Events
Coffee House with Micah Kesselring
~Appalachian Blues Music ~
January 20, 2023
in the Gun Room Restaurant at the
Hotel Lafayette, 101 Front St., Marietta
8-9:30 pm. Door opens at 7:30 pm
Micah Kesselring, 29, hails from the Hocking Hills of Ohio. A professional musician since the age of fifteen, Micah has played over 1,000 shows across the USA & Internationally. In 2020, Micah was a finalist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, placing in the Top 8 out of nearly 300 acts worldwide. Micah has opened up for Robert Cray, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Corey Harris, and many others, and his music has been featured on SiriusXM Radio, in Guitar Player Magazine, on the TV show “Songs at the Center” and in the book Blues on Beale Street. In 2021, Micah released his third studio album ‘Signal Fires’, and is currently working on his fourth album.
Food is served in the Hotel’s Riverfront Bar & Grill until 8 pm. Beer, wine, coffee, pop & water will be available in the Gun Room during the show. Admission is $10 cash at the door, or you can purchase your tickets online here.
Coffee House with Adam Schlenker and Hayes Griffin ~ Acoustic American Roots Music
February 10, 2023
in the Gun Room Restaurant at the
Hotel Lafayette, 101 Front St., Marietta
8-9:30 pm. Door opens at 7:30 pm
Adam Schlenker is an educator, performer, composer and arranger of Acoustic American Roots Music, and founded 5th Fret Productions, combining online, video-based lessons with one-on-one instruction. He has been featured in and contributed to Flat Picking Guitar Magazine and is the Coordinator of American Roots & Bluegrass Music Studies at Denison University. Adam strives to develop music that reflects his influences while attempting to keep the music moving forward. This approach to making music, innovation through tradition, continues with his latest album, The Ghosts of Pain Creek.
Hayes Griffin is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator who has over a decade’s worth of experience touring with acts like Canadian fiddler April Verch and progressive bluegrass band Newtown, whose album Harlan Road featured Griffin’s guitar work and debuted at #8 on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts. Released in 2020, “Midwestern Swing” is Griffin’s solo debut and delivers an aural cocktail inspired by the sounds of American country and swing music from the 1930’s, 40s, and 50s.
Food is served in the Hotel’s Riverfront Bar & Grill until 8 pm. Beer, wine, coffee, pop & water will be available in the Gun Room during the show. Admission is $12 cash at the door or you can purchase your tickets online here.
30th River City Blues Festival
March 17 & 18, 2023
Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front Street, Marietta OH
For more info call 740-376 -0222 evenings & weekends or click on the Blues Festival link below
BJFM | Blues Festival
