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Peter Case performs "Ice Water"

Peter Case has become an institution in the folk music scene over the past 30 years. Leaving Buffalo in his teens, Case thrived on the west coast punk scene in the late 1970s. After disbanding his band the Plimsouls, Case struck out on his own and began recording more acoustic based material that mirrored his time as a street musician in Los Angeles. Invoking the spirits of Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt, Case has garnered a cult following and acclaim from such legends as Bruce Springsteen and Roger McGuinn. To show how infulential he has been, this year brought the release of A Case For Case, a tribute CD which features covers of his songs by John Prine, Susan Cowsill and Amy Rigby. Peter Case performs at Mohawk Place on Thursday (Oct. 5) at 8pm. Opening is Jon Dee Graham.