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2012 Folk Concerts at Crystal River Inn

Lou and Peter Berryman open our 2012 Folk Concerts here on June 10 in our newly remodeled Granary. Lou and Peter, authors of sixteen recordings and three songbooks of original material, have performed together for more than thirty-five years. Their whimsical and wonderfully accessible performances of their hilarious, quirky, yet oddly profound songs leave audiences with cheeks aching from smiling.

Lou and Peter Berryman began their musical partnership in high school in Appleton, Wisconsin, way back in the sixties. By the late seventies, they had established themselves as a prominent feature of the songwriting subculture of Wisconsin’s capital, playing their original material every week for almost ten years in the run-down but trendy music room of Madison’s Club de Wash. Gradually expanding their circuit, they began crisscrossing the continent and gaining national attention with appearances on such programs as Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and NPR’s Weekend Edition. Regular appearances at festivals and folk music clubs all across the country now serve as venues for the songs contained in their sixteen recordings and three songbooks, which have been performed by everyone from Garrison Keillor to Peggy Seeger. The popularity of Lou and Peter Berryman — whose friendship survived a brief marriage in the seventies — is a testiment to their intelligent and wickedly funny material which is never bawdy or risque but is rich with wordplay and witty images. Join us for this fun afternoon. Space is limited. Call for tickets today: $15 in advance and $18 at the door – Sunday, June 10, 2-4 p.m.

Lil Rev, an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and music-historian who teaches and tours nationally, around the continental U.S. (www.¬lilrev.¬com ) returns for his third season here. Space is limited. Call for tickets today: $15 in advance and $18 at the door – Sunday, September 9, from 2-4 p.m.