Contributed by Mike McCormick, Whistling Swan Productions Inc.
The Eagle River-based arts presenters offer a season ticket. If you purchase tickets for three or more shows you will save money, continue to support our efforts to bring terrific music to the area and land yourself on the list of people we contact with early buying opportunities when we add more shows. Call 263-ARTS for more information.
The entire list of shows can be found here at https://tickets.centertix.com/wsp or at the www.Whistlingswan.net website. Whistling Swan productions also welcomes friends on Facebook.
Highlights for the upcoming year include:
• The return of Juno Award winners, The Wailin' Jennys. Great harmonies and songs on Thursday, April 26th at the Glenn Massay Theatre and on Saturday, April 28th at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.
• The highly entertaining musical legend, Arlo Guthrie, on June 30th at the Atwood Concert Hall.
• Multiple Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and fiddler, Sarah Jarosz, will play her first Alaska shows on October 3rd at Vagabond Blues and October 4th in the Discovery Theatre. Sarah’s is known for superb playing and terrific songs and singing. Fans of bluegrass, folk and Americana genres will enjoy Sarah.
• 80 year old Tom Paxton, Lifetime Grammy Award recipient, joins Grammy Award-winning songwriting team, the Don Juans, for an evening of great songs and laughter on Sunday, November 12th at Vagabond Blues at 6pm and November 11th at the Discovery Theatre at 7:30pm.
• Artists who are building audiences includes the Birds of Chicago, who are playing on October 22nd at Vagabond Blues at 6pm and on October 21st at the Sydney Laurence Theatre. The Birds is a duo with uplifting songs that draw from gospel, folk, soul and rock traditions. The group is highly acclaimed by both Rhiannon Giddons and Peter Mulvey. Rhiannon performs on the Birds’ latest album.
• Mandolin Orange will be playing on October 29th at Vagabond Blues at 6pm and
October 28th at the Sydney Laurence Theatre. More great songs, singing and fine playing that will appeal to bluegrass, folk and Americana fans.
• An evening of Irish music and culture centered on the works of W.B. Yeats performed by Patrick Ball on March 4th at 6pm at Vagabond Blues and March 3rd at the Anchorage Museum.
