The Kennedys\, Songwriting duo Pete and Maura Kennedy make a strong return to the studio and st age after three years of weekly live-streamed lockdown-era concerts. They took the opportunity to explore classic songwriting in-depth\, performing over a thousand songs during the pandemic. That vast overview strengthened and refined their own writing and laid the foundation for this new collec tion of original\, socially-conscious songs.

“After such a deep di ve into American roots music\, we felt like we had a new set of writing to ols. We were ready to create this body of work\, and there’s just SO much to write about\,” says Maura. “During our five-year hiatus from writing an d recording\, America changed in massive ways\, divisive ways that have sh aken our whole foundation. That has to be addressed by creative artists\, those of us who have a voice to speak for others. Our love of the great th ings about this country\, things that are under threat\, is the reason we decided to make “Headwinds” the title track of the CD. Political and socia l headwinds are making it hard to get back “home’ to our greatness as a na tion. We want to push back in a positive way against those winds.”

In addition to singing and writing\, Pete and Maura are multi-instrumenta lists. The thirteen songs are cast in a soundscape that draws from the cla ssic canon of American roots\, in keeping with the theme of getting back “ home” as a nation. Acoustic and electric guitars\, a vintage steel guitar\ , a gospel-inflected piano/organ mix\, and even a slide ukulele all add co lors to a song bag of sounds that have drawn us together during hard times . Pete and Maura believe that those sounds still have the power to pull us through again.

The Kennedys began their writing and touring life three decades ago as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra\, dev eloping their own sound as a frequent support act on Nanci’s tours across America\, Ireland\, Scotland and England. Collaborations with Nanci contin ued\, culminating in Pete and Maura producing her final album\, “Intersect ions.” Along the way\, they hosted a nationwide radio program\, “The Dharm a Cafe” on Sirius/XM\, wrote and released sixteen CDs of original music\, and have been core artists on folk radio\, expanding their audience furthe r with the inception of the AAA and Americana formats.

Presenting the Reunion Tour of “O n A Winter’s Night” from veteran singer-songwriters that remain among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for the past three decad es. In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered them together\, along with folk and A mericana artists to showcase music of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, followed by several years of touring collaborati ons. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of their touring days together. T he winter season is again celebrated by these unique and popular performer s\, back together by popular demand.

One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly in telligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are so metimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guitar playing. Upon close liste ning\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abu ndantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional and contemporary folk music t hrough his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a smal l band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs an d blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the lea ding singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\,” John Gorka is perhaps t he quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally fro m New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehous e in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe penned Gorka “for the sophis ticated intelligence and the provocative originality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).

“A truly gifted performer…f ull of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whe ther singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June C arter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on telev ision\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of Americ a” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-d emand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing wi th Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin.

She redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music wit h her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Acou stic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiments” while Rolling St one praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as \, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). Recently an Art ist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at F ine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\, “I have been energized by the poe ts\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathways that songs can tr avel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten no table poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\ , Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a ne w and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. Poems ar e made to be shared aloud\, and with Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.

Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a st rong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both y our heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on th e Billboard Blues Charts. Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as blended whiskey.” Released Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blues record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over the years\, fea turing guest appearances by talented friends Laurence Scudder\, Peter Parc ek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It includes originals as well as a colle ction of songs she covers at live shows\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\, Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title tra ck “Bright Shining Stars\,” written by her husband\, Tom Bianchi.

