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UGM: The Songwriters’ Roundtable Takeover!
“The Songwriters’ Roundtable” is a musicians’ group that meets regularly at The Gathering Place in Clarks Summit, PA and is facilitated by Timothy Zieger.  This singer/songwriter showcase will feature all original music.

Timothy Zieger, Host
Timothy Zieger is a singer-songwriter of uncommon depth. His lyrics can touch of weighty subjects with great sensitivity, and also address more the mundane with a poetic eye. Blessed with a warm tenor voice and a gift for melody, Zieger often brings distinctive arrangement ideas into his songs, while keeping in an acoustic context. He is the epitome of the articulate folkie, whose music extends beyond the conventions of the genre, and whose songs have staying power.” –George Graham – Senior Producer and Host, WVIA Public Radio

Zieger’s first album, North Light, has been described as, “a quintessential winter album: lean, lonesome, and full of longing.” In 2018, not long after the release of that album, Tim organized a songwriters’ meet-up in collaboration with The Gathering Place in Clarks Summit, called the Songwriters’ Roundtable. The Roundtable has been meeting once a month since then and has been responsible for the creation of scores new songs. When he’s not writing songs, Tim’s teaching kids, riding a bike, tending a garden, reading, or whittling.

Lorne Clark
Lorne Clarke is a Canadian singer/songwriter who first began performing in the mid-1970s in the Toronto folk scene.

Born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in the isolated mining community of Schefferville, Quebec, Clarke had worked at a number of careers before choosing music for his profession. His early jobs include stints as a marine engineer on Great Lakes vessels, a high-rise construction carpenter, a dairy farmer, a Toronto police officer, and a power plant operator at a paper mill. Thus it is perhaps understandable that his songs often reveal his working-class background and thus ring with authenticity.

For more than 30 years, Canada’s Lorne Clarke has been performing at festivals, clubs, house concerts and theatres across Canada and the United States. A powerful singer and gifted songwriter, he cut his teeth as a performing artist in the busy Toronto folk scene in the early 1970’s – branching out into Bluegrass in the mid 1980’s. In 1994 Clarke returned to the solo acoustic folk scene with a series of critically acclaimed performances on US Public Radio and TV.

October 1999 marked the release of Lorne Clarke, his eponymously titled debut CD. It is a powerful collection of 14 original songs in a rich acoustic package, featuring an outstanding musical cast and produced by internationally respected producer/engineer, George Graham.

Lorne’s second studio CD, Moonlight & Cider, was released in 2007. Recorded and mixed at James Gordon’s “Pipe Street Studios” in Guelph, Ontario, it features 15 more original songs.

And now, in the spring of 2015, Lorne is readying his 3rd CD, to be titled, From My Window.

Since 2000, he he has been the artistic director and promoter for The Old Lynn Concerts in Lynn, Pennsylvania. This unique, free, concert series runs to packed houses and presents concerts by contemporary folk artists from all over the world.

Clarke is widely known for his continuing work with American song writer, Tom Flannery; specifically for the two theme-based song cycles: “Rwanda Songs” in 2004 and “Hands in the Dark” in 2006. These song cycles tackle difficult issues: genocide in “Rwanda Songs” and child sexual abuse crisis by Catholic clergy in “Hands in the Dark”.

In addition, in 2006, Clarke and Flannery composed and performed the soundtrack to the award-winning feature-length documentary film, “Facing Sudan”, directed and produced by Bruce David Janu of Chicago, Illinois. Clarke’s song, “How Do We Sleep At Night?” is the opening theme song to the film (filmmaker’s website). In 2008, he contributed several songs to “Crayons and Paper”, a follow-up to “Facing Sudan”.

Rich Janov
A Wilkes-Barre native, Rich Janov has spent years spreading his musical message far and wide.  He lays down a subtle approach to his craft, which can only be described as sublime, and masterfully beautiful.  He can bring a room to its knees with his down tempo musings on life, love, and the world we live in.  His compositions are honest, poignant, and deliberate, and he brings a special light and energy with every chord struck.

