Garrin Benfield Brings Hope & Healing Through Music To St. Anthony’s
September 28th, 2010by Karl Robillard
Last Wednesday, residents of St. Anthony Foundation’s substance abuse treatment center, Fr. Alfred Center, enjoyed the amazing musical talent of up and coming singer/songwriter Garrin Benfield. This show was produced by local nonprofit Bread & Roses, an organization dedicated to uplifting the human spirit by providing free, live, quality entertainment for organizations like St. Anthony’s. Garrin fulfilled this mission to uplift spirits and more with an hour long set of original tunes and interpretations of familiar favorites. The evening ended with a rousing, standing ovation. All of us at St. Anthony’s appreciate how Garrin’s music opened our hearts and comforted our minds.
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September 30th, 2010 at 7:10 am
What a wonderful gift to our community! Thanks Garrin and Bread & Roses!
September 30th, 2010 at 10:13 am
It was such a gift for all of us who were in the audience at the Father Alfred Center for Garrin’s show. A long-time Bay Area performer, Garrin has recently relocated to New York City so it was a real treat to have him back. His level of musicianship is so high, with his intricate finger-style guitar playing and original songs with poetic metaphors. He blew all of us away at the end with his skill at “looping” — recording simultaneous live tracks and then playing live with his spirited recording. I also greatly appreciated the attention and enthusiasm of this audience for Garrin — several standing ovations and many people came up at the end to thank us. We wish everyone well at the Father Alfred Center and look forward to another concert there soon.