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2014
concerts
Folk
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Little Rock Folk Club is dedicated to preserving the link between the musical traditions of the Old and New Worlds. Little Rock Folk Club was started in 1989 by several diehard fans of U.K. and Irish music in the Little Rock area and is Little Rock's oldest 'bridge' between the Old and New World musical traditions. During the intervening years we have produced numerous concerts by some of the best and most enduring musicians in that genre. This includes strictly traditional artists and songwriters/composers working in that genre. LRFC is a 501(c)(3) organization. We welcome sponsorship, donations and input from others sharing our interests. Coming Up Next at LRFC@Hibernia Irish Tavern Fri Sep 30th 2016 at
7:30pm
Plainsong was first
conceived and formed by Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts in 1972. After a relatively
successful album In Search of Amelia Earhart the group disbanded. In 1993
Plainsong was reborn and more than 20 years later the passion and urgency to
record and tour still remains. Plainsong recently recorded what might just be
their best album to date Reinventing Richard: The Songs of Richard Farina. In
1967 Iain became a founding member of the British folk rock band Fairport
Convention with Richard Thompson Sandy Denny etc
and in 1969 he formed his own band Matthews Southern Comfort This group spawned
a massive hit with the Joni Mitchell song Woodstock. Andy Roberts, besides
being a founding member of Plainsong, has played with The Liverpool Scene The
Scaffold, Roy Harper and Chris Spedding, recorded
with Richard Thompson, Maddy Prior and Cat Stevens
and been Pink Floyd’s guitarist for the European tour of “The Wall”. He has
also written film scores themes for TV and backed super-Scotsman Billy
Connolly. It would be great evenings to have either Iain Matthews or Andy
Roberts perform… Put them together as Plainsong and add in the songs of
Richard Farina and you enter a whole new musical dimension. And then add a
variety of songs from Plainsong’s catalogue,
including their classic 1972 album “In Search Of Amelia Earhart” and you have
an evening of acoustic heaven from a duo making a long overdue visit to the
mid-America ***Limited Tickets
Available!*** All concerts begin at
7:30pm in the acoustically pleasing, Bose Sound System powered, smoke-free,
wheelchair accessible Hibernia Irish Tavern where every seat is the best one! Admission: Adults: $15 – Students: $8 with ID, accompanied
children 12 and under: free
Come
early, get a good table and meet our musician(s)... Hibernia Irish Tavern Directions to LRFC from your house!
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