AM-8:00 PM Greensboro, N.C. 27410 (919)855-6114 H SI Wishing The Guilford 4* College Community D "Merry Christmas" H ■L % t& 1 Smw mHm Ml , --% SM J, V-- - Hgg Fred Small 13 Photo: Susan Wilson
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