Calendar

View complete schedule of upcoming shows via Musi-Cal link

Watch This Page for Special Notes on Upcoming Dates!

Act fast! There has been one cancellation for the music cruise with Traverse Tall Ships Company, September 12-15, 2008. Contact them right away to reserve your cabin for two. (There might be one single berth available as well??) 1-800-678-0383 or 231-941-2000.

Here's their YouTube video, including my music!!
(Thanks to our friend Dianna Stampfler for passing this link around the web)

**********************************************

Friday, August 15, 2008, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Farmers' Market at Athenaeum Parking Lot
150 South Roselle Road,
Schaumburg, Illinois

Sunday, August 17, 2008, 7-8 p.m.
Ludington State Park,
outdoor amphitheater, visitors center
Ludington, IL

Friday, August 29, 2008, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
End of Summer Spectacular -- Tri-State Regatta Weekend
Concert on the Lakefront,
John E. N. Howard Band shell, Lake Bluff Park, St. Joseph. Call 269-985-1111 for more information.
St Joe, Michigan

Sunday and Monday, August 31 and September 1, 2008
Labor Day Weekend
11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Daily
Fox Valley Folk Festival
Island Park, Rt 38 at Rt 25 in Geneva, Illinois

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 7-8 p.m.
Ludington State Park,
outdoor amphitheater, visitors center
Ludington, IL **Yes, back again for summer's last-blast**

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Evening
Taylor Guitars' Taylor Road Show,
Comes to Downers Grove, Illinois.
Contact our Friends at Tobias Music 630-960-2455 for info & reservations (needed)
See you there.

September 12-15, 2008, Traverse Tall Ships Music Cruise (sold out)
As of March 10, this cruise is sold out, except for one berth for a solo (male) sailor to share).

Saturday, September 20, 2008, 8:30 p.m.
Cafe Carpe, Ft Atkinson, WI 920-563-9391

Approximately September 25-October 3, 2008
Sail with me the Wisconsin Flagship, Tall Ship Denis Sullivan,
Departing Cleveland Ohio or Erie PA, sailing through the Welland Canal, down Lake Ontario and into the St Lawrence Seaway. You'll disembark in Montreal. Call Marine Operations at Pier Wisconsin for details. 414-765-8640


Monday, October 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Four Arts Club, Elkhart, IN 574-264-4600

Friday, October 10, 2008, Evening concert
Raymond C Green Center for the Performing Arts
on Campus of Goodrich High School, Goodrich, MI (Near Flint)
Contact: 810-591-2220

Thursday, October 23, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Manitowoc County Heritage Center concert
1701 Michigan Ave, Manitowoc, WI
920-784-4445

Saturday, October 25, 8:00 pm
Grand River Folk Arts Society Concerts at
The Wealthy Theater Annex,
1130 Wealthy SE just west of Fuller Avenue
Grand Rapids, MI
616-246-6468 or 616-361-9219

Sunday, October 26, 4:00 pm
Langeland House Concert at Langeland House Bed & Breakfast,
1337 Peck St, Muskegon, MI
231-728-9404 call early for reservations, as seating is limited.

Thursday, October 30, 7:00 pm
Addison Public Library at Langeland House Bed & Breakfast,
1337 Peck St, Muskegon, MI
231-728-9404 call for reservations, seating is limited.

Saturday, November 8, 2008, (with Dan Hall)
Lexington Music Theater
7318 Huron Ave, Lexington, MI

877-4LEXMTC
Special Event, All day activities including Great Lakes Maritime art, special dinner event, and much more. In remembrance of one of the more famous Great Lakes shipwrecks of modern times.

Monday, November 10, 2008, 6-9 p.m.
Great Lakes Mariners Memorial Event at
Dossin Great Lakes Museum, on Belle Isle, Detroit
Plans still in the works, but likely to involve the US Coast Guard, Detroit Fire Department (fireboat), Dossin Museum, JW Westcott mailboat (if she's free), Mariners' Church ("maritime sailors' cathedral') and our good friends at www.boatnerd.com
Tentative

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
Schomburg Series concert at
Defiance College, Defiance, OH
419.783.2452

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The 17th Annual Christmas Ship Concert
Featuring Lee Murdock with the Blue Water Band,
returns to the scene of the original, 1st Annual Concert,
The Historic Maple Street Chapel
Main & Maple Streets, Downtown Lombard, IL
(Walk from the Lombard Metra Station, or plenty of free parking)
Note the 7:30 p.m. Start time.
Purchase advance tickets online now.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 7 p.m.
WLNZ RADIO Concert at Creole Gallery, Lansing MI

Saturday, December 6, 2008, daytime
At Milwaukee Public Museum -- details tba

Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

There is More -- please go to my Musi-Cal page for more details and further advance schedule.

Wordless CDs are in and ready for shipment. You may also purchase Wordless in digital downloads-----

  • from CDBaby.com (with no Digital Rights Restrictions)
  • or from I-Tunes or from your own favorite MP3 download site.

Please Keep in touch. You can reach us at 630-557-2742 or jmurdock@artistsofnote.com

Check back often for further updates and details on recently-booked shows.


Home buttonSite MapContact Us