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SUMMARY:The Blue Canyon Boys - High Octane Colorado Bluegrass
DESCRIPTION:The Focal Point is excited to have the Blue Canyon Boys back for what promises to be a great show.\n \nThe Blue Canyon Boys are equal parts purists and innovators when it comes to Bluegrass: they stay true to the form’s roots while constantly reimagining their relationship to tradition. The result is a toe-tapping mix of haunting standards\, genre-bending arrangements\,and catchy original numbers—all built on the bedrock of their collective bluegrass mastery.\n \nEver since founding members Jason Hicks and Gary Dark launched the Blue Canyon Boys in 2006\, the Blue Canyon Boys have raised the bar for bluegrass bands. They bring it all: seamless brother-duet style\, crisp and innovative instrumentation\, unvarnished lyrics and subversive humor. After winning first place 2008 Telluride Bluegrass festival band contest\, the Blue Canyon Boys went off at full tilt\, taking the bluegrass circuit by storm\, performing in illustrious venues across the country as well as internationally.\n \nTheir distinctive sound\, honed from over a decade of performing together\, moves easily from instrumental wizardry to playful ribbing. Ultimately and repeatedly\, they hit a high note—the rare confluence of harmony that leaves the soul ajar.\n \nThe seasoned quartet features Gary Dark on mandolin\, Jason Hicks on guitar\, Drew Garrett on bass\, and Chris Roszell on banjo. Their acclaimed album\, eponymously called The Blue Canyon Boys\, was their most polished and poignant yet. Classic bluegrass\, clean and raw\, blends effortlessly with the band’s homegrown compositions\, then peppered with a judicious cover or two\, such as the band’s riveting take on Pink Floyd’s “Time.”\n \nWhether calling on their old timey musical roots or reconnoitering the future\, the band’s musical prowess never wavers. This is high lonesome sound at its best: a driving pulse that weaves through harmonies and fierce rhythms\, always with the reminder that as long as the music plays we are never quite alone.\n \nThe Focal Point is excited to have the Blue Canyon Boys back for what promises to be a great show.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/the-blue-canyon-boys-high-octane-colorado-bluegrass-3/
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SUMMARY:The Colin Sphinctor Band
DESCRIPTION:The band is composed of accomplished musicians from around the St Louis area including Todd Luerding\, Gene Carrol\, Bob Gleason\, Jim FIndlay\, Tony Chambers and Geoff Seitz.  Together they have been playing an eclectic mix of original Americana and vibrant covers for over 50 years!
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/the-colin-sphinctor-band/
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SUMMARY:September Songbird Concert
DESCRIPTION: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 The Shandies (Shannon Stine + Natalie Wlodarczyk)\, Allie Vogler and Jakob Baxter.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/september-songbird-concert-2/
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SUMMARY:Lukas Simpson
DESCRIPTION:Multi-instrumentalist\, singer-songwriter Lukas Simpson was born and raised in Indiana\, but has lived in St. Louis for thirteen years and embraces all sides of hoosierdom from past to present\, inside and out. He brings a thoughtful\, inventive edge to the acoustic world as a performer who moves easily between folk traditions\, contemporary songwriting\, and instrumental experimentation.\n \nSimpson’s musical roots trace back to the Ozark Plateau\, and you can hear that landscape in his music: rolling rhythms\, lyrical melodies\, and a deep sense of place. His live performances combine technical mastery with storytelling\, often featuring original tunes that blur the line between traditional and modern acoustic music.\n \nAudiences are drawn not just to his sound but to the sincerity he brings to every note. He’s equally compelling solo or backed by friends; his guitar\, banjo\, and mandolin work provide a steady pulse for songs that explore nature\, memory\, and the passage of time. This will be his first solo concert at The Focal Point\, and it promises to be memorable.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/lukas-simpson/
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SUMMARY:Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music Present: The Po' Ramblin' Boys
DESCRIPTION:Born in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains\, springing to life with all the zest and zeal you’d expect from a 1940s-style Tennessee bluegrass band\, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have indeed rambled far from home\, covering a lot of miles\, touring throughout the United States and Europe.\n \nTheir love of bluegrass — playing it\, sharing it\, growing it — has been the fuel for their remarkable journey through every corner of America and into the hearts of fans drawn to their hard-charging\, true-blue sound. “We live what we play and sing about\,” says bandleader C.J. Lewandowski. Indeed\, the band has weathered their fair share of the highs and lows that bluegrass songs are known for (except for the murders\, of course). They’ve been road-weary\, longing for home. They’ve felt the heartbreak of band members leaving and embraced the joy of welcoming new ones. They’ve worked hard to see their dreams come true\, playing on some of music’s most celebrated stages. Amid all their travels\, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have seen every nook and cranny of the country\, met people from all walks of life\, and kept a keen eye toward the truth\, which rings out loud and clear in the songs they write.