Three opportunities to catch Freegrass in August! Sat 8/2 from 9 to noon at the Iowa City Farmers Market Fri 8/22 from 9-11 pm at The Black Angel Sat 8/30 from 3-5 pm at Global Food Project Farmers Market Blake Shaw on cello and vocalsDan Padley on guitarTara McGovern on fiddle 📸 Dana Telsrow
Ben Schmidt Trio had a wonderful time last night at Mercer Park playing for beautiful people and their beautiful dogs. Best of all, my favorite band came down from Cedar Rapids to listen and share their great vibes with us. Next up for me and my fiddle is Freegrass at the Iowa City Farmers Market… Read More Mercer moments
Next up is Party in the Park this Thursday July 17 from 6:30-8 pm at Mercer Park in Iowa City with Ben Schmidt Trio. Singer-songwriter Ben Schmidt hails from Chicago, IL, but has planted roots firmly in the Iowa soil. Ben’s songs are steeped in the poetry of the Iowa landscape, drawing imagery from the… Read More Ben Schmidt Trio at Mercer Park
Global Food Project was founded in 2016 by folks seeking to make a more inclusive and interconnected Iowa City. They thought that different communities coming together to grow food alongside one another would be one way to achieve this. GFP has grown to nearly 100 family plots, as well as increasing market plots from six… Read More Ben Schmidt Trio at Global Food Project Farmers Market
KERAK is proud and grateful to present our first single “Papillons de nuit”. Chris Dimond on GuitarNielo Gaglione on mandole AlgĂ©rois & vocalsTara McGovern on fiddle and vocals Recorded by Nielo Gaglione at the Chris Dimond Guitar Studio in Iowa City, IA. “Papillons de nuit” is an original song by NAĂŹAS. Orchestrated and arranged by… Read More Papillons de nuit by KERAK
Thank you to Creighton Gaynor and Natural Talent Music for this music series! Kerak is so happy to present a concert with our friends Blame Not the Bard on Friday, June 27 at 7:30 at The James Theater. KERAKNielo Gaglione, Algerian mandole and vocalsChris Dimond, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle and vocals
Freegrass is playing Northside Saturday Nights on Saturday, June 7 from 6-8 PM Blake Shaw, cello and vocalsDan Padley, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle Freegrass stretches limits and wanders genre lines to create the most beautiful music possible. The name “Freegrass” reflects our commitment to being FREE of genre constraints and honors blueGRASS values such as staying… Read More Freegrass at Northside Saturday Nights
Nielo, Chris and I look forward to seeing you a week from tomorrow (Sun June 8 ) at Wilson’s Orchard & Farm (4823 Dingleberry Rd NE in Iowa City). 🍓 KERAK will provide music at the Wilson’s Amphitheater for their 5th annual Strawberry Social from 3 to 6 pm. đźšś Bring the whole family and… Read More Kerak at Wilson’s
Thank you to the Iowa City Farmers Market for supporting independent music and to the Preucil School of Music for being the partner outreach group this week. Thank you friends and neighbors for bringing us your smiling faces, your beautiful families and your magnificent dogs! We had so much fun.
KERAK is preparing a menu of fresh homegrown original music sprinkled with some ethically sourced inspired covers for the Iowa City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 24 at 9 am. Nielo Gaglione on Algerian mandole and vocalsChris Dimond on guitarTara McGovern on fiddle and vocals
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