Tickets: https://massa rtscenter.org/current_shows/2024-danielle-miraglia-sunday-march-24/. X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:blues\,coffeehouse\,country\,Danielle\,Folk\,Folk Roc k\,singer\,songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2024-danielle-miragl ia-sunday-march-24/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3964@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://regenttheatre.com/ DESCRIPTION:Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer/son gwriters of her generation. That description is not hyperbole. Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim\, commercial success\, enduring popularity\, and the unwavering respect of her peers. Karla has seen her songs become hits for Bonnie Raitt\, Wynonna Judd\, and Linda Ronstadt. Many of Bonoff’s bal lads are classics. Karla has continued to record and tour extensively\, pl aying sold-out shows worldwide.\nHearing Karla’s moving vocals on her rich \, expressive songs is like standing beneath a sparkling waterfall–refresh ing\, exhilarating\, and restorative. Experiencing them live can be transf ormative. Fans and critics agree that Bonoff’s songs\, as are her recordin gs\, are timeless. Many prefer her versions\, live with instrumentation t hat is clean and spare\, giving Bonoff’s voice room to work its emotional magic.\n“Long before Alanis and Jewel\, there was a breed of singer/songwr iters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching\, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today. Billboard Magazine.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.\nTickets: https://bit.ly/45B24F3. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T223000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Karla Bonoff In Concert URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/karla-bonoff-in-concert/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/02/kb-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions. com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kb-300x199.jpg\;300\;199\;1\,large\;https:/ /lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kb.jpg\;640\;425\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer/songwri ters of her generation. That description is not hyperbole. Bonoff has enjo yed critical acclaim\, commercial success\, enduring popularity\, and the unwavering respect of her peers. Karla has seen her songs become hits for Bonnie Raitt\, Wynonna Judd\, and Linda Ronstadt. Many of Bonoff’s ballads are classics. Karla has continued to record and tour extensively\, playin g sold-out shows worldwide.

Hearing Karla’s moving vocals on her r ich\, expressive songs is like standing beneath a sparkling waterfall–refr eshing\, exhilarating\, and restorative. Experiencing them live can be tra nsformative. Fans and critics agree that Bonoff’s songs\, as are her recor dings\, are timeless. Many prefer her versions\, live with instrumentatio n that is clean and spare\, giving Bonoff’s voice room to work its emotion al magic.

“Long before Alanis and Jewel\, there was a breed of sin ger/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching\, heartache and jo y touched souls in a way few can muster today. Billboard Magazine.

For more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/45B24F3.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk\,Folk Rock\,Karla Bonoff\,Live Music\,Singer Son gwriter\,songwriter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://bit.ly/45B24F3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4228@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/ DESCRIPTION:Presenting the Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veter an singer-songwriters who remain among the brightest stars of the singer/s ongwriter movement for the past three decades. In 1994\, Christine Lavin g athered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists\, to showcas e the music of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD \, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, w ith fond memories of their touring days together. The winter season is aga in celebrated by these unique and popular performers\, back together by po pular demand.\nCLIFF EBERHARDT\nOne of the most original songsmiths curren tly on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraord inary guitar playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’ s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for tra ditional and contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whethe r he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\ , singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thou ght-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.\nJOHN GORKA\nHailed by Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\ ,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe pe nned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative origina lity of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project ’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House R ecords). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True I n Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).\nLUCY KAPLANSKY \n“A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Bl ending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, coveri ng country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’ s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and on e of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the fol k and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on coun tless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffit h\, and Shawn Colvin.\nPATTY LARKIN\nShe redefines the boundaries of folk- urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyri cs and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiment s” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She ha s been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertain ment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwrite r). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\, “I have been e nergized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathway s that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, put s poems from ten notable poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates Willi am Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and with Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.\nYou’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Night.\nMore Last Dance Productions events here.\nTickets: https: //ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T230000 LOCATION:Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On A Winter’s Night 2025 SOLD OUT URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/on-a-winters-night-2025/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Presenting th e Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veteran singer-songwriters wh o remain among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for t he past three decades. In 1994\, Christine Lavin gathered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists\, to showcase the music of the Winte r Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, followed by several y ears of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of reco rdings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of the ir touring days together. The winter season is again celebrated by these u nique and popular performers\, back together by popular demand.

CLIFF E BERHARDT

One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour \, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guita r playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his m outh are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional an d contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\ , emotional roller coaster of a concert.

JOHN GORKA

Hailed b y Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement \,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Villag e Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on whic h he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe p enned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative origin ality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Projec t’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).

LUCY KAPLANSK Y

“A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New Yor k Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique abi lity to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet origin als\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voi ce has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials lik e Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting s inger and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has to pped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows th roughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, N anci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin.

PATTY LARKIN

She redefines t he boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry a nd uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee Colle ge of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin ref lects\, “I have been energized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of t he predictable pathways that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten notable poets to song\, including U S Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Rob ert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pu lses with the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and w ith Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.

You’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Night.

More Last Dance Produ ctions events here.

