Announcing a brand-new concert added to the Performing Arts Center at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University - Tuscarawas season; Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke: In Conversation and Song is coming to New Philadelphia on Sunday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Four-time Grammy-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett is set for a co-headline run of Midwestern tour dates with two-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Leo Kottke. The limited six-show run will feature Lovett and Kottke in conversation and song.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Lyle Lovett
A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Leo Kottke
Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11.
After sending tapes to guitarist John Fahey, Kottke was signed to Fahey's Takoma label, releasing what has come to be called the Armadillo record. Fahey and his manager Denny Bruce soon secured a production deal for Kottke with Capitol Records.
His collaboration with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, "Clone," caught audiences' attention in 2002. Kottke and Gordon followed with a recording in the Bahamas called "Sixty Six Steps," produced by Leo's old friend and Prince producer David Z.
Tickets for Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke: In Conversation and Song start at $64 and are on sale now at the Performing Arts Center box office, 330-308-6400 or online at www.kent.edu/tuscpac. The box office is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Performing Arts Center’s 2023-2024 Season is sponsored by the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation.
Free and convenient parking is available for all shows. The Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Tuscarawas at 330 University Dr. N.E. in New Philadelphia.