Singing Oak House Concerts in collaboration with Unity on Cape Cod Presents
Greg Tamblyn
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
at Unity on Cape Cod, Hyannis, MA
And the fun keeps going!
Greg is offering a
Comedy Jam Workshop
Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM
We're still basking in the bliss from the amazing concert in the round with David Roth and friends in March. This is an annual event so if you missed it this year, watch your emails next spring!
It will likely be next spring before we host any more concerts at Singing Oak, but we're thrilled to announce that we're collaborating with our friends at Unity on Cape Cod in Hyannis, to bring you a fabulous concert with an amazing performer, Greg Tamblyn! Unity is a beautiful, spacious, and comfy venue we think you'll enjoy.
On May 18th you'll have the opportunity to sing, laugh, and be uplifted by one of our favorite singer/ songwriters and philosophical humorist, Greg Tamblyn!
As an award winning speaker-humorist-singer-songwriter for over 30 years, Greg combines outstanding audience rapport with an irreverent sense of humor. He captivates audiences with a wealth of powerful material about the relationship of lifestyle, music, and laughter to effectiveness and wellness. Greg's humorous musings on cultural absurdities, as well as his messages of effectiveness, optimism, and service, have garnered him a large international following.
A Kansas City native, Greg has appeared on The Nashville Network (TNN). Nashville also serves as Greg's second home, where this talented singer-songwriter continues to write and record songs that celebrate the passion and humor of life at work and beyond. He has released six CDs since 1992, and his songs have been recorded internationally by other artists.
Greg Tamblyn "Unconditional Love" (The Story of Evy)
Tamblyn left his hometown Kansas City in 1986, stifled by a lack of opportunities. Oh sure, he was playing local bars, and he'd been rated "Best Male Vocalist in Kansas City" by a local newspaper. He'd even sold a couple of songs to a country singer from the Philippines. But the lure of Nashville was too great. Eventually, he landed a writing job for a Nashville song publisher. Along with having some of his songs recorded by country artists, Tamblyn successfully released his own single, "It's Another Joyful Elvis Presley Christmas." It caught the attention of radio stations and reviewers around the country, and was named "Christmas Single of the Year" in Cashbox magazine.
Then the Cayman Islands Hyatt offered him a gig. Remember that pool bar that Gene Hackman sat near in The Firm? The singer in the background could have been Tamblyn. Except by that time, he'd left, burned out by tourists wanting to hear "Margaritaville" for the 896th time. He wanted to sing his own songs.
Then he was asked to play a wellness conference at Duke University Medical Center. With songs such as "The Shootout at the I'm OK, You're Ok Corral," and "My Life is a Beer Commercial," he was a smash hit. The brochure for the conference listed Tamblyn as a member of the seminar's faculty. Where initials such as M.D. and Ph.D. followed the other presenters' names, the listing for Tamblyn was followed by N.C.W., which stands for 'No Credentials Whatsoever'.
Greg delivered one of the primary keynotes at the prestigious Humor Project International Conference, which in past years featured Goldie Hawn, Steve Allen, Bob Newhart, and other famous funny persons.
Along with seven CDs, Greg has released his first book of stories from the road: Atilla The Gate Agent: Travel Tales and Life Lessons From a Musical Laf-ologist.After reading it, bestselling author Dr. Larry Dossey was inspired to call Greg "...a contemporary Mark Twain..."
In 2012 Greg launched what is now a hugely popular humor site for jokes and funny quotes of all categories: JokeQuote.com.
Although he still returns to Nashville frequently for writing and recording sessions, Greg now lives in Kansas City. His current mission in life, and one of his funniest comedy bits, is "Saving the World From Whiny Victim Love Songs."
With humorous songs about inner guides named Clyde and environmental slowpokes who think the greenhouse effect means crummy tomatoes, Tamblyn has found a huge audience. In addition to his public concerts, he's played for groups as diverse as the Department of Defense and the American Holistic Medical Association.
Stories from his life and songwriting have been featured in several recent books, including "Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backwards", by Brian Luke Seaward; "Shelter For The Spirit", by Victoria Moran; and "Art and Soul", by Pam Grout.
Greg Tamblyn "Dolphin Therapy"
We hope that you will join us for this magical event. Please visit the website of Greg Tamblyn at gregtamblyn.com to learn more about this amazing performer.
Also check out to Greg Tamblyn on Monday morning, November 11th. He will be a guest on Bob Weiser's "Old Songs' Home" radio show on WOMR.
This promises to be another amazing concert and rare opportunity to experience this amazing artist in a warm, Cape Cod setting. Thanks and we look forward to sharing the music together!
