Songbird Concerts is a St. Louis-based concert series with singer-songwriters performing their material in a stripped-down, intimate, in-the-round performance space, a format unique in STL. Come enjoy singer/songwriters Steve Dawson, Diane Christiansen, Marc Chechik, Monica Casey.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming, and resonating. The words he fosters allow us to make sense of the world, what is at stake here, and our place in it. And ultimately, Read more about Darrell Scott[…]
Spanning the generations, Jake’s Leg has been performing the music of The Grateful Dead for 49 years. (That’s only 11-ish years less than the Dead played Dead themselves!) This will be an acoustic performance exploring the folkier roots of the Grateful Dead. The show will likely not be the perfectly silent listening room experience we Read more about Focal Point’s 50th Anniversary Celebration with Jake’s Leg’s Summertime Acoustic Dance Party[…]
Todd Albright is a country blues, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939), Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell, George Carter, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues Read more about Todd Albright[…]
Greg Pacini is a retired psychotherapist of 44 years and author of two books born of his work with the chronically and terminally ill. He began writing songs almost 50 years ago, the first just before leaving Pecos Benedictine monastery in 1977. Three of Greg's albums have received airplay. If you like CSNY, Ritchie Havens, Joni Mitchell, Read more about Greg Pacini[…]
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR A farewell performance by St. Louis' own multi-instrumentalist and composer, Drogo. Featuring top-tier guest musicians as the Delicacies: Parker Volland (Mother Meat), Jess Adkins (Opera Bell Band, The Goldenrods, So Grand Polka Band), and Rick Vaughn (Baś Drogo). The ensemble will consist of marimba, vibraphone, guitar, stand-up bass, accordion, piano, Read more about A Drogo’s Farewell[…]
Beth Bombara: Beth is a Focal Point favorite based in St. Louis, who loves taking her music coast to coast and beyond. It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. Read more about Beth Bombara and Sam Golden with special guests Minor Gold[…]
St Louis Irish Arts is thrilled to host students and teachers from Music Generation Clare based in Ennis, Ireland at our annual Summer Camp. Join us for a celebration of musical connections and friendships at Focal Point on Saturday, June 14th where SLIA and MGC students will perform together and showcase what they have collaborated on Read more about St Louis Irish Arts & Music Generation Clare Students in Concert Together[…]
Focal Point is proud to welcome Hiroya Tsukamoto back to St.Louis! Hiroya is an innovative guitarist and composer who fuses folk, jazz and world music into a complicated web of fingerstyle wonder. Born and raised in Japan, in 2000 he received a scholarship to Berklee College of music and came to the U.S. Tsukamoto’s Read more about Hiroya Tsukamoto[…]
Rupert Wates is returning to The Focal Point! He has captivated our audience in the past with his superb guitar work and poignant lyrics, and we're excited to have him back. Rupert was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He began his full-time songwriting career in the late 1990s after signing a publishing deal with Read more about Rupert Wates[…]
Al Scorch grew up in Chicago, with its storied history of corrupt power at the top and righteous fighters and big dreamers at the bottom. From the town that gave the world characters like Studs Terkel, Upton Sinclair, and the anarchists in Bughouse Square, Scorch adds his voice to the choir with the enthusiasm and Read more about Al Scorch[…]
One More Dollar Band: An evening of contemporary string band music from the Ozarks After more than five years as a trio, One More Dollar has honed its craft and reputation of a rockin’ roots based folk music group traveling all over the Midwest. Coming from their home base of Springfield Missouri, near the Read more about One More Dollar[…]
Alan Sibley is a multi-instrumentalist, Bluegrass/Gospel singer and host of The Bluegrass Trail, a nationally televised music series on RFD-TV. Growing up in rural Mississippi, music was always a part of the Sibley home. Many of Alan’s earliest memories are of listening to his mother play the piano and accordion while singing some of the Read more about Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers[…]
