Blues in the Park

As part of this year’s Emancipation Day Celebration events internationally noted Blues and Folk musician Lemuel Sheppard will perform in Hutchinson.

Lem will be performing in beautiful Avenue A Park on Friday, August 3rd, starting about 7:00pm. The concert is FREE and everyone is invited to come around 6:30pm for free hot dogs and lemonade. This event is sponsored by the Emancipation Day Celebration Committee, the Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership and the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council. For more information call the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council at 620/662-1280.

For over twenty years Sheppard has lived the life of the traveling Bluesman. He has taken his own brand of Blues from his Kansas City roots to Africa, South America, on numerous national tours and even a solo performance at the Kennedy Center.

Lemuel possesses a deep appreciation for a wide range of vocal music he refers to as African-American traditional song. This, combined with his ability to perform many historical and geographical Blues styles has gained him a reputation as an authority on African-American folk music. Despite this recognition for his scholarship Sheppard feels his Cultural Heritage is his greatest asset as a performer.

In addition to his concert work, over the past few years Sheppard has been inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame, composed the Blues soundtrack for the (Emmy nominated) PBS documentary Black, White, and Brown,” and his recent CD Urbanfolk has been featured on the National Public Radio program “Open Mike.”

For more information about Lem Sheppard and to listen to examples of his music access www.lemuelsheppard.com.

posted by Patsy Terrell www.patsyterrell.com