Sharon Goldman, a popular local singer-songwriter who hosts the Metuchen Arts Council-sponsored Schoolhouse Songwriter Series at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., will celebrate the release of her new album, KOL ISHA (A Woman’s Voice), with a full-band performance at that venue on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. The cost is $15 at the door or $12 in advance. Tickets are available at http://sharongoldman.eventbrite.com.
While many musicians and songwriters explore and celebrate the roots of the music they love, Goldman’s new album KOL ISHA (A Woman’s Voice) gives roots music a whole new meaning. After releasing several albums of fresh, well-observed folk/pop portraits and stories, now she digs deep into her Jewish childhood and the identity struggle of her adulthood, emerging with a song cycle that is by turns deeply feminist, conflicted, and yearning.
Mining the poetry of her background, including stories of biblical and mythical women — Lilith, the Sabbath Queen, the lovers in the Song of Songs — and bringing her creative imagination to bear, KOL ISHA digs into memories of prayers and rituals; of roads not taken; and voices not heard.
“I believe this is a project that will speak to anyone who has ever struggled to explore their past and tap into their own truth,” says Goldman. “I think it speaks to a need we all have to explore universal questions of identity and belonging.
Goldman is thrilled to bring her newest work to her adopted hometown of Metuchen, where she moved from Brooklyn with her husband in 2009. “I have been so inspired by the tremendous community of artists and musicians that live here in Metuchen,” she says. “It’s been a gift to find such support among so many talented neighbors.”
Additional information, including audio and video, is available at www.sharongoldmanmusic.com.
