He has been a doctor, the Chief of the LA Police Department, a senator, a Vice President, and for a brief moment he was the commander of the Starship Enterprise. He is also an outstanding musician, and probably this will be the first time that the Hurdy Gurdy has presented a performer who not only is promoting a CD - but also a new movie with Eddie Murphy.

On Saturday April 5 at 8:00pm, the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club is proud to present renowed actor, singer, songwriter and storyteller RONNY COX   at the Fair Lawn Community Center in Fair Lawn, NJ. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or at the box office on the night of the concert.

Yes, it is that Ronny Cox, the actor that you remember from "Bound for Glory", "Robo Cop", "Beverly Hills Cop", "The Onion Field", "Stargate SG-1" and dozens of films and television programs. Ronny began his career as a musician. He performed in folk clubs in the early 1960's, before his big acting break came in the 1972 film "Deliverance".   Remember the famous "Dueling Banjo's" scene?   That was Ronny Cox playing the guitar with the banjo-playing mountain boy.    After the film established Ronny as a actor, he would continue to write songs and perform on occasion, and in recent years he has begun pursuing music on an equal basis with his work in film and television.

Ronny is a first-rate songwriter/entertainer, by turns insightful, hilarious, and engaging. Ronny's easy style is perfectly showcased in his performance The Boston Globe described him as "...a study in easygoing amiability and unforced charisma. He charms crowds with self-teasing humor, tart progressive insight, and a lulling Southwestern folk sound."

At the Hurdy Gurdy, Ronny will present a progam that he calls "Songs, Stories and Out & Out Lies". With a small, dazzling array of multi-instrumentalists (many of his band members have toured with Jack Williams), the music is eclectic... funny.. touching and always compelling. They showcase an original, sophisticated lyric-driven folky sound... and the stories that accompany these songs are something else entirely.

Have you ever wondered how a story of "questionable veracity" gets started? Well... some small grain of truth gets twisted and turned and then told and retold. Eventually that small grain has grown ito a boulder of "undeniable truth" that you would bet your house on! Well ok... maybe not your house, but someone's house.

Joining Ronny will be our special guests - The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers.   Their blend of old-time jug band songs, blues, country and folk tunes will get the evening off to a rousing start! The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers feature Dan Berger on harmonica, Rick Nestler (who wrote the song "River that Flows Both Ways", recorded by Pete Seeger) on 12 string guitar and vocals and Donna Nestler on banjolele, washboard, kazoo and vocals.

Tickets for this concert are only $25 ($22 for Hurdy Gurdy members) and can be purchased online at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org or at the box office at the Fair Lawn Community Center on the night of the concert. While we expect to have tickets available the night of the concert, we encourage online ticket orders to insure your seat at our show!

The Fair Lawn Community Center   is located at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn, NJ.

Additional information can be received at the website or by calling the Hurdy Gurdy Hotline at (201) 384-1325 or visit out website at www.hurdygurdyfolk.org and our new blog - www.hurdygurdyfolk.blogspot.com .

Please join us for a wonderful evening of great music and wonderful down-home stories!   

P.S. - For a sneak preview, tune into WFDU-FM (89.1 on the dial, or listen online at www.wfdu.fm ) at 5pm on Sunday March 30 when Ronny Cox will be a guest on WFDU-FM's TRADITIONS