Folk concert in which Corpse Reviver, Adam Kiesling, Jillian Rae, Pop Wagner and Mikkel play songs by Lead Belly to mark the 78th anniversary of a 1948 house concert he played in Minneapolis.
The Hook and Ladder is hosting Songs of Lead Belly on Saturday, November 21, a folk concert that marks a specific anniversary in Minneapolis music history. The night commemorates a house party held in the city in 1948, where the American songster Lead Belly played. Someone at that party recorded the show, and the tape survived as a celebrated document of the singer at his finest, later inspiring the album Songs of Lead Belly. This show falls exactly 78 years to the day after that original house concert.
On the bill are Corpse Reviver, Adam Kiesling, Jillian Rae, Pop Wagner, and Mikkel. They're a group of folk musicians who admire Lead Belly's contribution to the American folk tradition and that original recording, and they're gathering to play their favorite songs from his repertoire. The evening is billed as two sets, so you'll get a full night of music rather than a single short run.
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It's a 21-and-over show. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the music starts at 7 PM. Tickets are $27 for a reserved seat at the box office, $30 in advance online, and $32 at the door—all those prices include sales tax, the ticketing fee, the facility fee, and credit card processing, so what you see is what you pay. The Hook and Ladder is at 3010 Minnehaha Ave.
