The Friday evening performances begin at 7:30. The Coffeehouse is a family friendly event held at the Barn Beach Reserve at 347 Division Street in Leavenworth. There is a $3 cover charge at the door, children twelve and under are admitted free, and the hat is passed to pay the musicians. Refreshments are available.

March 19

Brad Keeler

Brad Keeler is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. He plays flatpick guitar, fingerstyle guitar, lap slide guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, electric and upright bass, washboard, harmonica, and jug. All are featured on his many recordings. He is also a very talented singer, songwriter and composer who performs vintage blues, folk and jazz as well as his originals. A long-time Florida resident, he left the heat and humidity behind in 2000 for a new life in the new millennium in the Northwest and is currently based in Spokane.

April 16

Larry Murante

Larry Murante’s powerful distinctive voice and songwriting has been compared to such artists as Lyle Lovett, Hal Ketchum and Michael McDonald. With his third CD release, Point Of Entry, Murante has racked up a string of accolades in 2009, the most notable being the Grand Prize Winner in the folk category of the international John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Larry was also a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville Grassyhill Newfolk Song Competition in Kerrville Texas as well as a finalist in the Tucson Folk Festival this year. Larry was recently selected as an official showcase Artist at the 2010 North American Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN. Other awards in 2009 include an honorable mention in the Peacedriven.com and the international Unisong Songwriting contest.

Murante is known for his story songs about everyday folks: a veteran’s impassioned display of the American Flag, or the backyard mechanic/Vietnam vet who comes to terms with his life, or the preacher’s wife who haunts the parsonage of a small Northwest town. With his soaring, mellifluous, tenor, a strong rhythmic guitar style and an engaging stage presence, this is sure to be a show you won’t want to miss! Larry will be playing songs from his past CD’s as well as songs from his newest release, “Point Of Entry.”

larrymurante.com