Tickets: ht tps://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:coffeehouse\,Folk\,Regent Theatre\,singer\,Singer Son gwriter\,Winter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4333@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/calendar/ DESCRIPTION:IMAGINE The Beatles Solo Years. Tickets On Sale Now.\nThe Beat les walked across Abby Road in 1969 and away from the studio\, where they created the most important body of work that any rock band has produced be fore or since.\nThroughout the 1970s and into the 1980s\, John\, Paul\, Ge orge\, and Ringo continued to write and record countless iconic songs\, ke eping them front and center in the world’s eyes and ears.\nIMAGINE brings together the solo hits of the individual Beatles as they might have sounde d if they continued together and if their legendary producer\, George Mart in\, had crafted these songs along with them.\nFrom the creative team behi nd the hit show “Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy.”\nFeaturing Orch estrations by Christopher Eastburn.\nFor more Last Dance Productions Event s\, Click Here.\n \n\n\n\nTickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/product ion/1225497?performanceId=11575052. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T223000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Imagine The Beatles Solo Years URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/imagine-the-beatles-solo-years/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/11/IMAGINElogo-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdancepro ductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMAGINElogo-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\ ;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMA GINElogo.jpg\;1024\;768\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

IMAGINE The Beatles Solo Years. Tickets On Sale Now.

The Beatles wa lked across Abby Road in 1969 and away from the studio\, where they create d the most important body of work that any rock band has produced before o r since.

Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s\ , John\, Paul\, George\, and Ringo continued to write and record countless iconic songs\, keeping them front and center in the world’s eyes and ears .

IMAGINE brings together the solo hits of the in dividual Beatles as they might have sounded if they continued together and if their legendary producer\, George Martin\, had crafted these songs alo ng with them.

From the creative team behind the h it show “Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy.”

Featuring Orchestrations by Christopher Eastburn.

For more Last Dance Productions Events\, Click Here.

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Tickets: https ://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1225497?performanceId=11575052.< /p> X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Classic Rock X-COST:$40.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1225497?performanc eId=11575052 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4360@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Rock Music CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of-the-60s-beyond-tick ets-1314191535259 DESCRIPTION:Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smas h “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gor don. He returns–now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which br ings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his r ole with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records \, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronst adt and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (a nd worse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate ev ening.\n“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerabl e personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transport ing audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Ca role King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characte rs in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Wa ller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “ I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\,” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.\nThe show brings the audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatle s Channel\, “From Me to You” . Peter’s book based on the show\, “The Beatl es A to Zed” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in it’s third printing.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events\, Click Here.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-m emoir-of-the-60s-beyond-tickets-1314191535259. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T150000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s & Beyond URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455728859 1-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455 7288591-296x300.jpg\;296\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_ n-1030x686.jpg\;1030\;686\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e17 44558218660.jpg\;400\;405\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns–n ow a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winn er for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records\, t hen famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Pro ducer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and w orse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells first han d his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evenin g.

“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s consider able personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transp orting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as M ick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Carole King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of chara cters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, includin g “I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love \,” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classi cs along with other old favourites from that golden era.

The show brings the audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the w ay to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatles Channel\, “From Me to You” . Peter’s book based on the show\, “The Beatles A to Zed” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; th e book is already in it’s third printing.

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X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Peter Asher X-COST:49.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond-tickets-1314191535259 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4445@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Rock Music CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-and-stories-tickets-1558077705359 DESCRIPTION:Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smas h “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gor don. He returns–now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which br ings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his r ole with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records \, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronst adt\, and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells fir sthand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate e vening.\n“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerab le personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transpor ting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mic k Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, C arole King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of charact ers in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon W aller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given t o Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\, ” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.\nThe show brings th e audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatl es Channel\, “From Me to You”. Peter’s book\, based on the show\, “The Bea tles A to Zed\,” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in its third printing.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events \, Click Here.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-an d-stories-tickets-1558077705359. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T213000 LOCATION:An Unlikely Story @ 111 South Street Plainville\, MA 02762 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peter Asher: Songs and Stories URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455728859 1-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455 7288591-296x300.jpg\;296\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_ n-1030x686.jpg\;1030\;686\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e17 44558218660.jpg\;400\;405\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns–n ow a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Ash er: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Produce r of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & G ordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records\, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Mana ger\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronstadt\, and a host o f others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are al l too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells firsthand his tales f rom the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening.

“M emoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transporting audien ces back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Carole King\ , James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “I Go to Pi eces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & G ordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\,” all of wh ich were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.

