Visit the Earlville Opera House on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. to see a performance by Jim Paradis in the Arts Café. (Submitted photo)


EARLVILLE — An antique farmhouse along the Connecticut River in New England is where singer- songwriter Jim Paradis calls home. The songs Jim writes evoke a sense of home, love and loss, and the changes life brings to a searching soul.

His smooth, melodic voice and fingerstyle guitarwork are the perfect complement to his intimate and philosophical lyrics, but it is his magnetic warmth that lifts him above the rest. Jim draws people into stories, into the energy, into the emotion of his heartfelt songs.

Join us on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Earlville Opera House’s (EOH) intimate Arts Café for this musical treat!

Just two weeks after he picked up his first guitar, Jim Paradis joined a blues band. He was 13 years old. But this unique singer-songwriter soon widened his musical horizons by becoming a member of an original progressive rock band, then a touring rock 'n roll band. Jim also enjoyed playing bass and singing with Gary Burr as he launched his country music Hall of Fame songwriting career with hits like “Love’s been a Little Bit Hard on Me," “What Mattered Most,” and “That’s my Job." 

Since then, Jim has written hundreds of songs, recorded three CDs with October Moon, and three solo CDs, "You are Here," "Almost Home," and his 2019 release, "Not Finished Yet." You can find his music on Spotify (jim5772), Youtube (@jimparadis6142), and at his music website, jimparadis.com.

Jim is an avid sailor and is often aboard his beloved Cape Dory sailboat, Mirembe, sailing the waters off the New England coast. Aboard with his guitars and his wanderlust, he blends the music and melodies the sailing life inspires to the lyrics he scribbles on napkins and in journals throughout his travels. During the pandemic days, Jim performed often along the CT coastline at outdoor venues, but with those days now behind us, his wanderlust has returned, and he is now expanding his performances to more distant horizons.

Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for members (become a member!), $10 for youth (17 and under), with college students half off general admission. Tickets are available at earlvilleoperahouse.com or by calling 315-691-3550.

EOH’s Artisan Gift Shop and three galleries will be open. Gallery visits are always free and open to the public with support from Golden Artist Colors, Inc.

Earlville Opera House Arts Center is located at 18 East Main Street in the quaint Village of Earlville, NY. At EOH we believe accessibility and inclusion are critical to everything we do. Our historic Opera House has been upgraded to ensure accessibility throughout the building, including a hearing loop system in our 1892 theater provided by Hamilton Hearing LLC.

EOH events are made possible with support from the Office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, administered by the New York State Council on the Arts, and through the generosity of EOH members.

-Information provided by the EOH