You won't want to miss even one of the shows in the next season of Tri States Public Radio Celebration Concerts.
All performances begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Performance Studio at Tri States Public Radio, 320 W. University Drive, Macomb. Seating is limited, so advance purchase of tickets is strongly encouraged; call 800-895-2912 between 8 am and 4:30 pm Monday-Friday to order. Tickets are $10 for Tri States Public Radio members; $15 for non-members. Sorry, NO REFUNDS. Everyone is encouraged to bring along a non-perishable food Item or personal care item for donation to Macomb Loaves and Fishes.
Here's the line-up -- click on the names to read more about our featured artists on their websites.
November 1, 2008
JUNI FISHER 
Juni is the Western Music Association's 2006 Female Vocalist of the Year, the Academy of Western Artists 2005 Female Western Vocalist of the Year, and the Western Music Assocation's 2005 Crescendo Award Winner. She writes and sings songs of the American West, with a delectable blend of characters. Alone with her guitar, she weaves story, and song in seamless, unforgettable lyric and melody. Imagine Ian Tyson crossed with Joan Baez, and hang on to your hat!
December 13, 2008
JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET
The John Jorgenson Quintet features guitarist John Jorgenson, a founding member of the Desert Rose Band, the Hellecasters, and six-year member of Elton John's band. At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed by John's dazzling guitar work as well as his mastery as a clarinet player and vocalist. Whether playing his own accessible compositions or classic standards, John and his band make music that is equally romantic and ecstatic, played with virtuosity and soul.
January 24, 2009
WILLY PORTER
Willy Porter often gets lumped into the folk music genre, but that doesn’t begin to do justice to the talented singer-songwriter’s eclectic sound. Treading similar terrain as Elliot Smith, Martin Sexton and even Dave Matthews, his deft guitar work, soulful voice and incisive, detailed lyrics can break your heart one minute and leave a goofy smile plastered on your face the next.
February 14, 2009
PO' GIRL
Rolling Stone notes, "With enough sultry ambiance to be at home in either cocktail lounge or New Orleans street corner, Po’Girl features simple, polished vocals over a warm jazz-folk accompaniment of guitar, stand-up bass, harmonica, banjo and clarinet. They manage to maintain that traditional and nostalgic sound while breathing fresh life into an old-fashioned genre.”
March 7, 2009
RICHARD SHINDELL
The Boston Globe writes, "Shindell is a master builder of songs, yet always leading toward the emotional essence of the moment or character he is evoking. As with all master craftsmen, knowing what to leave out is as important to him as what he puts in. Shindell has an uncanny sense of the theater of a song, building his ballads sparely and subtly, set to sweeping graceful melodies."
March 28, 2009
PATTY LARKIN
