LAFTA 2010-11 Main Stage Concert Season
LAFTA's Main Stage Concerts for 2010-2011 will be held at the 7th Street Loft, Cornhusker Place (3rd Floor), 7th and K Streets in the south Haymarket. Many of you may remember the 7th Street Loft as home to LAFTA concerts prior to 2004. LAFTA would like to thank Corhusker Place for again making this wonderful space available for us.
The lineup of LAFTA Main Stage concerts for the upcoming 2010-2011 concert season
will be announced in July 2010. Please check back then for our concert schedule. Below is the list of shows for our recently-concluded 2009-2010 season.
============ 2009-2010 Concert Season ============
Fri., Sept. 11, 2009 - Prairie Dog Social
Prairie Dog Music is a local, independent music label featuring country blues, American folk and bluegrass,
and other forms of traditional music. The Prairie Dog Social this year spotlights new CDs by The Lightning
Bugs, Jim Pipher, and Johnnie Walker and the 49th Street Hokum Boys. Other Prairie Dog artists on the
program will include Terri Jo Dodson, Terry Keefe, Rob Kloefkorn, Chris Sayre, and C. A. Waller. Bill Kloefkorn
will also treat us to a reading of selected poems. CDs from all the Prairie Dog artists will be available at the
Social for a one-time-only price of $10 each.
Fri., Oct. 23, 2009 - Matt & Shannon Heaton
"Brilliant, American-bred Irish folk." That’s how the
Boston Herald has described the music of Matt and Shannon Heaton. Their shows mix traditional Irish
tunes and songs with their own compositions that draw from both Irish and American roots. Favorites from past
LAFTA House Concerts, Matt and Shannon have played with many Celtic music luminaries such as Robbie O’Connell and Aoife
Clancy.
Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 - Marley's Ghost
Canceled due to illness in the band.
Sat., Dec. 5, 2009 - Special Holiday Show
The Bobs with opener No Better Cause
O'Donnell Auditorium, Vance D. Rogers Center for Fine Arts
Nebraska Wesleyan University (NE corner of 50th and Huntington)
Vocal pyrotechnics, adventurous musicality, amazing arrangements, unusual covers, and
strangely compelling original songs combine to form the unique stew that is The Bobs. The band,
started 25 years ago in Berkeley, California, has released 14 albums, appeared on the Emmy
awards, served as NPR’s musical commentators, and toured all over the U.S. and Europe. The Bobs
are trailblazers in the contemporary a cappella music world, and they are among the elite handful
of totally original creators who use just their voices and body percussion to fill a room with
harmony. Opening for The Bobs will be Lincoln's own award winning pop/soul/funk vocal band, No Better Cause.
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - Lonesome Traveler
Lonesome Traveler is a six-piece acoustic band from Colorado’s front range with a bluegrass driver’s license,
a certificate of songwriting, and a sheriff’s badge of cool. The band features tight two- and three-part
harmonies and scintillating instrumentals on traditional and original tunes as it mines the rich vein of Americana bluegrass, folk, blues, country, and Celtic sounds. Come on out and see the talent that earned Lonesome Traveler second place finishes in both Telluride and Rockygrass band contests.
Saturday, Feb. 6 - Driftwood Fire
When you put Driftwood Fire’s self-titled CD in your car,be prepared to turn up the volume and hit repeat because you won’t
want the music to end. Last season’s house concert favorite is this season’s newest main stage act, and you don’t want to miss it. Lynn and Charlotte deliver folk-pop at its best: catchy, honest and poetically poignant.
Saturday, March 6 - Paddywhack with Dan Newton
When it first started to play almost 30 years ago, Paddywhack was the only group in the state of Nebraska
playing Celtic music. You could walk into one of several pubs in downtown Lincoln almost any weekend
and see Terry, Chris, Dan, and Dave performing live. Whether you come to reminisce or to enjoy the unique
blend of harmonies and instruments for the first time, you are sure to have a great time at this reunion show.
Let the St. Paddy’s Day celebration begin!
Saturday, April 24 - Chris Smither
Blues and musicianship at its best with the ledgendary folk/blues singer/songwriter from Maine.
His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there’s the voice—equal parts gravel and molasses, Smither’s singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes
he grew up listening to in New Orleans. Rolling Stone enthuses, "Chris Smither delivers one of the most riveting
live shows you’re ever likely to see. His growling vocals, badass finger picking and uniformly brilliant
songs are here in spades."
================ Previous Seasons ================
2009-10
September 2009 - Prairie Dog Social
October 2009 - Matt & Shannon Heaton
December 2009 - The Bobs
January 2010 - Lonesome Traveler
February 2010 - Driftwood Fire
March 2010 - Paddywhack with Dan Newton
April 2010 - Chris Smither
2008-09
September 2008 - Café Accordion Orchestra
October 2008 - Darden Smith
November 2008 - Monroe Crossing Band
January 2009 - Garnet Rogers
February 2009 - Neal and Leandra
March 2009 - Jalan Crossland Band
April 2009 - The Shaw Brothers with Steve Hanson
2007-08
September 2007 - Kusi Taki
October 2007 - Mike & Amy Finders
November 2007 - Marley's Ghost
December 2008 - Laurie McClain
January 2008 - Jeff Black Band
February 2008 - Jackie Tice
March 2008 - Diana Jones
March 2008 - Prairie Dog CD Release Party
April 2008 - Robin & Linda Williams
2006-07
September 2006 - Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart
October 2006 - Tracy Grammer
November 2006 - Bill Staines
January 2007 - Greg Brown
February 2007 - The Stringtown Castenets
March 2007 - Bluegrass Crusade
April 2007 - John McCutcheon
2005-06 (flyer)
September 2005 - Eliza Gilkyson
October 2005 - Bluegrass Patriots
November 2005 - The Waybacks
January 2006 - Jeff Black
February 2006 - Neal and Leandra
March 2006 - Paddywhack Reunion
April 2006 - Cliff Eberhardt
May 2006 - The Shaw Brothers
2004-05 (flyer)
September 2004 - Vance Gilbert
October 2004 - Richard Thompson
November 2004 - Catie Curtis
January 2005 - Greg Brown
February 2005 - Café Accordion Orchestra
March 2005 - Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
April 2005 - Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin
May 2005 - Tennessee HeartStrings Band
2003-04 (flyer)
September 2003 - Doc Watson (Collaboration with the Lied Center)
October 2003 - Laura Love Duo
November 2003 - Joel Mabus
January 2004 - Neal and Leandra
February 2004 - GrooveLily
March 2004 - Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
April 2004 - Cheryl Wheeler
May 2004 - Dave Moore
2002-03
September 2002 - Cosy Sheridan
October 2002 - John Hammond
November 2002 - Laura Love Duo
January 2003 - Ray Bonneville
February 2003 - Bluegrass Crusade
March 2003 - Cliff Eberhardt
April 2003 - Garnet Rogers
May 2003 - Kate Campbell
2001-02
September 2001 - John Prine and Iris DeMent (Collaboration with the Lied Center)
October 2001 - Colcannon
November 2001 - Dana Robinson
January 2002 - Neal and Leandra
February 2002 - Songwriter's Sweatshop
February 2002 - Children's Concert
March 2002 - Daddy Squeeze and the Doctor
April 2002 - Robin and Linda Williams
May 2002 - Buffalo Gals
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