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Songwriter Sean Magwire at The Buttonwood Tree on June 8, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

February 23, 2024

From: The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center

Middletown, CT -- The Buttonwood Tree presents the musical showcase of singer-songwriter Sean Magwire.

This concert and other TBT events brought to you by our generous donors and patrons, as well as the following organizations: Middletown Commission on the Arts, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Department of Community and Economic Development.
A native of Angola, Indiana, Sean grew up listening to The Beatles on an old tape deck before learning guitar at age 14. Gypsy by nature, he spent his early 20s tumbling around the country, living and performing in multiple states before settling in Chicago. From 2012-2016, Sean was writing, recording, and performing with award-winning Chicago folk act, The Lulabelles. As a member of The Lulabelles, his song "Between the Cracks" won the 2015 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize for Folk. As a solo artist, Sean’s song “Erase this Day” was awarded both the Grand Prize and Lennon Award (Song of the Year) for Folk in the 2022 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. In 2023, Sean was selected as a Finalist in the Troubadour Contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO) and a Finalist in the Al Johnson Songwriter Contest at the Wildflower Arts & Music Festival (TX). Sean also placed 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest and performed at the 2022 Red Lodge Songwriting Festival in Red Lodge, Montana.

Sean’s songs have been featured in print, radio and television programs around the world, including WGBH’s All Things Considered, The Boston Globe, PBS, NPR, and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

In 2023, Sean will be performing around the country at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO), Whitefish Songwriting Festival (MT), Wildflower Music & Arts Fest (TX), Black Bear Americana Festival (CT) and Windsor Lake Summer Concert Series (MA).

When: Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 8 PM - 10 PM

Where: The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

Admission is $15.00

Admission link: https://bit.ly/3T3Warh

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