{"id":6495,"date":"2016-07-29T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=6495"},"modified":"2016-07-29T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T17:02:16","slug":"concert-recap-john-flynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2016\/07\/29\/concert-recap-john-flynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Recap: John Flynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon on July 17 for our rain-dated concert in Glen Providence Park with songwriter-activist John Flynn<\/a>!<\/strong> A consummate performer, John played selections from his wide body of work – ranging from songs for kids to powerful ballads about social justice – and introduced those pieces with anecdotes from the humorous to the poignant. Whimsical songs written for (and with!) children included A Manatee Sneezed on Me<\/em> (a true story) and My Brother Ricky’s For Sale<\/em>. He addressed current affairs, with the audience singing along to Malala<\/em> and I Will Not Fear<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A Delaware County native, John has had led a life remarkable not just for his clever and eloquent songwriting, but for his social justice activism,<\/strong>\u00a0reflected in songs such as Don’t Just Do Something (Stand There)<\/em> and Mercy<\/em> – about remarkable forgiveness from a man imprisoned for 11 years for a crime he did not commit. Some of his songs are inspired by his volunteer work with incarcerated men for the nonprofit New Beginnings-Next Step<\/a><\/strong>. Throughout his performance, John’s passion for what he does shone through, evidenced by Bury Me with My Guitar<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We also celebrated the 5th Anniversary of Friends of Glen Providence Park, with birthday cake!<\/strong> You can read our concise “Friends of Glen Providence Park by the numbers”<\/a><\/strong> to see what we’ve been up to in our first 5 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many thanks to all who made this concert possible:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a><\/strong>, Concert Series Sponsors <\/span>Media Recreation Board<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Me<\/a><\/strong>dia Rotary Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, Concert Sponsor <\/span>Seven Stones Cafe<\/a><\/strong>, our volunteers, Marcia Tate for her artful decoration of the stage, the over 100 people who attended, our tireless Concert Chair Lisa Johnson, and of course the talented John Flynn!<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on any photo for a closer look, or scroll through to see what it was like!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t