The show brings the au dience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the pre sent day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatles C hannel\, “From Me to You”. Peter’s book\, based on the show\, “The Beatles A to Zed\,” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in its third printing.

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X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Peter Asher X-COST:$68.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-and-stories-ti ckets-1558077705359 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4423@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260720T185307Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kennedys-tickets-1435941683229 DESCRIPTION:The Kennedys. Songwriting duo Pete and Maura Kennedy make a str ong return to the studio and stage after three years of weekly live-stream ed lockdown-era concerts. They took the opportunity to explore classic son gwriting in depth\, performing over a thousand songs during the pandemic. That vast overview strengthened and refined their own writing and laid the foundation for this new collection of original\, socially-conscious songs .\n“After such a deep dive into American roots music\, we felt like we had a new set of writing tools. We were ready to create this body of work\, a nd there’s just SO much to write about\,” says Maura. “During our five-yea r hiatus from writing and recording\, America changed in massive ways\, di visive ways that have shaken our whole foundation. That has to be addresse d by creative artists\, those of us who have a voice to speak for others. Our love of the great things about this country\, things that are under th reat\, is the reason we decided to make “Headwinds” the title track of the CD. Political and social headwinds are making it hard to get back “home’ to our greatness as a nation. We want to push back in a positive way again st those winds.”\nIn addition to singing and writing\, Pete and Maura are multi-instrumentalists. The thirteen songs are cast in a soundscape that d raws from the classic canon of American roots\, in keeping with the theme of getting back “home” as a nation. Acoustic and electric guitars\, a vint age steel guitar\, a gospel-inflected piano/organ mix\, and even a slide u kulele all add colors to a songbag of sounds that have drawn us together d uring hard times. Pete and Maura believe that those sounds still have the power to pull us through again.\nThe Kennedys began their writing and tour ing life three decades ago as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orches tra\, developing their own sound as a frequent support act on Nanci’s tour s across America\, Ireland\, Scotland and England. Collaborations with Nan ci continued\, culminating in Pete and Maura producing her final album\, “ Intersections.” Along the way\, they hosted a nationwide radio program\, “ The Dharma Cafe” on Sirius/XM\, wrote and released sixteen CDs of original music\, and have been core artists on folk radio\, expanding their audien ce further with the inception of the AAA and Americana formats.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kennedys-tickets-1435941683229. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T223000 LOCATION:Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West Street\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Kennedys URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/the-kennedys-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

The Ke nnedys. Songwriting duo Pete and Maura Kennedy make a strong return to the studio and stage after three years of weekly live-streamed lockdown-e ra concerts. They took the opportunity to explore classic songwriting in d epth\, performing over a thousand songs during the pandemic. That vast ove rview strengthened and refined their own writing and laid the foundation f or this new collection of original\, socially-conscious songs.

“Af ter such a deep dive into American roots music\, we felt like we had a new set of writing tools. We were ready to create this body of work\, and the re’s just SO much to write about\,” says Maura. “During our five-year hiat us from writing and recording\, America changed in massive ways\, divisive ways that have shaken our whole foundation. That has to be addressed by c reative artists\, those of us who have a voice to speak for others. Our lo ve of the great things about this country\, things that are under threat\, is the reason we decided to make “Headwinds” the title track of the CD. P olitical and social headwinds are making it hard to get back “home’ to our greatness as a nation. We want to push back in a positive way against tho se winds.”

In addition to singing and writing\, Pete and Maura are multi-instrumentalists. The thirteen songs are cast in a soundscape that draws from the classic canon of American roots\, in keeping with the theme of getting back “home” as a nation. Acoustic and electric guitars\, a vin tage steel guitar\, a gospel-inflected piano/organ mix\, and even a slide ukulele all add colors to a songbag of sounds that have drawn us together during hard times. Pete and Maura believe that those sounds still have the power to pull us through again.

The Kennedys began their writing and touring life three decades ago as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moo n Orchestra\, developing their own sound as a frequent support act on Nanc i’s tours across America\, Ireland\, Scotland and England. Collaborations with Nanci continued\, culminating in Pete and Maura producing her final a lbum\, “Intersections.” Along the way\, they hosted a nationwide radio pro gram\, “The Dharma Cafe” on Sirius/XM\, wrote and released sixteen CDs of original music\, and have been core artists on folk radio\, expanding thei r audience further with the inception of the AAA and Americana formats.

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