Cosy Sheridan & TR Ritchie in concert Friday, October 14

TR Ritchie & Cosy Sheridan

Friday, October 14 at LLSC

Cosy Sheridan has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters." A winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival NewFolk Showcase and the Telluride Troubadour Contest, she has played everywhere from Carnegie Hall and The Jerry Lewis Telethon to the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

Sheridan's masterful guitar style is a testament to years of honing her craft (she was a student of Guy Van Duser and Eric Schoenberg), as is her voice (she studied voice at Berklee).

TR Ritchie learned his musical chops as a busker at the famed Pike Street Market in Seattle during the late '70's, a solid apprenticeship that resulted in Not Just Another Pretty Songwriter, his first recording, in 1984. Since then, TR has enjoyed a long career as a performing songwriter, winning multiple prizes, touring nationally as a solo performer, and as a sideman to his partner, Cosy Sheridan.

"TR Ritchie must be the reincarnation of Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Samuel Clemens and Will Rogers. How else to explain his great songs? His melodies are classics that will stay with you for years. TR is one of the very best!" - Michael Terry, booking coordinator, Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse

Cosy Sheridan & TR Ritchie

Friday, October 14 at LLSC

Potluck 5 p.m.

(Please bring a covered dish and your favorite beverage. No desserts please.)

Showtime 7 p.m.

Artist donation: $15

To reserve seats in advance, please make check payable to Cosy Sheridan and mail to:

7245 Lapwai Lane Darby, MT 59829

Dana Lyons to appear, Thursday, August 18

Dana Lyons

Don't miss this last-minute show. Dana is big-league good and you will have a great time! He's worked with Pete Seeger, and luminaries such as Dr. Jane Goodall; Dana and Dr. Goodall’s recent release, Circle the World, is a beautiful mix of Jane Goodall telling stories of chimpanzees and working for peace and environmental justice and Dana’s inspiring ballads.

Dana is best known for his dynamic performances and outrageous hit songs “Cows With Guns,” “RV” and “Ride The Lawn.” A global radio and web hit, “Cows With Guns” was #1 for the year on Dr. Demento, #2 on the Australian Country charts, #1 in Seattle and spent six months on the Irish Top 40.

Dana’s music style includes a bit of everything; his biggest radio hit, “Cows With Guns,” receives crossover radio play on country, rock, alternative, community, college and oldies radio stations worldwide. He has eight releases to date, including his latest, Three Legged Coyote, released in November 2009. He has shared the stage with many notable performers including Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Pete Sears of Jefferson Starship, Stephen Stills, River Phoenix, Nickel Creek, Country Joe McDonald, Utah Phillips and John Trudell.

“Every movement has its minstrel. The unions had Woody Guthrie. The peace movement had Phil Ochs. The environmental movement has Dana Lyons.”

-Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Dana Lyons in concert, Thursday, August 18

Potluck 5 p.m.

(Please bring a covered dish and your favorite beverage. No desserts please.)

Showtime 7 p.m.

Suggested artist donation: $15

To reserve seats in advance, please make a check payable to Dana Lyons and mail to: 7245 Lapwai Lane Darby, MT 59829

Questions/Directions: Contact 349-2943 or jay@jaytoups.com

Thanks for supporting acoustic music in the south valley. It's appreciated!

Carrie Elkin in concert, Saturday, July 9

Red House Records Recording Artist Carrie Elkin will make her first appearance at Lapwai Lane Shredders Club.

Carrie is a soulful singer with a gypsy spirit, a songwriter with a keen eye. Inspired by her travels and the many places she has called home-- Ohio, New Mexico, Colorado, Boston, Austin--she documents the human condition with sensitivity and humor, crafting songs that have garnered attention at prestigious songwriting contests, including Mountain Stage NewSong and the Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist Showcase.

Carrie is a born performer, with an infectious energy that cannot be contained. As Maverick Magazine put it: “We have never seen a performer so in love with the act of singing. Onstage Elkin was simply a force of nature.” With her dazzling voice and unpretentious charm, she wins over new fans at every show, whether playing at a headlining club gig, singing the national anthem in front of 20,000 at a Chicago Bulls game or opening for artists like Jesse Winchester, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Greg Brown.

Potluck 5 p.m.

(Please bring a covered dish and your favorite beverage. No desserts please.)

Showtime 7 p.m.

Artist donation: $15

To reserve seats in advance, please make check payable to Carrie Elkin and mail to:

7245 Lapwai Lane Darby, MT 59829

Thanks for supporting professional acoustic music in the South valley.

Directions/Questions: jay@jaytoups.com | 406 349-2943

Ben Carroll to appear Friday, March 25

Ben Carroll's soulful, powerful voice lives somewhere at the crossroads of Stevie Wonder and James Taylor--he's captivating, distinctive, mesmerizing. With the help of his accomplished acoustic guitar playing, Carroll moves his audiences with his plaintive songwriting, written from the heart and with a thoughtful, sometimes keen eye, while exploring the endless themes of love, of a search for a place and meaning in the world.

As the son of Grammy-winning Starland Vocal Band members ("Afternoon Delight", 1976), Carroll enjoyed a rich musical exposure in his childhood, chiefly in the veins of harmony-laden folk and pop of the 70s, and the R&B/Soul/Roots sounds of the deep south. These influences have been naturally integrated into his music, lustrously evoked by his poetic delivery and his voice of startling honesty and beauty.

"Real thing...Yes he is. I’ve seen this handsome and charismatic New Yorker perform with just an acoustic guitar, and he killed. Possessing a clear, sweet voice and a satchel full of catchy folk-pop songs about life and love...It’s a throwback sound, kinda early Nilsson, but more upbeat."

- Dusty Wright

Ben Carroll in concert, Friday, March 25 at Lapwai Lane Shredders Club

Potluck 5 p.m.

(Please bring a covered dish and your favorite beverage. No desserts please.)

Showtime 7 p.m.

Artist donation: $15

To reserve seats in advance, please make check payable to Ben Carroll and mail to:

7245 Lapwai Lane Darby, MT 59829

Thanks for supporting professional acoustic music in the South valley.

Directions/Questions: jay@jaytoups.com | 406 349-2943

Lapwai Lane Shredders Club is an ongoing house concert series at the home of Jay Toups and Tamera Rackham. All donations go to the artists. We are volunteers in a great cause.

Chris Proctor in concert, Sunday, February 27

Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and composer Chris Proctor will make his second appearance at Lapwai Lane Shredders Club on Sunday, February 27. His 30 year career as a touring performer finds him at the pinnacle of the international guitar community, as a guitar wizard's wizard. It is a rare treat to hear a guitar player so lyrical, yet so technically flawless.

Also appearing will be Reanaleia Behling, a marvelously talented improvisational vocalist!

Sunday, February 27
Potluck 5 p.m. (Bring a delicious covered dish and your favorite beverage. No desserts please.)
Showtime 7 p.m.
Artist donation: $15 Advance, $20 Door

To reserve seats, make check payable to Chris Proctor and mail to:
7245 Lapwai Lane
Darby, MT 59829

Directions/Questions: jay@jaytoups.com | 406 349-2943