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Tom Fisch up next at the Guitar Academy Listening Room

Tom Fish performs at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at the Western North Carolina Guitar Academy Listening Room.

By From staff reports, Published: May 1, 2012

The Music Listening Room at the Guitar Academy of Western North Carolina welcomes Tom Fisch to the stage at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13.There will be an artist meet and greet after the concert. Tickets are $15 advanced and $18.00 at the door. Advanced ticket sales can be purchase at the Guitar Academy of Western North Carolina's website at http://www.wncguitaracademy.com/listening-rm.

Growing up in Albany, NY, Fisch won his first guitar in a raffle at a school bazaar when he was ten years old. That began a lifelong love and appreciation of music from a variety of genres. Tom says, "As the years went by, I found myself getting into singers and players like Doc Watson, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Tony Rice, the Byrds, and traditional folk and country artists. My playing and writing were also greatly influenced by singer-songwriters such as Dave Mallett, John Prine, Steve Goodman, and Jonathan Edwards." Fisch entertained audiences for many years throughout the Northeast at colleges, clubs, coffeehouses, festivals and fairs.

In 1991, Fisch moved to Nashville, Tenn., to further his songwriting career. He formed his own publishing company and his songs have been recorded by a number of Grammy-Award winning artists including the Oak Ridge Boys and Swiss country singer Erica Arnold. He continues to pitch his songs to other artists but his main focus now lies in his own career as a performer. In 2004, Fisch relocated to Western North Carolina and its thriving acoustic music scene. With the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains for inspiration, Fisch and his music have found a comfortable place to call home. And wherever he performs, audiences continue to connect with the warm, appealing style, diverse range of material, and talent this seasoned performer brings to the stage."

The Guitar Academy of Western North Carolina is at 235 Duncan Hill Road (between Lowe's and Egolf Motors in the Duncan Hill Commerce Center) in Hendersonville. The listening room comfortably seats 70 people in an intimate, non-alcoholic environment with excellent acoustics that produces a great afternoon of entertainment for the entire family.