Focal Point will be celebrating our annual Scottish October in September this year with the return of The Tannahill Weavers! NOTE: this show sold out quickly last time, so we suggest getting tickets sooner than later! Traditional Celtic music at its best! With fire-driven instrumentals and songs, haunting ballads and a good dose of humour, Read more about The Return of the Tannahill Weavers[…]
All the Days was born out of a desire to play music between two St. Louis area veteran songwriters and friends, Danny Kathriner and Stephanie Stewart. Both prolific songwriters, they began sharing ideas at the beginning of 2022. The two recorded more than 30 songs, taking turns singing lead vocals and adding layers of harmony Read more about All The Days[…]
THURSDAY TICKETS FRIDAY TICKETS We’re REALLY looking forward to this one! These young ladies absolutely floored us last time! Subsequently their show became one of the most watched concerts on our YouTube archive page, "Focal Point St.Louis", at 16k views and counting. Trad-Brazilian music, jazz, Classical, Bossa Nova, Calypso, Blues, World, Folk and so much Read more about Choro das 3 (Thursday and Friday Night)[…]
Three like minded musicians coming together once again to showcase the acoustic guitar! Each of these fine players is unique in their own way and together they will blend their skills for a night of music to be remembered!
Golden Shoals is Amie Alvey and Mark Kilianski - a fiddle and guitar duo with a "rousing old-time-style music that’s fueled by acerbic modern-day wit” (-No Depression Magazine). They are no strangers to traditional music, having placed in contests including Clifftop (3rd place 2023, 4th place 2022), Mount Airy, The Grand Masters Fiddlers Championship and Read more about Golden Shoals (Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music)[…]
Carolann Solebello is a performing songwriter born and bred in New York City. Best known to folk audiences as a founding member of Americana trio Red Molly, she will be joining us as a solo troubadour but she also tours with a modern folk foursome No Fuss and Feathers. Carolann’s smooth, compelling voice and warm Read more about Carolann Solebello[…]
As we lead up to our 50th anniversary, We've been inviting long-time friends back to play with us once again, and Beppe is no exception. A tried and true Flatpicking guitar master. We're so lucky and honored that he has agreed to grace our stage with his presence. Beppe Gambetta is a guitarist, vocalist, researcher Read more about Beppe Gambetta[…]
Elijah Wald has been performing for almost fifty years in a wide variety of styles, from blues, ragtime, swing, country, and cowboy songs to classic Swahili pop, the Bahamian guitar style of Joseph Spence, and Mexican corridos. Starting out as a busker, he has toured all over the United States and much of the rest Read more about Elijah Wald[…]
There is a band of musicians and friends in the St Louis area whose longevity and fan base are truly unique. Formed during their high school years in Webster Groves circa 1967, The Road Apples have been a collection of some of the most talented musicians in the area. As much an extended family as Read more about The Road Apples Ride Again![…]
Chicago Farmer returns for a second appearance at The Focal Point! The son of a small-town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow Midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. His Read more about Chicago Farmer[…]
The Lovestruck Balladeers enchant audiences with their masterful performances and inspired repertoire of ragtime, jazz and beautiful songs from around the world. Born out of New York’s vibrant classic jazz and traditional music scene, The Lovestruck Balladeers formed during a series of recording sessions for Jalopy Records' 2018 release, Estrellas de Radio. Since their debut at The Read more about The Lovestruck Balladeers w/The Goldenrods[…]
"a world-class finger-style guitarist and lap slide player.” -DownBeat No less an authority than legendary Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen admiringly described Mary Flower as "a national treasure in your own backyard." Indeed, the internationally renowned award-winning Portland, Oregon-based singer/guitarist/songwriter is a prodigious talent whose seasoned skills have established her as one of America's Read more about Mary Flower with Nick Pence & Ethan Leinwand presented by Focal Point Friends of Traditional Jazz, Blues & Ragtime[…]
The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in over four decades of performing, making their music a modern classic. Band leader and founder Greg Cahill is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was inducted into the Society for the Read more about The Special Consensus[…]
We're happy to welcome back Jim and Susie Malcolm, who have decided to donate the ticket sales from this concert to The Focal Point! For the past 30 years and more, Jim Malcolm has been the ultimate Scots troubadour, taking the traditional songs of Scotland and his own prizewinning compositions to all corners of the Read more about Jim and Susie Malcolm: a Scottish music concert fundraiser for Focal Point[…]
FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT St.Louis’ (as well as St.Charles’) own goofballs of the midwest are doing a reunion! Expect masterful musicianship, ridiculous parodies, goats on wheels, ballads of love, love of weed, love of truckers, love of small brains, love of weed, love of women, love of canned goods, love of friends and most importantly Read more about Jim Findlay’s Colin Sphinctor Band[…]
