Old State House concert series

• Friday, November 14 @ 7:30 pm
• The Old State House, Dover, DE
• 302-632-5989

     On Friday, November 14, Delaware Friends of Folk will present the next event in their 2025-26 Old State House concert series, inside the Old State House on The Green in Dover. This is the twelfth season in the series which is produced in cooperation with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and First State National Heritage Park and is supported by a generous grant from the Kent County Fund for the Arts. The one-hour performance will begin at 7:30 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. Seating is limited.

     The featured act this month is veteran singer-songwriter Craig Bickhardt. From the club scene of Philadelphia to the country-rock of Los Angeles to the picking parlors of Nashville, Craig has immersed himself in the sights and sounds of American music. His songs reflect a life lived. Dreams, heartaches and hard-earned lessons have fed his creativity. There is no other way he could’ve written the eloquent, often bittersweet songs that have become his trademark. Craig is a singer-songwriter of the old school–you can hear echoes of such ‘60s artists as Tom Rush, Gordon Lightfoot and Eric Andersen in his work. Added to this is the melodic sophistication of a Jimmy Webb or a Paul Simon, as well as a spare but telling lyric approach. “I admire songwriters like Woody Guthrie and poets like Robert Frost because they created functional art,” he says. “I think of my work as a ‘Please Touch’ museum – I want my songs to be sung until they’re worn out.”

     The Old State House concert series is presented by Delaware Friends of Folk. These events are supported by a grant from the Kent County Fund for the Arts, an organization that aims to enhance the quality of life, educate, and broaden perspectives by supporting the arts and arts organizations in Kent County. Support is also provided by the First State National Heritage Park, a partnership of State and City agencies under the leadership of Delaware State Parks and the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. Delaware Friends of Folk are partially supported by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

Links:

www.delfolk.org

http://www.craigbickhardt.com/events.html

Presented by Delaware Friends of Folk.

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