What’s that sound? It’s a week packed with music from the isle of Cape Breton to the streets of Detriot’s Motown music scene. Don’t miss some great singers and musicians coming to town.
Jonathan Edwards joins Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat, a beloved Southern rock band, for a retrospective concert.
Head up to Plymouth, to the Flying Monkey Performance Center, at 7:30 Saturday night to hear the classic FM songs you love.
Edwards came into the music spotlight 40 years ago with his anti-Vietnam War mega hit “Sunshine.” He’s continued his successful singing career performing folk and Americana music in a powerful tenor with songs of passion, insight and humor.
He’s currently on the road with his newest album Tomorrow’s Child, combining his timeless music with the current root’s scene. It was produced by acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott and features support from Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan and others.
With Little Feat on hiatus, musicians Barrere and Tackett went off on their own for a stripped down acoustic duo with a different artistic stamp than the full group. The pair first played together for Little Feat’s third studio album Dixie Chicken, which cemented the band’s style. Barrere plays the slide guitar and sings lead vocals, while Tackett backs him up on guitar, mandolin and trumpet.
Tackett and Barrere haved been touring together since 1999 and released albums Live From the North Cafe and Live in the UK 2008 as a duo.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for the show.
Tickets are $35 or $45 for premire seating and can be reserved by calling 536-2551 or visiting flyingmonkeynh.com.
Get ready to swing, sway, be-bop and doo-wop with the next Walker Lecture series event on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium.
Eight to the Bar has been performing a range of music from the 1940s to 1980s, all in bright costumes, while dancing since 1975.
Jive, melodrama, Motown, blues and swing are just a little of what the group will perform in Concord.
Cynthia Lyon leads the band, sings and plays keyboard. She’s joined by Collin Tilton on the tenor and alto saxophones and flute, Michael Corsini on bass guitar and vocals, Ralph Delucia on guitar and vocals, Shawn Meehan on drums and percussion and Brinna Jones on vocals and percussion.
Like other Walker Lecture events, the show is free and open to public.
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy will bring the sounds of Canada’s Cape Breton to the Concord City Auditorium on March 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The acclaimed fiddlers have a musical career spanning more than 30 years each and have been married for the last 15 years.
Tap your toes to jigs, reels and strathspeys in the lead up to St. Patrick’s Day. MacMaster incorporates traditional Cape Breton groove, fiddling technique and step dancing into a dynamic performance.
MacMaster began fiddling professionally at 16 with her first album Four on the Floor and now has completed 11 albums.
Leahy is the oldest brother of the family musical group Leahy. He’s recognized as one of the best Celtic fiddlers in the world.
Together, the couple recorded a cooperative album, ONE, which debut at No. 1 on the Billboard World Music chart.
Tickets to the show are $18 and available at the UPS Store, Gibson’s Bookstore or at the door. For more information, visit theaudi.org or call 355-4747.
The North Country Chordsmen will bring its barbershop-style concert to the New London Center for the Arts on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Barbershop is a four-part a cappella style of singing, without accompaniment. The Chordsmen’s performance will include popular music, ballads, upbeat tunes, specialty songs and comedy.
The show is the second installment of the Center for the Arts’ Winter Performing Arts series.
Up next in the series are Petreflections: A Chants Encounter performed by Kathy Lowe on March 4 and a collection of dance, drama, music and acro arts by the Kearsarge Conservatory of Performing Arts on March 18.
The show will be held at Whipple Hall on the corner of Main Street and Seamans Road in New London.
Tickets purchased in advance are $12 or $6 for students at centerfortheartsnh.org, Tatewell Gallery and Morgan Hill Bookstore. Tickets at the door are $14 for adults and $7 for students.