The Lolli-Pops concert series will wrap up a successful 2010 run when Celeste Friedman takes the Village Green Amphitheater on Monday, August 9, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in beautiful Powell, Ohio.
Critically acclaimed as a prolific songwriter and passionate performer, GRAMMY nominee and composer Friedman leaves listeners inspired as well as entertained. Noted as a brilliant raconteur and a painter of lyrical portraits, she is
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the granddaughter of big-band leader Leo Reichert.
In just the last two years, Friedman has scored the music for the Pulitzer Prize nominated play, “The Glory of Living”; the first season of the cable thriller, “Ghost Hunter”; the pilot for “The French Kitchen”; and her work is featured in the short film, “Young Folks”, showcased in Festival de Cannes-2008.
Freidman’s latest CD, “Live at the Bluebird Cafe” released in 2009, features live performances over the past 15 years from the famed Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2007, Friedman was chosen as one of the 50 writers from the 50 states, included in the compilation, “All States, All Stars”, featuring her haunting ballad, “Wild Horses”. 20,000 copies of this 3-CD boxed set was sent to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, totaling up to one million songs of Music For the Troops.
Nominated for a GRAMMY Award in 2005 and the winner of the 2005 Ohioana Library Citation Award in Music and Education, Friedman’s contributions have been recognized by The Points of Light Foundation, The Ohio State University, Voices of Hope, The Ohio Bicentennial Commission and the Department of Education of The State of New York. For her music works featured in both 1995 and 1997 MDA Telethons, Freidman is the recipient of two Pat Weaver Award nominations.
