Bio:
Phil Henry is an award-winning singer-songwriter and music educator in Rutland, Vermont. He sings original, contemporary folk songs in coffeehouses, festivals, and house concerts across the Northeast. He has showcased on national stages such as the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and has won top honors in songwriting contests at the Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival and Vermont’s SolarFest. He has opened for folk notables such as Vance Gilbert, Rachel Bissex, and Cliff Eberhardt.

Phil’s new CD, Robots and Romance, is a collection of twelve “short films” in song, inspired by the dramatic stories found at drive-in movie theaters. Each song takes the perspective of a different character in a compelling personal narrative- a desperate man attempts a bank robbery, an amateur radio DJ holds his community together during Hurricane Katrina, a group of miners struggle to survive in a cave-in.

Instrumentation:
Depending on the venue, Phil plays as a soloist, duo, trio, or full band. Some of his most frequent collaborators and co-conspirators include:
GARY MOON: Vocals, percussion, guitar
JEFF KIMBALL: Vocals, mandolin (acoustic and electric, octave), accordion, keys
WAYNE DAVISON: Tenor and soprano sax
BRENDAN COYLE: Drums

Credits:
2009 Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival Songwriter Contest Winner, MD
2008 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist, Kerrville, TX
Phil’s song, “Broken”, was featured on Saturday, September 9th, 2006 on National Public Radio’s Car Talk program with Click and Clack!
2005 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist Showcase, Hillsdale, NY
2005 SolarFest Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner, Tinmouth, VT

Discography:
Robots And Romance (2010)
Folk 2.0 (EP, 2007)
Detour (with Gary Moon and Kate Blain, 2006)
No Place Like Here (2005)
Board By Board (2000)