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This week is the week for guitar aficionados! If you haven’t seen Andy McKee’s YouTube videos than it’s really time you joined the other 39 MILLION people who can say they’ve seen it, and he’s only one of the “Guitar Masters” coming to Annapolis in the near future. It’s also worth pointing out that Kenny Wayne Shepherd is making his Rams Head On Stage debut, and tickets for the show are almost gone, so take now that your work day is over, it’s time to give the box office a call and get your seat. Here’s this week’s bright and beautiful which went on sale today!

Tuesday, September 6 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd finally in Annapolis!

Kenny Wayne Shepherd started teaching himself guitar at an age when most kids are still focused on recess and lunch boxes. Shepherd released his first in a string of platinum albums while still in high school, but the Shreveport, Louisiana born guitarist/singer/songwriter has never forgotten his roots nor his influences. Placed behind only B.B. King and Eric Clapton in a Guitar World list of blues guitarists, and a guy who also specializes in rock, Shepherd has graciously utilized his own stature, acting as a gateway for younger fans, to shine a spotlight on the great bluesmen of the past.

Thursday, September 15 | Monte Montgomery (Solo) A Concert to benefit Garrett’s Light

Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist Monte Montgomery is best described by one word: Musical. Having grown up immersed in music, he has been playing professionally since his early teens and is currently one of the hottest draws on the talent-packed Austin, Texas music scene and is well known throughout the U.S. for his electrifying live performances. As Terry Lickona, producer of the PBS-TV show Austin City Limits said it best, “Monte Montgomery blows people away. There’s no other way to describe it.”

Tuesday, September 27 | Séan McCann & The Committed of Great Big Sea

Raised in Newfoundland and having spent nearly 18 years touring with the celtic band Great Big Sea, it’s not difficult to hear the musical and maritime influences in Séan McCann’s solo material as well. Drawing inspiration from the road, family, home, love and longing, Séan engages his audience with his collection of first person narratives; whether it’s told from a barstool or a battlefield, each song invites the listener to briefly live in the life of another.

Tuesday, October 18 | Blind Boys Of Alabama

From the invention of television to the invention of the internet, through world wars and cold wars, from FDR to Barack Obama, and now well into their eighth decade of touring, writing and recording, the four-time Grammy award winning Blind Boys of Alabama have not only faithfully remained, endured and persevered, they have evolved, thrived, and flourished as the premier purveyors of gospel music the world over. When you hear the Blind Boys singing it is as instantly recognizable as it is original, inhabiting a place in the soul no others can.

Saturday, November 5 | Guitar Masters feat. Andy McKee, Stephen Bennett & Antoine DuFort *all ages*

The celebrated and successful “Guitar Masters” tour hits the road again this Fall! Headliner Andy McKee is joined by Stephen Bennett and Antoine Dufour giving fans another chance to see three of the most popular, talented, innovative and musically rich acoustic guitar players and composers in contemporary music. Creative sparks, one-time only stunning improvisations and mutual inspiration are sure to abound as they come together at the end of every show to offer a value-added concert bill that appeals to fans of many musical styles as well as guitar aficionados.

Tuesday, November 15 | Acoustic Alchemy

Acoustic Alchemy is a Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz band that has the distinction of forging the way for the genre of smooth-jazz. Hailing from London, Acoustic Alchemy delights jazz loving audiences with a uniquely distinctive sound generated from a finely balanced blend of steel- and nylon-string guitars.