Fresh Folk- September 22

Hi, this is Blair Larsen, host of Fresh Folk. On the show this week, I feature the unexpectedly uplifting songs of Spark and Whisper, and the endearing characters in the songs of Dave Potts. I’ll also play tunes from new albums by Bob Andrews, Linda Newlin, and Blue O’Connell, to name just a few. Join me this Saturday at 8pm for Fresh Folk on Utah Public Radio.

There are some great concerts happening around the state, including: Ben Taylor at the State Room on September 24^th, Mindy Smith at the State Room on Sept 29^th, Aimee Mann at the State Room on Oct 6^th and 7^th, Beth Orton at the State Room on Oct 13^rd, Ian Anderson at Abravanel Hall on Oct 22^nd, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at the Depot on Oct 27^th, Rusted Root at the State Room on Oct 30^th, Morrissey at Kingsbury Hall on Nov 4^th, Martin Sexton at the Depot on Nov 7^th, the Infamous Stringdusters at the State Room on Nov 8^th, Rachel Yamagata at the State Room on Nov 23^rd, and the Punch Brothers at the Depot on Dec 7^th. The always fabulous Moab Folk Festival takes place Nov 2-4 with Harry Manx, Cheryl Wheeler, Cosy Sheridan, Willy Porter, Sara Hickman, Suzy Boggus, among others, scheduled to perform. In Logan, Justin Roth plays at Crumb Brothers on October 27^th, and the bluegrass band Chicken Dinner Road performs at Legends Billiards on Nov 30^th.