\n \nLately\, they’ve been chasing their dreams in a new configuration\, one that expands the band’s age span and geographical roots. Guitarist John Gooding from California and fiddle player Max Silverstein from “the great bluegrass state of Maine\,” as the band likes to say during onstage introductions\, are the newest additions\, both in their 20s. They join Lewandowski on mandolin\, Jereme Brown on banjo\, and Jasper Lorentzen on bass\, relative elders in their 30s. Lewandowski describes this new chapter for the band as one of “expansion and growth.” There’s a new energy to the group onstage\, with appreciative glances and the occasional good-natured laugh between them as they play. They’re listening to each other and responding. And audience members feel like part of the conversation. Come join that conversation.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/focal-point-friends-of-old-time-music-present-the-po-ramblin-boys/
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Songwriters Showcase
DESCRIPTION:$20 TICKETS at the DOOR\nCASH ONLY\nCome enjoy an evening of the most original and fun songs you will ever hear at the Focal Point. We lined up four of the most original songwriters not just in St. Louis but anywhere on Earth! Are you wondering what casserole dish to bring to heaven? We’ve got that covered\, have you ever wondered what it’s like to have a picnic on a Civil War battlefield\, while the battle was raging? Well come on by and find out what happens to the potato salad. Want to hear a song about St. Louis’ own beloved River Des Peres? Well\, we’ll take you there! And don’t forget the song that makes mother and father flies everywhere tell their children to be good or the Kenny Lee will get them! \n  \nFor an evening of unique and original songs filled with laughs and surprises that will tickle your ears and your funny bones drop by the Focal Point on September 30 th and hear what you’ve been missing all these years. Notice: if you are susceptible to laughter-leakage we recommend to come prepared\, but that just Depends.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/st-louis-songwriters-showcase-6/
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SUMMARY:Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
DESCRIPTION:Sparky and Rhonda Rucker have been part of the Focal Point lineup for many years!  They perform throughout the U.S. as well as overseas\, singing songs and telling stories from the American folk tradition. They are internationally recognized as leading musicians\, authors\, and storytellers. They accompany themselves with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar\, blues harmonica\, old-time banjo\, piano\, spoons\, and bones. Sparky and Rhonda are sure to deliver an uplifting presentation of toe-tapping music spiced with humor\, history\, and tall tales. They take their audience on an educational and emotional journey that ranges from poignant stories of slavery and war to an amusing rendition of a Brer Rabbit tale or their witty commentaries on current events. Their music includes a variety of old-time blues\, Appalachian music\, slave songs\, Civil War music\, spirituals\, work songs\, ballads\, civil rights music\, and their own original compositions. You will hear soulful blues licks\, heart-rending gospel\, knee-slapping good rhythms\, and bottleneck slide guitar. Over fifty years of performing\, Sparky and Rhonda have performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as well as NPR’s All Things Considered\, Prairie Home Companion\, Mountain Stage\, and Morning Edition. Their recording\, “Treasures & Tears” was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award\, and their music is also included on the Grammy-nominated anthology\, “Singing Through the Hard Times”.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/sparky-and-rhonda-rucker/
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SUMMARY:The Price Sisters presented by Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS COMING SOON\n\nMusic has always had a resounding presence in the lives of twin sisters Leanna and Lauren. Growing up\, their parents sang traditional and old-time country songs and as the sisters grew up hearing duet harmony\, singing together just came along naturally. The Price Sisters began their professional career signing on to Rebel Records and releasing two projects for the label. The band has since performed at numerous venues and festivals across the United States as well as in Europe and Canada. \nWhile Lauren and Leanna front the band and are recognized for their twin-sister harmony singing\, the girls are supported by band members who are each accomplished musicians in their own right. The group is made up of young multi-instrumentalists and vocalists who showcase traditional\, yet fresh and innovative sounds. Lauren has instructed at the Monroe Mandolin Camp\, DelFest Academy\, Mandolin Camp North\, Camp Bluegrass\, Augusta Bluegrass Week\, and more; Leanna has been a featured artist in Fiddler Magazine\, worked as an apprentice of set-up and repair at Nashville’s The Violin Shop\, and while living in Nashville was a frequent fiddler on WSM’s Grand Ole Opry. Banjo player Trevor