Tuesday Concert 8 Years of Concerts featuring the best acoustic musicians in the Lawrence area with emphasis on original music Lawrence Arts Center lobby 7:30 Sharp - Tip Jar One Song Opening Act by host Larry Carter Tuesday Concert is another Lawrence Old Guard Production www.LCarter.com

Drawing by Theresa Martin

March 6th - Walt Babbit - Songster Walt (guitar) presents a program on the early years of country music, including yodeling his way through songs by Jimmy Driftwood. He'll be joined on harmony vocals by Ardys Ramberg for a set of songs recorded by the Carter Family. If the music of these old country greats and of those who followed, such as Hank Williams & Hoyt Axton, appeals to you, Walt is your man.

March 13th - Daryl Nickel - Singer/songwriter Daryl (guitar) has played in this series with his band, but this is his first solo appearance here. An excellent singer, songwriter and guitarist, he has been performing in the Lawrence area for several years.

March 20th - Byron James - Singer/songwriter Byron (guitar) has performed several times in this series, both solo and with his former band “Big Stack Daddy.” His original music has been described as quirky and heartfelt with a jazzy feel to it - as has Byron himself.

March 27th – Jon Fitzgerald , Jessica Perry - Singer/songwriter Jon and Jessica are splitting the concert, 30 minutes each. This is Jon's third return to this series. His mature songwriting skills are complimented by his solid guitar playing and melodic voice. Jessica is joining us for the first time, but she is an experienced busker you may have seen performing downtown . She is also the artist who drew these portraits. Jon and Jessica are students at Free State High School.

April 3rd - Bill Crahan & Scott Tichenor - Two of Lawrence's best acoustic musicians team up again for another outstanding evening of music on guitar and mandolin. It is hard to predict exactly what they will be doing since their talents extend over so many different styles, but whatever they do will be great. Both perform regularly with a variety of others, and Scott is also well known for his popular mandolin website www.MandolinCafe.com.

April 10th - Marianne Carter & Darrell Lea It’s a new duo! Marianne has performed as a soloist (Matty Stryker at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival) and in various bands - most recently with Marianne Carter & Voyager. Darrell is well known as the lead guitarist in some of the best rock bands to have come out of this area over the last 20 years, including LA Ramblers, The Deal, and Tofu Teddy. He currently performs solo and in Uncle Dirtytoes, Fortnight, and Vera, Chuck & Dave.

April 17th - Ardys & Bradford - Blues, jazz & swing IMPORTANT: Due to another event in the lobby, this concert has been moved downstairs to the Black Box Theater. Follow the signs! The duo of Ardys Ramberg (vocals) and Bradford Hoopes (piano) has become one of the staples of the Lawrence music scene. They have seldom performed lately, however, so this is a rare opportunity. As Ardys describes it, expect to hear songs about the following: "Happy memories. Sad memories. Bitty ditties. Blue trade-offs. Sultry situations."

April 24th - Dylan Fest (Kevin Danzig cancelled) Bob Dylan is 70, so we are joining the rest of the known universe in honoring his musical legacy. Musicians include The Heebie Jeebies (Rick Frydman & Debbie Goldberg); Bob Garrett; Zo, Glo & Black (Alonzo Beardshear, Gloria Roach & David Black); Lana Maree: Graham Barnes; and Larry Carter. Two Dylan songs each - mostly favorites with occasional obscurities. This will be great!

May 1st - Michael Paull - Singer/songwriter Michael is one of those musicians who can play it all - guitar, piano, cello, bass. He has appeared in this series several times as a soloist and with Mojo National Band. It is hard to say exactly what he'll be doing, but it will be great. (Note: Mojo National Band just released their first CD, and it sounds great!)

May 8th - Flint Grey - Original Contemporary Folk Dave Leach (guitar, vocals) and Brad Boerger (guitar, vocals), two of Lawrence's finest songwriters, team up again with Patrick Leach (djembe, pencil, vocals) and Kurt Henning (bass). They were one of the hits of the spring season a year ago, and their new CD sounds GREAT.

May 15th - Fortnight - Folk-Rock This "All Star" band of Lawrence music veterans performs acoustic-electric versions of classic songs by bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, and Genesis, plus original material. The band includes Sebastian Alfie (electric & acoustic guitar), Maria Anthony (acoustic guitar, flute, Theremin), Bryan Foster (electric bass), Clark Jamison (percussion), and Darrell Lea (acoustic guitar).

May 22nd – L Carter - The Pied Piper of Lawrence Original music with friends, plus my prequel/sequel retelling of the traditional Pied Piper story that includes morphing into the Rat Master for a song & dance number. (I will be doing a similar program two days later at Prairie Moon Waldorf School north of Lawrence.)

About the Tuesday Concert series

Larry Carter created the Tuesday Concert series seven years ago with the goal of providing a classy, low-pressure venue for local acoustic musicians. It was held at Signs of Life bookstore in downtown Lawrence until moving to the Lawrence Arts Center in the fall of 2010. As always, our thanks to Clay & staff at Signs of Life for their six years of hosting and to Susan and staff at the Lawrence Arts Center for this last year of hosting.

About the host

In addition to performing solo on a variety of instruments, Carter performs original, traditional & contemporary folk in the duo Forest Green and chants/world music in Whole Earth Kirtan. He is (was? will be?) sponsored by the Kansas Arts Commission as The Pied Piper of Lawrence, doing children's theater workshops and all-ages concerts. He is a four-time winner in the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Contest.

About FREE admission Yes, admission is free. However, there are certain expenses involved with putting on this series, not to mention the talents of the musicians that would go otherwise unrewarded, so if you are able we hope you will support this series with a donation to the tip jar or purchase a CD.

Previous "Tuesday Concert" performers Lawrence is blessed with an abundance of great musicians. See who has performed at Tuesday Concert over the last seven years.

Musicians!

Would you or your band like to perform in the "Tuesday Concert" series? I'm always open to scheduling new performers. Read these PERFORMER DETAILS and if you're still interested contact me.

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