An Evening with Tom Rush

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration…a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humour and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific storytelling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.

Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists.

About Brendan Cleary

In 2019, Brendan Cleary reached the bottom — and his life restarted. After years of struggling with addiction while trying to maintain a modest career as a live musician in Nashville, the world finally came crashing down around him. Music did not come naturally as it always had before, and Brendan stepped away from the stage entirely, unsure if he would ever play again.

Since then, Brendan has rebuilt his life and his music one song at a time — playing hotel bars, restaurants, and small stages while filling legal pads with the stories that would become his songs. Brendan was named a finalist in the 2024 New Hampshire Music Collective Songwriting Competition. He is currently preparing the release of his debut studio album Soundbox, a folk-roots collection of songs shaped by his journey through addiction, recovery, and redemption.

Folk legend Tom Rush discovered Brendan playing in a hotel bar and invited him to appear on his video podcast Rockport Sundays. Rush now regularly brings Brendan along as a supporting act and accompanist at concerts across the United States.