Singer James Hersch to perform at Northern

Montana State University-Northern

The Associated Students of Montana State University -Northern are proud to presents singer/songwriter James Hersch Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballroom.   

Hersch will be in Havre for two days providing his outreach music to various venues, including Northern Montana Care Center, St. Jude Thaddeus School, the Eagles Manor, Highland Park Elementary School, select Northern classrooms and working with Northern student leadership groups.

Hersch is dedicated to community service through music and to helping students realize that as they reach out in friendship to those around them, they can make a difference in the world.   

“I want to sing where it matters. I’ve made a career out of finding any chance to sing about the lives of people and play in the hearts of those who want (need) connection.In all the ways music moves us, I want to be right there. I want to be about music’s power to reach us, hold us and keep us together,” he said. 

For more than 30 years Hersch has been quietly building a repertoire of work that puts him squarely on the edge of acoustic music’s importance in North American culture. He has a rare mixture of straight-forward musical talent, humor and sensitivity that allows him to create songs that speak to what is common in all of us.    

Hersch, a native Minnesotan, has 12 album credits to his name and has become known for his story song releases “BackTracks” and “Innerweather” which are strictly acoustic with just Hersch, his voice and his guitar.

Hersch has been nominated for National NACA Coffeehouse Entertainer of the Year several times and has been a finalist at the international Kerrville Folk Festival.

He is a “Telly” award winner for his original sound track for the 2009 PBS documentary, “Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway”.   

Hersch’s Reach With Me residencies have become a useful outreach program among colleges, churches and communities. The program has been honored with the Harry Chapin Award for Contributions to Humanity by the National Association for Campus Activities. 

This musical event is free to Northern students, faculty and staff. Admission for community members is $5 for adults and $3 for students.