Lincoln Association for Traditional Arts

The Weary Ramblers
2027-01-16 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | 7th Street Loft, 504 South 7th Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
The Weary Ramblers are Iowans Kathryn Severing Fox (violin, viola, mandolin, guitar, vocals) and Chad Elliott (guitar, harmonica, vocals). Drawing from genres ranging from blues to bluegrass, their music combines instrumental prowess with impeccable vocal harmonies and undeniable chemistry. Both Chad and Kathryn also display remarkable songwriting talents, earning numerous recent awards, including winners of the 2026 International Blues Challenge, the 2025 Josie Music Awards “Americana Song of the Year”, and overall Grand Prize Winners of the 22nd annual International Acoustic Music Awards.

Patsy O'Brien
2027-02-12 19:30 - 21:30 | 7th Street Loft, 504 South 7th Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
Hailing from Cork in the south of Ireland, award-winning songwriter and much sought-after guitarist Patsy O’Brien is renowned for his ability to meld songwriting and guitar styles seamlessly. It’s a trait that caught the attention of NPR, which featured his arrangement of The Star of the County Down on its All Songs Considered program. Patsy describes his musical journey as “falling backward” into traditional Irish music after early interests in punk and jazz. Now located in the U.S., Patsy’s songwriting includes strong roots Americana and jazz influences. As well as being an engaging solo performer, his guitar skills have led to recordings with giants of the Celtic/World music scene, including Eileen Ivers, Paddy Keenan, and Cathie Ryan.

Darrell Scott
2027-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | NE
Darrell Scott is a singer, songwriter, four-time Grammy nominee, and well-established as one of Nashville’s premier session instrumentalists. His songs mine and cultivate the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming, and resonating. With roots in country and gospel music, he has written songs for the Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, and Travis Tritt. A master of the guitar, mandolin, and banjo, he has been a picker for Robert Plant, Steve Earle, and Joan Baez. On September 10, 2025, Scott was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Americana Music Honors and Awards. Special Ticket Pricing ($20 member, $25 nonmember).

Lloyd McCarter
2027-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 | NE
Lloyd McCarter says he was “raised in the poetry of old time twang,” setting his destiny in motion at an early age. After learning and playing with his musician parents, McCarter moved to Lincoln to attend college, but after receiving an offer to play with Lincoln band FortyTwenty, he hit the road as their pedal steel guitarist. Now with his own band, “Lloyd McCarter & The Honky-Tonk Revival,” McCarter and the other veteran musicians in this group are dedicated to touching the hearts of listeners and making music people can relate to, sharing the true and unmistakable sound of old-time country.

Kray Van Kirk
2027-05-08 19:30 - 21:30 | NE
A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray Van Kirk has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, but he set science aside to write songs, tell stories and summon heroes. Within those songs and stories are echoes he hopes audiences will hear and realize that THEY are the summoned heroes. With the release of his 6th CD, Empire (March 1, 2026), he turns to the issues of justice, fury, and renewal. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart,” he says. “There is a reason for hero stories, hidden in plain sight and cloaked in the everyday. The dragons look different, the monsters wear suits, the quest hides behind the mundane and appears utterly futile, but the work is the same. Everyone, of every identity and history, is called to this work towards a common humanity free from Empire.”
