John Gorka “I’m not afraid of drums,” says John Gorka, one of contemporary folk’s most accomplished songwriters, discussing the genre’s historically odd recoil from percussion. “I’d like to be thought ...

John Gorka drops by Acoustic Cafe this week to play songs from his latest album Bright Side Of Down. Gorka’s music has been a constant on the show since Acafe started 20 years ago, so it’s great to ...

Gorka balances his rich baritone and introspective songwriting with his trademark wit and humor. John Gorka performs on Mountain Stage in Grand Marais, Minn., at North House Folk School. Image: ...

John Gorka returns to the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin for a show at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to a community announcement. Gorka, a prominent figure in the '80s folk scene ...

Singer/songwriter John Gorka made a habit of swinging by the office of his record label, St. Paul’s Red House Records, every time he was leaving for a tour. He’d stop on the way to the airport to pick ...

John Gorka is from New Jersey. And he sings about that fact in “I’m From New Jersey.” It’s one of the numbers – which appeared in the No. 2 slot of his stellar Feb. 22 Columbus gig – Gorka likes to ...

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"Dogs & Thunder," the first song on John Gorka's new album "Old Futures Gone," is one of the strangest break-up tunes ever recorded. The protagonist, once his girlfriend has left him, drives out to a ...

The past is present on “True In Time.” John Gorka digs into his songwriting archives for several tunes, including two he had lost, and the title cut was inspired in part by a 1970s Paul Simon song.

John Gorka belongs on the list of greatest musicians who currently call Minnesota home. In addition to writing beloved ballads like “Love Is Our Cross to Bear” and “Blue Chalk,” the 66-year-old ...

From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest ...