So we've been getting inquiries about our annual concert at Lake Harriet and here's the scoop - we are NOT playing at the bandshell this summer. And that fact has brought up quite a few questions, so we'll try to briefly address them.
#1 - We have NOT retired! Yikes! We have upcoming shows in the Twin Cities planned for both Christmas and Valentine's Day, so please come and see us then. And for those shows, we can promise - no planes and no mosquitoes!
#2 - It just didn't work with our schedule this year. We only had one weekend available and if we had taken it, it would've meant saying no to a couple of family commitments that we wanted to make. Family won.
#3 - Financial reality. The Minneapolis Park & Rec Department stopped paying performers over 10 years ago. We continued doing the concerts because we knew our audience loved the venue and the Park & Rec helped us pay for the mailing we would send. They stopped doing that a couple of years ago, so the past few years we have been paying to play at the bandshell hoping to offset the expense with CD sales. Last year with the rain, we got soaked. Literally, too!
So, keep an eye on the tour schedule and we'll hope to see you down the road!
Neal & Leandra
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Lake Harriet concert
It's Not As Simple As It Seems
It's Neal. Briefly, I want to tell you about my new solo CD and upcoming release concert Feb. 24 at St. Joan of Arc in Minneapolis, then at Gustavus on Mar. 8. For the past few years, I have been writing a group of songs that don't exactly fit in the Neal & Leandra repertoire. And now they will see the light of day. No topic is untouchable, from the war to homophobia to religious fundamentalism to grace and forgiveness to abortion to capital punishment. The songs probe the moral dilemmas of life through story songs and a couple of satires. If you are interested in any or all of this, come on out Feb. 24th to St. Joan's! Joining me as guest artists that evening will be Leandra and our good friend and fabulous writer/singer.guitar player Peter Mayer. The CD, titled It's Not As Simple As It Seems will be available then. I will write more soon, so keep checking back,
Neal
Neal
Plans are great for 2008!
Happy New Year to All! We are excited about this upcoming year and want to share with you what's in the works... Neal has a solo CD coming out and Leandra will begin to accept a limited number of clients in her life coaching business! We will get all the details to you soon, so stay tuned, and thank you, thank you for all of your support and encouragement - we appreciate it!
Attention - holiday CD orders!
No CD orders will be sent between 11/29 and 12/14 due to our touring schedule. Any orders received during that time will be filled and sent on 12/15, so FYI if you're thinking about Christmas presents, we can not guarantee Christmas delivery! A great source, if you need them sooner, is the Homestead Pickin' Parlor at 66th & Penn Ave. S in Richfield, MN at (612)861-3308 or toll-free 1-800-497-3655 or www.homesteadpickinparlor.com. Thanks!
Thanks!
Many thanks to you all for getting your tickets early to the show at the Cedar! It is sold out, but for those who didn't get tickets, please take a look at our schedule for other upcoming shows in 2008! We'll hope to see you there!