Holder was awarded first prize on the banjo at the Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax\, VA and has garnered wins at several prestigious contests. Bobby Osborne Jr on bass is no stranger to bluegrass and country music\, having started his musical career touring with his father\, the late Bobby Osborne of the Osborne Brothers. Conner Vlietstra is not only a talented guitarist and vocalist\, but has soloed on the Grand Ole Opry\, is an award-winner on several instruments\, and is well-versed in material stemming from pre-bluegrass and country music catalogs. Both collectively and individually\, band members have instructed and hosted various vocal and instrumental workshops/lessons in private and festival/group settings. \nThe Price Sisters have performed at such events as the University of Chicago’s historic Folklife Festival\, DelFest\, Bean Blossom\, and ROMP festival\, and have been Artists in Residence for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro\, KY. The band has been featured on Mandolin Café and in Fiddler magazine\, and Bluegrass Unlimited magazine multiple times. The Price Sisters have garnered significant press through outlets such as No Depression\, Paste Magazine\, For Folk’s Sake\, The Bluegrass Situation\, and WSM’s The Eddie Stubbs Show. The Price Sisters band has been twice nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Momentum Band of the Year\, while Lauren has received nominations for Momentum Vocalist and Instrumentalist of the Year and Leanna for Momentum Vocalist. Presently\, The Price Sisters are signed to the Del McCoury Band’s family record label\, McCoury Music\, and released their debut album for the label titled “Between the Lines” and produced by Ronnie McCoury\, in 2024. Following their latest record release\, The Price Sisters band made their debut on the world-revered Grand Ole Opry stage.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/the-price-sisters-presented-by-focal-point-friends-of-old-time-music/
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SUMMARY:Keltic Reign and The Laws Sisters
DESCRIPTION:Over the last 25 years\, the group has evolved from Mitzi MacDonald and friends\, into a family band plus friends\, with Mitzi’s three children playing alongside her. Keltic Reign’s music is a blend of Irish\, Scottish\, and East Coast Canadian music\, along with Mitzi’s original songs. You can feel their connection\, and they really love to connect with their audience\, and have fun when they perform.\n\nKeltic Reign has performed at countless concerts and events\, most notably The Whitaker Music Festival at Missouri Botanical Gardens\, numerous shows at The Sheldon Concert Hall\, Twilight Tuesday at the History Museum\, and multiple appearances at First Night in Grand Center. Their annual show at the Sheldon Concert Hall\, called Christmas in the Kitchen\, has become a major charity fundraiser for children’s charities in the St. Louis community for over 20 years now. They have performed numerous times here at the Focal Point\, and are a crowd favorite at the MO River Irish Festival and Scottish Games. They are excited to be back\, and this year is made even better by daughters Holly and Ashby\, opening the show! Get ready for a great night of music!\n\nHolly and Ashby Laws have been making music together since childhood\, performing side-by-side from the moment they first picked up their instruments. As students of St. Louis Irish Arts\, they had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of traditional Irish music from a young age. They especially love the ability to blend their favorite Irish standards with influence from their family ties to Cape Breton Island. Today\, the sisters continue to perform around the St. Louis area in a variety of groups\, including Mitzi MacDonald and Keltic Reign and No Soliciting. With Ashby based in St. Louis and Holly now living in Kansas City\, opportunities to play together are especially meaningful\, and they’re always excited when they can reunite to share music again.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/keltic-reign-and-the-laws-sisters/
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SUMMARY:Erin Bode with Tara Santiago and Steve Schenkel
DESCRIPTION:In the years since Erin Bode began her professional recording career\, she has garnered much critical praise for her pure voice\, perfect pitch\, and impressive phrasing and style. It is this talent\, coupled with her reluctance to accept classification as a purely jazz vocalist that has led to reviews hailing her as “someone you won’t forget” and comparing her sound to the likes of Eva Cassidy\, Norah Jones\, and Karrin Allyson.\n \nA Minnesota native\, Bode was first introduced to music by her father\, a Lutheran minister\, who emphasized music in daily life and encouraged her to join the church choir. She studied music as well as foreign languages at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities and graduated from Webster University in St. Louis. It is at Webster where Erin studied vocal jazz with Christine Hitt who helped to launch her career as a vocalist.\n \nShortly after graduating college in 2001\, Bode produced her first record\, Requests. The album was successful in gaining Bode local attention and secured her a recording contract with St. Louis jazz label Maxjazz. Bode has also gained exposure through appearances on various programs including CBS’s Second Cup Café\, Fox News’ Fox and Friends\, and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.