In the music of Charlie Parr, there is a sincere conviction and earnest drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 albums over two decades and has been known to perform up to 275 shows a year. Parr is a folk troubadour in the truest sense: taking to Read more about Focal Point’s 50th Anniversary Celebration featuring Charlie Parr[…]
Paddy is an old friend who's been making the trip stateside for our listening pleasure for decades. While no one's quite sure how many such trips he's got left in him, we're thrilled to have him now! Master Irish Uilleann piper and co-founder of the incomparable Bothy Band (who just had a successful reunion), Paddy Read more about Paddy Keenan[…]
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[…]
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[…]
