The Phoenicia Playhouse is excited to become the new home of Flying Cat Music, a beloved series renowned throughout the Catskill Mountains for showcasing the best in Americana, singer-songwriters, and bluegrass—a true celebration of contemporary folk music. Building on this rich tradition, the Playhouse will proudly host and produce the Flying Cat Music concert series starting in 2025.
SATURDAY JULY 12th: Robert Thomas and The Sessionmen
Showtime: 7:00 PM (Doors @ 6:30pm)
Tickets: $25
ALL AGES
2025 International Acoustic Music Award Winner Robert Thomas has crafted songs for legends including, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker and the Dixie Chicks. As a staff writer for music publishing, Thomas was tasked with writing hits and his diverse repertoire reflects that. He writes songs we can all connect with - memorable sing along melodies, clever, ear friendly lyrics couched in a wide-ranging array of rhythms - all introduced with a captivating, often humorous, repartee that is a throwback to the story telling era of Mark Twain, Garrison Keillor and Stuart Maclean. Accompanied on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards and percussion by the legendary “sessionmen” - Ray Legere and Jon Arsenault - whose credits in their own right include, Alison Krauss, Rita MacNeil, Doc Watson, Tony Rice and The Chieftains - Thomas delivers beautiful and energetic Folk/Americana mixed with a touch of Bluegrass that has captivated audiences across North America and Europe, and garnered Entertainer of the Year and multiple songwriter nominations from the East Coast Music Association.
One sentence from Rodney Crowell sums up the artistry of Robert Thomas and the sessionmen - “These boys know what they’re doing.”
www.robertthomasandthesessionmen.com
2025 FLYING CAT MUSIC SPONSORS
This project is made possible in part with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson
