Singer-songwriter , aka Bryan Paul Thomas, didn’t intend to release his new album, “Icarus Ascending,” on the birthday of Joni Mitchell — one of his favorite songwriters.

The Niskayuna native picked the first Friday in November for an album release because he “just wanted to get it over with,” he said. It wasn’t until after the date was set and his showcases for the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) were slated for the same night that Thomas realized why the date sounded so familiar.

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