2021 SUMMER GAZEBO “BEST OF” SERIES
25th ANNIVERSARY
Presented by the Roscommon Metropolitan Recreation Authority
The Jazz Collective • June 9
An opening act since 1999 this group of energetic, musically gifted kids will rock your night. This group of young artist are ages thirteen to eighteen which are students from Roscommon High School. Over the years they have made numerous award-winning appearances at The NMU Jazz festival, The Alma College Jazz Festival, wowing audiences wherever they go with their high energy shows that run the gamut from Duke Ellington to Steely Dan.
Peter, Paul and Mary Remembered • June 23
Peter, Paul and Mary Remembered was the biggest hit of the 2016 Season and without question the forerunner in popularity. PPMR shows have attracted crowds of both young and old. The group has transcribed each Peter, Paul & Mary arrangement in order to duplicate the exact sound that captured the hearts of listeners worldwide. As one fan put it, “If I close my eyes, I am transported back to 1966 and I can picture exactly where I was when I wore the grooves off my Peter, Paul & Mary albums.”
The Blue Water Ramblers • July 7
Long time Summer Gazebo alumni playing in 2001, 2003 and 2012 the Blue Water Ramblers are a returning favorite. The Blue Water Ramblers' repertoire comes right out of our Michigan life experiences and the history of the Great Lakes region. It includes lake shanties, lumberman ballads, union rallying cries, farmers' paeans, Michigan humor, love songs, gospel music and children's ditties. Everyone agrees that these combine into a versatile repertoire to the delight and entertainment of their audiences. "We're singing the people's songs about the people's lives and they can join right in and sing along."
Blues Mobile • July 21
Blues Mobile was a huge hit in 2018 season so don’t be fooled by their name, they had one of the biggest sing along, rocking events of the season. This is a multi-talented band geared toward playing music born in the U.S.A., both original tunes and classics. Blues with a rockin' style! Blues Mobile creates an atmosphere of letting the good times roll while appealing to a diverse audience. Influences are many and hard to list all of the greats! Thornetta Davis, Janice Joplin, John Lee Hooker, Shemekia Copeland, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Johnny & Edgar Winters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Cafe R&B, Big Mama Thorton, Koko Taylor.
Alan Turner and his Steel Horse Band • Aug 4
The most popular country group of the decade in our gazebo is returning from 2016. As an opening act for Kenny Rogers, Alan Turner and his band perform all across the USA and into Canada. Their performances have been thrilling crowds with distinctly high energy country with a pumping rock n roll sound that no one delivers better. Alan sings and dances with the fans and has a driving beat of a very confident and talented group of musicians, you definitely don’t want to miss a show.
CONCERT INFORMATION
Concerts are at 7:00pm CRAF Center lawn, rain or shine, inside for inclement weather.
Concerts are FREE to the public but a goodwill offering is taken to meet incidental expenses. Refreshments are
available.
This series is supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Northeast Regranting
Agency and the Roscommon Metropolitan Recreation Authority. For more information contact the CRAF
Center at (989) 275–4975, check out CRAF Center FACEBOOK or view the series @ www.roscorec.org