Mean Lids festival preview!
Can’t wait for the festival to be here? Join us for a festival preview on October 24th at Krannert Uncorked with the Mean Lids! “Self-described as “one part smooth Irish session,
Campfire Singalong
Join Big Bluestem’s Becky Grosser for an informal singalong around the Iron Post’s cozy patio campfire. Friday, November 2nd, 8:00pm-10:00pm Iron Post Patio Free
Fiddling from Far to Near, with Kate Fritz
Join Kate Fritz for an exploration of the western fiddle music diaspora. How did the migration of people: Irish, Scottish, West African, French, Caribbean, and Roma, affect the sounds of
Prairie Dogs Performance and Beatles Play-Along
Calling musicians of all levels!! The Prairie Dogs invite you to BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT and play and sing along to all your Beatles favorites, including, but not limited to, the
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Ukulele Jugband
Join Del Rey for a jugless, all ukulele, hokum-blues shindig, with playing and singing parts for all levels of player. Music from a 1920s Memphis street corner, orchestrated for all-ukuleles
Paul Kotheimer
Paul Kotheimer has been writing, recording, and releasing DIY acoustic music since the days of the cassette tape. He is quite possibly one of the finest songwriters you’ve never heard of,
Keith Harden
Keith Harden is a singer-songwriter guitarist who plays folk-blues-americana, and so on. Originally a central Illinois native, Keith perfored in the Midwest and opened for legends like Muddy Waters, John
Orpheus Mandolin Orchestra
The Orpheus Mandolin Orchestra comes to us from Bloomington, Illinois, where it grew out of old-time jam session that attracted a remarkable number of mandolin players. The Orchestra’s repertoire includes
Shape-note singing
Shape-note singing is a musical-notation system developed by 18th-century itinerant American singing masters to quickly teach 4-part unaccompanied vocal harmony for use in worship. The term “shape note” comes from the
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
Burdened with four strings and the truth, The Viper and His Famous Orchestra deliver a powerful blend of street-corner jazz, front-porch country, and meeting-hall agitprop. The Famous Orchestra features a