\n \nTo date\, Bode and her band have released eight albums and toured the United States\, as well overseas to Italy\, Japan\, and South Africa. The Erin Bode Group creates music forged from the Americana of its members’ Midwestern roots\, infused with jazz grooves and made magic by Bode’s bell-like voice. Sophisticated arrangements and attention to phrasing\, both vocal and instrumental\, further distinguish the band’s fresh sound.\n \nWhile Bode got her start singing standard jazz\, her recent projects have been decidedly more pop-based. 2008’s Little Garden and 2010’s Photograph feature all original material by Bode\, and showcase her love of poetry with songs that are rich in harmonic and timbral texture.\n \nBode’s latest release\, Here and Now is a collection of songs by the master songwriters of the Great American Songbook\, replete with clever melodies and witty lyrics. Erin collaborated with producer and bassist Viktor Krauss\, guitarists Matt Munisteri and Todd Lombardo\, cellist Tara Santiago and Grammy Award winning vocalist\, Suzanne Cox. With this treasured collection of songs from writers like Irving Berlin and Frank Loesser\, Rickie Lee Jones and Gerry Rafferty\, Bode and her fellow musicians impart each story through simple yet sophisticated arrangements of each piece.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/erin-bode-with-tara-santiago-and-steve-schenkel/
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Rose
DESCRIPTION:Buffalo Rose has continually filled the house every time they’ve performed at Focal Point\, starting with their first show west of the Mississippi in February of 2022.  They are a singularly spectacular six-piece band from Pittsburgh\, PA. Overflowing with the bold and unfettered joy of their inimitable blend of “Theatre Kid Americana\,” a Buffalo Rose show is a celebration of creative wonder; a sparkling sonic delight. Their live show is where their energy fully shines\, and songwriting is their lodestar. The band’s recorded catalog is full of vibrantly emotive and methodically arranged songs\, sure to thrill the mind and charm the heart.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/buffalo-rose/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T190000
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SUMMARY:October Songbird Concert
DESCRIPTION: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 Tim McAvin\, Lo Stone\, Paul Burch (Nashville\, TN) and Vanessa Lively (Austin\, TX).
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/october-songbird-concert-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T200000
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SUMMARY:Jim Malcolm
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising concert in support of Focal Point\, sponsored by Scottish Partnership for Arts and Education. The Focal Point listening room is always a favorite stop on Jim’s tours.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/jim-malcolm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T150000
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SUMMARY:International Uilleann Piping Day Celebration (Matinee)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate International Uilleann Piping Day\, an annual global celebration held on the first Saturday of November to promote Ireland’s national bagpipes. Launched by Na Píobairí Uilleann\, the day features worldwide recitals\, workshops\, and sessions.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/international-uilleann-piping-day-celebration-matinee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260901T032827Z
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SUMMARY:Eileen Gannon and Robert Ryan
DESCRIPTION:Eileen\, a St. Louis native\, is one of the top Irish harp players in the world. Robert Ryan is a traditional Irish fiddler from London\, who grew up immersed in the thriving Irish musical community of that city. Eileen and Robert are both born to Irish immigrant parents\, and in childhood they learned their music within the immigrant community of the Irish diaspora. In 2021\, they released their duo album “Down The Rocky Road” and this concert marks the release of their companion book of transcriptions for melody and accompaniment instruments.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/eileen-gannon-and-robert-ryan-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261205T160000
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SUMMARY:Ryan McCombe Trio (Matinee)
DESCRIPTION:The Ryan McCombe Trio is one of Irish America’s most exciting live traditional music acts\, with a high energy mix of songs from the global Irish diaspora\, expertly arranged trad tune sets\, dance steps\, and more. Led by singer/guitarist and Champion step dancer\, Ryan McCombe\, and featuring Anna Bosnick on fiddle and Dan Vaughn on whistles/flute\, the trio has been featured in the Irish Echo\, on the cover of iIrish News Magazine\, and on radio shows like SiriusXM’s Celtic Crush with Larry Kirwan\, WFUV’s Ceol na nGael\, Gerry Quinn Irish Radio\, and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (Best of 2025 List). The show has delighted audiences of all ages up and down the Eastern seaboard and throughout the Midwest\, and makes its St Louis debut at The Focal Point.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/ryan-mccomb-trio-matinee/
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