The Barns at Wolf Trap Announces Upcoming Performances

The Barns at Wolf Trap will feature the following performances in April.

Edwin McCain
Special Guest:
Erick Baker
Thursday, April 10 at 8 pm
$30

Edwin McCain

Edwin McCain serenades
audiences at The Barns at Wolf Trap with his Southern charm and
sentimental ballads. The platinum-selling Charleston native is both an
accomplished singer/songwriter and musical collaborator. Throughout
his career, McCain has released an impressive 10 albums and worked
with the famed Dixie Chicks and Art Garfunkel. His most frequent
alliance is with California singer/songwriter Maia Sharp, which can be
heard on his latest recording project Mercy Bound (2011), a series of
wistful love songs. Over the years, McCain's heartfelt hits have
continued to top the charts. In 1995 his album Misguided Roses landed
the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Heatseakers chart. The album included
his most celebrated single "I'll Be." The song placed No. 66 on VH1's
"100 Greatest Songs of the'90s" and won Dr. Phil's Best Wedding Song
in 2005.

Video: Edwin McCain - Walk With You

Erick Baker

Alt-rocker Erick Baker introduces his earnest lyrics, raspy voice, and
serene sound in a debut performance at The Barns at Wolf Trap.
Discovered after college in a bar in Knoxville, Tennessee, Baker has
made great strides as a musician. His career took off when asked to
open for R&B sensation John Legend. Since then he has performed
alongside internationally renowned rock and country stars, including
James Blunt, Gavin DeGraw, Goo Goo Dolls, Grace Potter, Brandi
Carlisle, and Heart. These concerts build upon Baker's six sold-out
appearances at Knoxville's Bijou Theatre. Baker's signature Americana
style and introspective ballads can be heard on his 2008 extended play
It's Getting Too Late To Say It's Early, his 2010 album Holding the
Pieces in Place, and his 2012 recording project Goodbye June. Baker
also released the live recording Erick Baker: Live at Bijou Theatre
and the DVD Stay Awhile in 2010.

Video: Erick Baker - Plastic Flowers

Holly Near
Thursday, April 11 at 8 pm
$25

Folk singer and social activist Holly Near returns to The Barns at
Wolf Trap to introduce spirited hymns from her new album Peace Becomes
You. The two-disc compilation presents new material along with Near's
classics and addresses social injustices, feminism, and peace. Peace
Becomes You is one of Near's astonishing 26 album releases. Throughout
the course of her career, she has performed onstage with artists Arlo
Guthrie, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger, as well as the NYC Gay Men's
Chorus. Near's passion for social change and human equality is evident
in both her music and in her personal life. In 1972 Near founded her
own independent record label, Redwood Records, as a way to support
politically oriented musicians. In addition, Near participated as a
member of One Thousand Women for Peace and in 2005 was nominated for a
Nobel Peace Prize.

Video: Holly Near - I Am Willing

Broadway's Next H!t Musical
Friday, April 12 at 8 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm
$25

Touring improv troupe Broadway's Next H!t Musical transforms The Barns
at Wolf Trap into a theatrical awards show to deliver a spontaneous
interactive performance. The hilarious two-act musical opens with the
selection of an audience-suggested song title followed by an entirely
brand-new musical based off of the winning song. "A spontaneity, wit,
and inventiveness that must be seen to be believed!" says the New York
Post. Recently, Broadway's Next H!t Musical has appeared at The Triad,
Tribeca Film Festival, and at the New York Musical Theater Festival.
Under the direction of comedy superstars Rob Schiffman and Deb Rabbai,
the energetic cast also includes Robert Z Grant, Kobi Libii, Stefan
Schick, Rebecca Vigil, Greg Triggs, host; and Eric March, Andrew
Resnick, and Gary Adler, piano. Time Out NY declares, "At last! A
musical of, for, and by the people...That's entertainment!"