{"id":8883,"date":"2022-09-08T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=8883"},"modified":"2022-09-08T12:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T16:21:29","slug":"concert-recap-jim-boggia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2022\/09\/08\/concert-recap-jim-boggia\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Recap: Jim Boggia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An imposing 13\u2019 wide crimson umbrella sheltered singer-songwriter Jim Boggia from the mid-summer sun in a cloudless late afternoon sky as he serenaded the 175+ person audience from the historic Glen Providence Park stage. The evening of August 13 was a spectacular, cool, and breezy respite from the recent heat wave, and Jim Boggia\u2019s gentle acoustic set fit the mood perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim opened with a sweet, slow, original ballad This Is It<\/em><\/strong> followed by the pop-rocker Johnny\u2019s Going Down<\/em><\/strong> that picked up the pace a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finger-picked melody of On Your Birthday<\/em><\/strong> put on display some of Jim\u2019s musical influences –\u00a0Simon & Garfunkel,\u00a0Harry Nilsson,\u00a0Cat Stevens, and\u00a0Brian Wilson \u2013 but most especially the Beatles. Jim has performed in various Beatles tribute concerts, and, most dramatically, a re-creation in Center City Philadelphia of their famous\u00a0rooftop concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim\u2019s beautifully executed performance roused round after round of applause from the crowd, being well matched to the likes of the audience and the personality of Glen Providence Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can see\u00a0<\/em>his performance on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0(also linked below) thanks to volunteer Carol Carmon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to all who made this concert possible:<\/strong>\u00a0Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a>; a grant from the\u00a0Pennsylvania Council on the Arts<\/a>;\u00a0Concert Series Sponsors\u00a0Media Recreation Board<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0West End Flats<\/a>; Concert Sponsor\u00a0Dos Gringos Mexican Kitchen<\/a>; our volunteer\u00a0Concert Committee; the well over 175 people who attended; and of course Jim Boggia!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our 2022 Arts in the Park was made possible by funding from Program Stream, <\/strong>a grant initiative of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts<\/a> that is regionally administered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on any photo for a closer look!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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