Music Through Time Concerts - Spring 2008
NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM THEATER • 8pm

March 14
John Roberts and Tony Barrand
John Roberts and Tony Barrand have practically defined English folk songs for a generation of American music lovers. John and Tony’s last Music Through Time concert in 2003 was recorded and released as a live concert album, celebrating 35 years of performing. This legendary duo now returns to the Museum with a show featuring their critically-acclaimed ballads, songs of the sea, and other songs in the English folk tradition.
$13 members/ $18 non-members (advance)
$15 members/ $20 non-members (door)

April 4
Brooks Williams
“If Brooks Williams’ guitar picking gets any sharper, we’ll have to invent new adjectives,” wrote the Boston Globe. Brooks Williams is one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today. His concerts are legendary: a constantly evolving mix of blues, swing, jazz, and traditional music, presented in a fresh
and personable way. From coast-to-coast, country-to-country, Brooks and his guitars roll and tumble like no other.
$13 members/ $18 non-members (advance)
$15 members/ $20 non-members (door)

May 2
Liz Carroll and John Doyle
Part of the new traditionalist movement in Irish music, the partnership between fiddler Liz Carroll and guitarist and singer John Doyle is exciting news in the folk and Celtic worlds. Separately, they are geniuses of their instruments, exciting performers and composers who take the tradition of Irish music in daring, inventive new directions. Together, Liz Carroll and John Doyle have combined their talents into dynamic live stage shows and recordings, including their first as a duet, which was released in 2005 and received an overwhelming number of stunning reviews. Liz Carroll has been amazing audiences with her fiddle for years, and John Doyle is among the most talented and innovative musicians to come out of Ireland in recent years.
$15 members/ $20 non-members (advance)
$17 members/ $22 non-members (door)

June 6
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul is a critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, and troubadour originally hailing from a potato farming family in northern Maine. He is the recipient of 13 Boston Music Awards, second only to multi-platinum act, Aerosmith. Over the course of 15 years, Ellis has built a vast catalog of music which weds striking poetic imagery and philosophical introspection with hook-laden melodies. Ellis's songs have appeared in the soundtracks for several movies, including Me, Myself, and Irene and Shallow Hal. Movie director Peter Farrelly has praised Ellis's music as "a national treasure." Ellis's songs have also appeared on numerous television shows, including Ed and MTV's The Real World.
$15 members/ $20 non-members (advance)
$17 members/ $22 non-members (door)