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SUMMARY:Pence and Devine
DESCRIPTION:Nick Pence and Shane Devine together is a special collaboration.  One in which everything feels familiar and new.  Sounds reminiscent and experimental\, lyrics haunting and humorous.  Leaders in local original folk music\, these two are both keeping alive and setting a new standard for original music coming out of St. Louis.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/pence-and-devine/
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SUMMARY:St Louis Irish Arts & Music Generation Clare Students in Concert Together
DESCRIPTION: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 Wednesday\, June 3rd where SLIA and MGC students will perform together and showcase what they have collaborated on during camp. They will be accompanied by SLIA teachers Eimear Arkins\, Eileen Gannon\, Robert Ryan\, Kevin Buckley\, Jennifer Kelly and Shannon Flecke\, and also special guests Brenda Castles\, Conor O’Loughlin\, Fiana Ni Chonaill\, Nora Casey and Ronan O Flaherty.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/st-louis-irish-arts-music-generation-clare-students-in-concert-together-2/
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SUMMARY:Focal Point Presents: The Sutton Boulevard Sessions
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS $10 CASH AT THE DOOR\nJoin us for the next Sutton Boulevard Sessions show coming to The Focal Point. The Sutton Boulevard Sessions is a new series that gives a stage to our top-tier songwriters from across the St. Louis open mic scene. The Focal Point is a renowned listening room and performing on the stage is the highlight of many a performer’s career. \n  \nCome and cheer on a new crop of up and coming artists and hear the next Taylor Swift or Jason Isbell before you have to pay hundreds of dollars and stand in line for hours to hear them. This is a bargain at any price!
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/focal-point-presents-the-sutton-boulevard-sessions-2/
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SUMMARY:Mound City Slickers
DESCRIPTION:The Mound City Slickers play old-time string band music with passion\, drive\, and a great sense of humor. Hailing from the St. Louis region\, The Slickers have played festivals\, house concerts and more than a few contra and square dances throughout Missouri and Illinois. Steeped in tradition\, their concerts are a unique mix of hard-driving dance tunes\, country harmonies\, Midwest fiddle tunes\, rags\, and other surprises that have made them favorites of the old-time string band scene. Their high-energy playing and ear for a good tune make for good listening\, good dancing\, and good times. The band is Sean Belt (fiddle\, ukuleles\, vocals)\, Lindell Blackford (fiddle)\, Rich Hibbs (banjo\, vocals)\, Rich Egan (piano)\, and  Keith Dudding (guitar\, mandolin\, vocals).
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/mound-city-slickers/
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SUMMARY:Rum Drum Ramblers
DESCRIPTION:For two decades\, Rum Drum Ramblers have bridged the gap between pre-war string band country blues and post-war city blues\, with a blend of deep-welled influences\, instrumental prowess\, and raw feeling. Mat Wilson (guitar\, vocals)\, Ryan Koenig (harmonica\, washboard\, mandolin\, fiddle\, bones\, vocals)\, and Joey Glynn (upright bass) have recorded two studio albums and have become one of St Louis’ most celebrated roots outfits through their dynamic\, feel-good live performances. \nSince forming in 2006\, the Rum Drum Ramblers have been honing their original St Louis string band blues in barrooms\, clubs\, street corners\, listening rooms and festivals. Powerful dual lead vocals by Mat Wilson and Ryan Koenig and the ever stylish slap bass of Joey Glynn weave through a tapestry of syncopated resonator guitar\, screaming harmonica\, mandolin \, fiddle\, bones and washboard. This trio of multi instrumentalists have a refreshing groove that swings at a perfectly danceable pace. \nOne of the final protégés of Henry Townsend\, guitarist Mat Wilson is a living link to the origins of St Louis Blues. Their road-warrior chops shine through in their playing\, and their songwriting glistens with the depth of experience. Their music is both timeless and exciting\, and the band plays with sincerity and respect to the original blues forbearers. \nThe Rum Drum Ramblers have netted local awards such as “Best Blues Band” and “Best Blues Album” over the years\, and have represented the St. Louis Blues Society at the International Blues Competition in Memphis\, TN. 
