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Tickets:
December 15th --- $16
 John
Flynn writes powerful songs of humanity and
hope. His dynamic performances are known for their
disarming honesty and humor. John Flynn is a Songwriter
and activist who calls himself a “hopeful pessimist”.
The pessimism comes from a heartbreaking, clear-eyed
honesty in assessing the condition of the world we live
in. The hope comes from a deep-rooted faith in the
beauty and resilience of the human spirit. In an artist
of Flynn’s caliber, the tension inherent in these
seemingly contradictory points of view yields the kind
of songs that moved Kris Kristofferson to compare Flynn
to the best writers he knows, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
to boast “John Flynn is the John Lennon of the plasma
generation!”
 John began writing songs
professionally after graduating from Temple University
with a degree in political science in 1980. He intended
to study law, but a brief sojourn to Nashville’s Music
Row led to a change of plans in the form of a publishing
contract with Combine Music, and a Billboard Magazine
Top Forty country recording of his song Rainbows and
Butterflies by Epic recording artist Billy Swan (I Can
Help). Flynn’s writing, however, proved too
introspective and poetic for country music and, one
early hit notwithstanding, he eventually concluded that
the only category he wanted his songs to fit neatly into
was the one called “from the heart”.
In recent years John has toured extensively playing folk
festivals, theaters, clubs, church basements and
coffeehouses. Presented simply, with nothing more than
an old Martin D-28 and harmonica, John’s compelling
songs, strong voice and open hearted approach to his
audiences, are making strangers believers, and believers
friends throughout the country. If
this Delaware Online article about John Flynn doesn't
make you feel certain this is one Coffee With Conscience
you just don't want to miss, I can't imagine what will!
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