Brian Deery
Brian William Deery has been writing songs and lyrics since he was 16 y.o. on Long Island in Shirley N.Y. where he allegedly “grew up”.  His family hails from Liverpool, England, home of a somewhat famous musical group, The Beatles. Most of Brian’s lyrics are based on personal observations balanced by a cheeky take on Life in general.  Brian formed The Bystanders, an all original rock band, in the early 90’s in the hopes of securing a record deal. Cie la vie. His dear old guitar has taken a back seat to Brian’s new love, the ukulele. In addition, Brian plays a mean blues harp when allowed to sit in with local musicians. Brian and his high school sweetheart, Emilie, moved with their 3 sons to NEPA in 2001 and enjoy the local Arts and Music scene.

Zach Sprowls
After several years spent in other states working as a worship leader, Zach Sprowls is glad to be back home in NEPA pursuing his music full time. Given an upbringing in classical music, a penchant for writing and arranging, and a love of modern indie music, Zach finds himself constantly straddling the old and new. Perhaps that admixture best characterizes his work as a neo-classical composer, singer/songwriter collaborator, published sacred music arranger…and, well, maybe everything else about him too.

Gary Carl
Gary Carl is a Singer Songwriter from Northeast PA (NEPA).  From 1992 – 2014, Gary played his hands in the World of Coverbandom in the groups Eternity, Jeffrey James Band, Tom and Gary Duo, Johnson, Brothers Capone, Inside Out, and other projects.

Gary played Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Harmonica, Trumpet, Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Bass, sang Lead and Background Harmony Vocals, and did what he could to entertain from backyards and front porches to Restaurants, Dive Bars, Mobile Bandstands, Wedding Venues, and even at a prison for inmates.

His first taste of writing and recording came in February 1990 at SI Studios Scranton PA. After a few more years of playing in cover bands, and continuing writing Originals, he returned to SI Studios Old Forge PA in the Fall of 2008 with his Original Rock Project jakesway.

The song “No Part of Then” from the “Catching Wakefield” album was featured on the syndicated show “The Second Shift Show” for a full week as “Band of the Week” and broadcast on Froggy 101 in Scranton / Wilkes Barre PA as well as markets such as San Francisco, Portland, Nashville, and a few other major markets in 2010.

With 3 Full Length Albums in their Discography, the jakesway project was put on an indefinite hiatus for everyone involved to pursue different personal and professional interests.

With a newly rekindled passion for writing and recording, Gary Carl had sought out to complete his Debut Country Album “Off the Grid”, which kicked off on Sept 13, 2016 with “Bagpipes and Elvis Tunes” and “Buck and Rumble” tracked.  Along with the talents of John “Chickie” Yanochik, Joe “Wiggy” Wegleski, Tom Borthwick, Lenny Mecca, Chris Condel, and Steve “Stove” Nelson, Gary Carl and crew completed the final mix and master of the album on February 23, 2017.

Sept. 7, 2017 began the recording of the 16 track “North Branch of Heaven” with Session #1 back at SI Studios Old Forge PA and was released July 2018.  Aug. 13, 2019 began the recording sessions of his 3rd Solo Album, “The Whole Nine Yards”, which will be due to be released December 2019.

The “Off the Grid” & “North Branch of Heaven” albums are available for purchase on cdbaby.com, as well as multiple websites for Digital Download and streaming such as, ITunes, Spotify, Amazon, BestBuy, YouTube, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, Napster, and more. Visit online at, www.reverbnation.com/garycarlcountry , www.garycarl.com , www.facebook.com/garycarlcountry , and www.instagram.com/garycarlcountry .

Gary Carl is on the Board of Directors of Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau and a proud Artist member of The Americana Music Association and The Kitson Arts Alliance.

In September 2019, Gary Carl was announced as a winner in the WVIA / PBS / Froggy 101 Country Music Singer-Songwriter Contest in conjunction with Ken Burn’s Country Music Documentary.

In December 2019, Gary Carl was announced as Artist of the Month on Honesdale PA’s DNH Discovered 95.3 FM. His tune “Somewhere In Between” featured all month in rotation, and a live performance and interview followed on air, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019.

AJ Cimino
AJ Cimino was born in Dunmore, PA and has been a guitar player since the age of 15. He has a wide variety of influences from jazz to country and all genres in between. He also plays in a 3 piece band, the 357s, throughout the Scranton area.

Underground Microphone is BACK for its 3rd Season! UGM is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more!
Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.

Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.

Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.

Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.

Sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.