Humanities News

Jim Hall and Cindy Morgan have been playing music together since 1997 as a duo and in their band, Mingled Circumstances, performing a variety of folk, bluegrass, old-time, blues, traditional and contemporary music.

Robert Stemmons began whistling at the age of five. When legendary whistler Fred Lowery, who twice headlined at Carnegie Hall, performed at his school, he was mesmerized and inspired.

Wichita Musician to Entertain

February 20, 2013

As a young guitarist, Tom Page fell under the spell of a local art band, The Embarrassment, and began to set the stage for a cutting-edge music scene that thrives to this day.

Fisher's Tales to Entertain

February 13, 2013

Connie Neil Fisher’s life in public service lends itself well to his newest pastime of telling tales.

Jane Godfrey began singing harmonies with her sisters and brothers further back than memory serves her.

Charlie Roth brings to the stage a presentation of story songs from his Celtic studies abroad.

Violet Rae Downey, Vickie Ellis and Roberta Schultz make up the trio known as Raison D’Etre.

Lee Murdock is a noted fluent instrumentalist on the six and twelve-string guitars. His musical influences span fifteen generations from 17th century Irish harp music to Scott Joplin guitar rags embracing the blues, freshwater shanties, original songs and ballads.

Marilyn and Larry Kinsella will team up to present the true story of Ishi, the last of the Yahi Indians.

Anna Stange has a powerful melodic voice and a gypsy-like smile throughout her story-telling presentation.

Kelly and Diana Werts explore many times and places with their music as they perform old favorites on the accordion, guitar and fiddle.

Brenda Hoff will entertain with patriotic music reflective of US history between 1755 and 1984. Hoff explores history using the patriotic music that was written during the time of our young nation’s progress.

The Hollands! are educators and seasoned concert performers who engage audiences with their nationally touring act based in the US via Australia.

David Drake will present his “What a Wonderful World” environmental program of songs for the earth, about other cultures and “recycled” sing-alongs.

Greg Klyma is the Rust Belt Vagabond—a home-cooked meal and a Vaudeville show in a fast food, karaoke world.

Mark Dvorak has been teaching American folk music and blues at Chicago’s venerable Old Town School of Folk Music since 1986.

Jennings and Keller will take their audience on a musical journey through the earlier part of the twentieth century.

Brian Wendling is a National Team Juggling Champion who has been dazzling audiences for 30 years.

Cornish to Weave Tales

April 24, 2012

Cornish’s tour in Montgomery County will start on Monday, April 30th at the Coffeyville Meal Site, Sycamore Landing and Windsor Place Assisted Living before arriving at the Spencer/Rounds Theatre on the CCC Campus at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1st.

Elaine Romanelli’s music melds lyrical melodies, intimate storytelling, charm, si...

Kansas native, Doug Harvey was drawn to Celtic music as a young man. The sound of vibrating strings led him to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan. where he first heard authentic Irish music and he has not been the same since.

John Sherman has been a performer of traditional and Celtic music for the last two decades.

Kitty Donohoe will entertain with ‘Songs of Michigan and the Great Lakes’ in a folk song and story-based program that focuses on several unique cultural and historical elements of the region, including lumbering, the early fur trade and voyageurs, mining and lighthouses.

Eric Lambert has been playing guitar professionally for over forty years. Influenced by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts at an early age, Lambert discovered country and bluegrass music through the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."