JOHN McCUTCHEON BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Thursday, January 15, 2009 — 7:30 PM

Web Site: www.folkmusic.com

Tickets: $20 advance & FFS members; $25 at the door

Purchasing Tickets: Advance Tickets may be purchased Online: www.fresnofolkconcerts.com, Unitarian Church of Fresno, Patrick's Music, National Hardware or phone 431-3653
Unitarian Church of Fresno
Alluvial & Chestnut
Fresno CA 93703
For information call: (559) 431-3653

John McCutcheon has the charisma of Pete Seeger, the eloquence of a poet, the repertoire of a library, and the virtuosity of an orchestra. Johnny Cash said of him, "He's the most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard."

Check him out on youtube where you can hear him play Leviathan on the hammered dulcimer as the instrument has never been played before: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFinPD8n1N8

And his Christmas in the Trenches www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJi41RWaTCs

Photo of John at the Hammered dulcimer by Howard Watkins

Bill Evans and Megan Lynch Banjo/Fiddle and then some.....
Saturday, February 21, 2009 — 7:30 PM

Web Site: www.myspace.com/billevansandmeganlynch

Tickets: $15 advance & FFS members; $20 at the door

Purchasing Tickets: Advance Tickets may be purchased Online: www.fresnofolkconcerts.com, Patricks Music, National Hardware or phone Pat 431-3653
Fresno Art Museum in their exquisite Bonner Audito
2233 N 1st St.
Fresno CA 93703
For information call: (559) 431-3653

Bill Evans, one of the best banjo players on the planet, teams up with six time National fiddle champion, Megan Lynch, to create an exciting evening of music and song.

What theyre saying about Bill Evans and Megan Lynch&.

"Bill Monroe said his Uncle Pen could make a fiddle talk and sing. I think Megan Lynch can make a fiddle talk, sing, laugh, cry, moan, whisper, tell a bawdy tale and then play all the roles from A Streetcar Named Desire. It's rare to hear such virtuosity paired with the gifts of a great entertainer."
--Chris Stuart, chart-topping songwriter and bluegrass journalist.

"Plenty of pickers play banjo, but very few can compose with the range, depth, beauty and creativity of Evans. His ability to pull from myriad sources for inspiration and distill elements of jazz, rock, classical, you-name-it down to their essential truths, and spin those truths into beguiling bluegrass compositions and riveting banjo solos places him in the ranks of the greats." --David Royko, Chicago Tribune

Together, their virtuosity on banjo and fiddle is to be expected. The surprise is in their superb vocal work, not only on traditional material but contemporary songs.