Enjoy free, family-friendly live music featuring local and national artists! Join us this summer at Friendship Park for a series of outdoor concerts, brought to you by Cascade Township.
Event Details
Location: Friendship Park, Cascade Township, MI (2870 Jacksmith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546)
Time: All shows start at 6:30 pm
Admission: Free
Seating: Bring your own blanket or lawn chair
Food and Drink: Feel free to bring a cooler with snacks, water, or soda. Alcohol is not allowed.
LEE MURDOCK TO PERFORM GREAT LAKES MUSIC
Lee Murdock has discovered a boundless body of music and stories from the Great Lakes. Noted as a fluent instrumentalist on the six and twelve string guitars, Murdock combines ragtime, Irish, blues, and folk styles with his flair for storytelling in songs. His musical influences span fifteen generations. Murdock began his folk career in the Chicago area in the mid-1970s, expanding his repertoire of blues and popular music as his interest in folk music and the maritime tradition grew.
His focus on Great Lakes music began as a simple interest in finding the folk songs from his own local history. He says, “I sort of ‘fell in’ to the Great Lakes by accident,” says Murdock, “but once I started performing songs about the Great Lakes, my audiences kept asking for more. And the stories and songs just keep coming.”
Murdock's songs create an unforgettable image of commerce and recreation as they coexist on the Great Lakes today, with huge cargo ships traversing vital shipping lanes while pleasure craft of all types and sizes share the waters along America’s fourth coast.
Lee’s songs and stories share the tragedy and the heroics, the isolation and the breathtaking beauty of lighthouse lore and the US Life Saving Service (later known as the Coast Guard).
With a deeper understanding of the folk process, Lee's repertoire combines historical research and contemporary insights. Murdock's work is both documentary and also a contemporary anthem to the people who live, work, and play along the Great Lakes today.
View the full concert lineup at
https://cascadetwp.com/community/community-events
Presented in conjunction with Kent District Library's Vibes Reference Desk Mini Concert Series.
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