PRESS RELEASE: Nancy Gillis, John G. Neihardt State Historic Site
On Sunday, April 15th, a special Sunday Afternoon at the Museum program will join the exceptional talents of world renowned and acclaimed folksingers Tom May and Bobby Bridger for a dual program at 2:00 pm at the Neihardt State Historic Site in Bancroft, NE. It has been a couple of years since either of these fine performers has graced the Neihardt Center stage and more than a decade since they have performed together at any event. Both have always been staunch supporters of all things Neihardt; often garnering inspiration from his early works.
Tom May, creator and host of River City Folk radio and television programs, is a singer, songwriter, and author originally from western Nebraska, who toured with Gordon Lightfoot and has headlined a special series of concerts with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. His fine baritone voice is supported by twelve string guitar, and occasionally an Irish pennywhistle harkens back to the time period settings of many of his songs. He is the author of Promoting Your Music: The Lovin’ of the Game. Check out his website at www.tommayfolk.com.
Bobby Bridger is a singer, songwriter and author who also is an actor, playwright, and painter. Bridger has traveled the world performing a trilogy of one man shows. He is artist in residence at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY, the Neihardt Center, and Yellowstone National Park and has authored Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull: Inventing the Wild West, and A Ballad of the West, and is the subject of the documentary film “Quest of An Epic Balladeer.” Check out his website at www.bbridger.com.
The program is free and open to the public. A reception will be held after the program and performer CDs will be available for sale and signing. This program is sponsored in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, promoting all the arts across the state and the region.