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/rum-drum-ramblers-4/
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Bossa Nova with the Joe Park Quintet and special guest vocalist Luisa Sims
DESCRIPTION:Bossa nova is a defining sound of modern Brazilian identity\, blending samba’s rhythmic roots with jazz harmony to reflect the country’s urban sophistication and cultural openness. Emerging in the late 1950s\, it became a global ambassador for Brazil\, carrying the spirit\, language\, and emotional nuance of Brazilian life onto the world stage. Its influence on American jazz was profound\, inspiring generations of musicians through its sophisticated harmonies\, understated rhythms\, and landmark collaborations between Brazilian artists and American jazz greats. This performance will include many of the classics written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and others \nJoe Park – guitar \nHugh Jones – sax \nTom Rickard – vibes \nBen Coan – bass \nDrew Weiss – drum \nLuisa Sims – guest vocalist
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/an-evening-of-bossa-nova-with-the-joe-park-quintet-and-special-guest-vocalist-luisa-simms/
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SUMMARY:Charlie & the Tropicales
DESCRIPTION:St Louis native and longtime New Orleans resident Charlie Halloran returns to the Focal Point for one night only! Charlie & the Tropicales bring a 1950s Caribbean hotel party to life with torrid horns\, tropical rhythms\, and infectious grooves. With a nod to New Orleans’ history as the northernmost port of the Caribbean\, the Tropicales perform music from Trinidad and Venezuela\, Martinique and Guadeloupe\, and other destinations along the archipelago. Scorching tropicalia\, and classic New Orleans jams. Rocksteady and rumba\, biguines and boleros\, calypsos\, and cumbias. Songs that get stuck in your head. Guaranteed to melt the ice in your drink.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/charlie-the-tropicales/
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SUMMARY:Japanese Fingerstyle Guitar Master Hiroya Tsukamoto
DESCRIPTION:Focal Point is excited once again to welcome Hiroya Tsukamoto back to St. Louis. An innovative guitarist and composer\, Hiroya fuses folk\, jazz\, and world music into a masterful blend of fingerstyle performance. Originally from Japan\, he moved to the U.S. in 2000 after receiving a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. \nWhile Tsukamoto’s instrumental skills are breathtaking\, his performances offer much more. He possesses a unique ability to engage and transfix an audience through a personable and genuine approach. Between his effortless technique and a repertoire that spans the globe\, his colorful original compositions provide a truly mesmerizing sonic experience.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/japanese-fingerstyle-guitar-master-hiroya-tsukamoto-2/
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SUMMARY:Stillhouse Junkies
DESCRIPTION:Acoustic adventurers Stillhouse Junkies are returning to The Focal Point for their second appearance.  They explore the worlds between roots\, bluegrass\, Texas swing\, blues\, and rock. Their free-flowing musical interplay and improvisation make every show unique as the trio weave through high-energy\, intricately composed original songs\, never taking the same path twice. Formed in 2017\, the band consists of Fred Kosak (guitar\, mandolin)\, Alissa Wolf (fiddle)\, and Jeanette Adams (bass). \n 
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/stillhouse-junkies/
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SUMMARY:Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music presents Alan Munde & Mason Ridge
DESCRIPTION:Alan Munde & Mason Ridge\, comprised of a cadre of seasoned\, blue blood bluegrass pickers and singers\, perform center-cut bluegrass that comes from a mature collective approach to the music they love. \nAlan Munde is a renowned banjo player with a long list of recording and performance accomplishments\, including Jimmy Martin\, The Flying Burrito Brothers\, and The Country Gazette. He is a member of the American Banjo Hall of Fame\, International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame\, and the 2021 winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize. \nClaud Crum provides rock-solid rhythm guitar in the band and contributes his own distinct and imaginative approach to flat-picking. His knowledge of the guitar and experience with other musical genres comes through in each solo he plays. Claud and his wife Kathryn live near New Bloomfield\, MO. \nKevin Amburgey hails from the coal mining area around Hazard\, Kentucky. He brings the true authentic high lonesome sound to the band with his mandolin stylings and Appalachian rooted vocal delivery. He and his wife\, Tawnya\, minister to the folks in the Ashland\, MO area. \nFiddler Gerald Jones\, is the son of an Indiana award-winning fiddler and is easily recognized as one of the most talented bluegrass fiddlers in the region. Gerald’s fiddling skills have made him a highly sought after addition to any band. He has performed with the Downstate Ramblers\, Midnight Flight\, the Missouri River Band\, and Ray Cardwell and Missouri Moon. Gerald and his wife Tina live in Salem\, MO. \nPlaying the upright bass with the group is Kevin Shults. Kevin handles both the lead and tenor harmony parts in the trio. He grew up in Salem\, Missouri breathing the same air\, and drinking the same water that produced bluegrass legends\, the Dillards. Kevin has spent enough of his life playing bluegrass to have performed in 21 states and Canada. He and his wife Cheryl live in Columbia\, MO.
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/focal-point-friends-of-old-time-music-presents-alan-munde-mason-ridge/
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SUMMARY: T.J. Muller's All Stars: Tribute To Jelly Roll Morton
DESCRIPTION:Join T.J. and an assembly of internationally renowned jazz musicians from around the country to perform a tribute to the music of Jelly Roll Morton\, including original arrangements from their brand new Turtle Bay Records release ‘Stomp Your Stuff’. \nBesides T.J. the band includes: Andy Schumm (Chicago)\, Andrew Oliver (Portland)\, Colin Hancock (Austin)\, Hal Smith (Searcy)\, Jacob Alspach and Jon Weiss (St. Louis).
URL:https://thefocalpoint.org/event/t-j-mullers-all-stars-tribute-to-jelly-roll-morton/
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