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A fond tribute to a New England icon

From left: Shawn Colvin, Cliff Eberhardt, Pete Nelson, Mark Erelli, and Patty Larkin at the Bill Morrissey tribute. From left: Shawn Colvin, Cliff Eberhardt, Pete Nelson, Mark Erelli, and Patty Larkin at the Bill Morrissey tribute. (josh reynolds for the boston globe)
By Joseph P. Kahn
Globe Staff / November 19, 2011

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A Bill Morrissey tribute concert at the Somerville Theater on Thursday drew more than a dozen performers inspired by the late singer-songwriter, who died last summer at age 59. Whether singing Morrissey’s songs or performing their own, they expressed their appreciation for an artist and friend who exterted a major influence on the New England folk scene for decades.

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FRIEND OF MINE: The Bill Morrissey Tribute Concert

With Patty Larkin, David Johansen, Shawn Colvin, Fred Koller,

Cormac McCarthy, and others

At: Somerville Theatre, Thursday