Discovery Road LIVE Featuring Phil Roy| Thursday , February 27, 7 p.m. | Doors at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $15 members; $20 not-yet-members; $12 students (10+)
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Louise Coogan takes Discovery Road out of the studio and onto the stage! WSLR and Fogartyville present Discovery Road Live. Louise will bring exceptional artists to the Fogartyville stage for you to discover. The series kicks off Thursday, February 27, 2025 featuring Phil Roy. Musical Director Johnnie Barker
Phil Roy has had his songs recorded by Ray Charles, “Pop’s” Staples, Joe Cocker, The Neville Brothers, Wyclef Jean, Mavis Staples, Barrington Levy, Widespread Panic, Los Lonely Boys, Melody Gardot and many others.
His songs appear in numerous films including the Academy award winners “As Good As It Gets” and “Leaving Las Vegas”. His solo albums “grouchyfriendly”, “Issues + Options”, and “The Great Longing” have been released to extensive critical acclaim.
Stephen Holden Of The New York Times wrote “Issues + Options,” one of the year’s two or three most satisfying albums by an American singer/songwriter.”
“Phil Roy accomplishes a delicate emotional surgery that countless troubadours have tried but few have been able to carry off.” —Steven Holden, New York Times
“Eccentric, lush + musical… An atmospheric wicked beauty… Uncommonly smooth, yet strange and curious… Enjoy the Roy” —Tom Waits (On Phil’s first release “Grouchyfriendly)
” Phil’s one of the greatest writers I know… — Mavis Staples (Singer/Soul Legend)
