Very excited to announce that I am beginning to record my new album in JUNE 2025. Looking forward to sharing with you all with it is completed.
UPCOMING SHOWS
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Friday, August 25
"Pass the Hat" on WHUP RADIO
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117 W. King St. Hillsborough, NC
Kim Lane, Kirk Ridge, and Bob Johnson host this show on Fridays from 6-8pm. The fun-filled show features live performances by North Carolina local and touring music legends and new talents. Guests reveal insights on their compositions, share the music that influences and inspires them and tell stories of their musical adventures. Live, unscripted, and often unplanned- just friends hanging in the living room having fun, adult beverages and all. See the LIVESTREAM (@WHUPPass TheHat) and join the conversation on the WHUP facebook page. The show is also archived on the WHUP facebook page. If you are in Hillsborough, NC, you can catch the show at 104.7 on the FM dial..
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Saturday, September 20
The PLANT Pittsboro Sculpture Celebration
220 LORAX LANE Pittsboro, NC 27312
The Pittsboro Sculpture Celebration is a vibrant event that brings art, creativity, and community together, showcasing incredible sculptures that inspire and enrich our town. The Sculpture Celebration will open to the public with live music, local food and beverages, and a pop-up arts and crafts market featuring makers from across the region. The event promises to be a feast for the senses — and a catalyst for creative dialogue and civic engagement.
Join us in celebrating art and community—every effort makes a difference!
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Sunday, September 21 "Songwriters@ the Scup"
304 S. Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401
4-5:30pm Bob Bedell, Jenny Kimmel, Glenn Torrico
This is a monthly "songwriters-in-the-round" series hosted by Scuppernog Book Store...sponsored by Mark Dillon and presented by Doug Baker. The event features local songwriters performing original songs and sharing the stories behind them.
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Wednesday, October 15 7-10pm
SPEAKEASY
Grit Diaries Songwriters Showcase
Carrboro, NC
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Most RECENT PAST SHOWS
* SPEAKEASY "Grit Diaries Songwriters Showcase" Carrboro, NC
*SUMMER SONGWRITER Series @ Grace United Greensboro, NC
* DOODAD FARM Laurel Canyon Celebration Greensboro, NC
* Songwriters Over YONDER (with John Gillespie and Tim Smith) Hillsborough NC
* Greensboro SONGFest III at Oden Brewery Greensboro, NC
* Running Headphones House Concert Series (Winston-SalemNC) with John Gillespie
* Eno House Artist Den Hillsborough, NC, ... Barry Gray and Isabel Valls Pre-Album "Carnival Ride"
* Pimiento Tea Room Holly Springs, NC
* 401 Main (Beer and Banjos) Carrboro, NC
* House Concert Pittsboro, NC
* Grapes & Grains Greensboro, NC
* Saturday Circle Micro House Concert Greensboro, NC
* Arts at the Sutherland Wake Forest, NC
* UNCLE FESTER'S Columbia, SC
* Reeves Family Theatre Elkin, NC
* Songwriters Series @ Grace United Methodist Church [Scott Orr, John Gillespie, and Bob Bedell] Greensboro, NC
* House Concert Winston-Salem NC
* Havoc Brewing Pittsboro, NC
*Songwriters at the Scup #25 Greensboro, NC
*JOHN PRINE CELEBRATION @ DOODAD FARM to benefit the ARC of HIGH POINT Greensboro, NC
* 401 MAIN Beer and Banjos series Carrboro, NC
*FARMHOUSE CAFE Wendell, NC
* House Concert Greensboro, NC
* THE PLANT Pittsboro, NC
*STATE STREET WINE COMPANY Greensboro, NC
*CRAFTBORO Carrboro, NC
*The BRICK Fuquay Varina, NC
