Lester Hirsh
- A book by about the artist by the artist -
Lyrics of a Troubadour
A Biography in Song
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About the Author musician, singer/songwriter, poet Lester Hirsh is an established singer/songwriter and guitar player who has performed in a variety of venues from New Hampshire to Florida the past 40 years. He is also a published poet, former coeditor and publisher of Bone & Flesh magazine (1998-2002), a respected literary magazine of poetry, prose, essays and art from the finest writers nationally and internationally. Lester has performed solo and in a variety of ensembles over the years: the folk trio Side Three (Tampa Florida) folk/pop duo Jerusalem (Williamsport PA) and duo Sweet River (Concord NH). He has produced and recorded:
Hirsh also was a producer and the director of the Summer Solstice Folk Festival in Pottsville PA in 2007. He was a finalist at the Napa Valley Emerging Songwriter Contest in 1997. In 2005, Hirsh was a Grammy nominee, for Best Spoken Word, for his volume of poems, Mosaic II: Poems of an Ancient Order, and honored by the American Academy of Music. He was also featured on NPR New Hampshire Public Radio, Front Porch in 2002. For details about the author's poetry and songs check the Preface of this book and his web page: www.parisburg.beone.ws/lesterhirsh.htm His music can be purchased on www.cdbaby.com and through his web sites.
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Watch Lester sing "On the Road in America"
Lester Hirsh plays classical guitar
Lester sings "Ways of Love"
Lester sings "Old Town Ballad"
Watch him perform at Peter Nein's Art Studio in Pottsville
Lester Hirsh Live Performances
2024
March 7th- Bloomsburg Public Library- Bloomsburg, Pa-7:30pm-9pm. Lester Hirsh will be the featured poet for The River Poets.
2nd Floor in the Children's Room. For more information- 603-496-1186
March 15th- Wolf Run Retirement Home- Hughesville, Pa- 2pm- St. Patty's Day Celebration- More info: 603-496-1186
May 5th- American House-Keene, NH- 2pm- Spring Performance- 603-352-1282
May 6th- Woodstock Terrace- Woodstock Vt-3pm- Happy Hour show- 603-669-1660
May 7th- Sullivan County Rehabilitation Center, Claremont, NH- 2pm show-603-542-9511
May 8th- Wentworth House- Portsmouth, NH- 2:30 pm- 603-357-3800
May 9- Wheelock Terrace- Hanover, NH- 2 & 3 pm- 603-643-7290
May 10- Saint Francis Home- Laconia, NH. 2pm show- 603-524-0466
May 13- Cedar Crest Center for Children with Disabilities, Keene, NH- 10:00 a.m. show-603-358-3385
May 28th- Presbyterian Retirement Community- Quarryville, Pa- 1pm show- 603-496-1186
June 7th- Front Street Station- Northumberland, Pa-7-9pm- Outdoor Patio Show- 570-473-3626
August 22nd-Elizabeth's Restaurant- 412 Market Street, Lewisburg, Pa- 5:30-7:30 pm- Outdoor Patio.- 570-523-8088
August 23rd- Country Meadow Retirement- 451 Sandhill Rd. Hershey, Pa-3:30-4:30pm- 717-533-6969
September I- Priestly House Chapel- Rt. 11- Northumberland- 9:30-10:15 a.m. (Lester Hirsh is the featured poet/musician) 603-496-1186 for more info.
September 13th- Front Street Station-2 Front St. Northumberland, Pa- Outdoor Patio- 7-9pm- 570-473-3626
October 6- American House Retirement -197 Water Street, Keene, NH- 2pm- 603-352-1282
October 7- Woodstock Terrace- Woodstock, Vermont-2pm-802-457-2228
October 8- Wentworth Senior Living-Portsmouth, NH-2:30 pm-603-357-3800
October 9- St. Francis Home, Laconia, NH 2pm-603-524-0466
October 10th- Wheelock Terrace- Buck Rd, Hanover, NH- 2pm-603-643-7290
October 15th- Sullivan County Rehab Center-Claremont, NH- 10:30. a.m. 603-542-9511
October 16th-Cedar Crest Center for Children with Disabilities- Keene, NH- 10:00 a.m. 603-358-3384
October 18th- The Forum Pub- 15 Village Street, Penacook, NH (8-10 pm) 603-565-3100
October 24th-Brookdale of Painted Post, Painted Post, NY-2:30pm- 607-936-4108
October 25th- Providence Place-Drums, Pa- 2:30 pm- 570-788-7555
October 26th- The Manor at Oak Ridge- Harrisburg, Pa- 1pm (717-540-1895)
October 31st-The Village @ Morrison's Cove-Martinsburg, Pa-1:30 pm- 814-793-2104