Taft Sessions

Spend Sundays in the garden at the Taft Museum of Art this summer, and enjoy the second-annual Taft Sessions concert series. The line-up includes musicians who combine elements of folk, rock, and blues to create their singular sound.
These concerts are FREE. (Admission charged to visit galleries)

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Fine Arts Fund Partner: Cincinnati Bell

Sunday, June 29, 2 p.m. Kim Taylor Kim Taylor‘s latest CD, I Feel Like A Fading Light, was featured on NPR‘s World Café and was chosen as one of Performing Songwriter’s top records of 2007. Her gauzy singing floats in the same hemisphere as smoky, emotive song merchants such as Fiona Apple and Beth Orton but with the liquidity of a classic jazz chanteuse.	.
with Messerly & Ewing The award-winning duo of Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing fuse Americana storytelling with traditional roots instrumentation. The pair have garnered mentions in Rolling Stone and No Depression.
Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m. Tim Easton Tim Easton is a songwriter interested in telling the truth about himself. Easton’s wanderlust is a major factor in his art, vividly apparent in the stories and characters that populate his new release, Ammunition. He is joined on the CD by Doug Pettibone, Don Heffington, and Lucinda Williams, and three tracks were co-produced by Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. Listen to songs on MySpace.
with Matthew Shelton Matthew Shelton‘s songs are known for their combination of humor and melancholy, and an overriding hopeful and romantic nature. Listen to songs MySpace.
Sunday, August 17, 2 p.m. Peter Mulvey Peter Mulvey began as a self-described “city kid“ from Milwaukee, though he learned the trade of busker on the streets of Dublin. Always looking for ways to further immerse himself in language, art, and music, Mulvey has also scored music for theatre and modern dance and has had numerous songs featured in film, television programs, and PBS documentaries.
Lisa Walker and Chuck Cleaver Lisa Walker and Chuck Cleaver write, play, and sing for the local band Wussy. Their two albums have received four stars in both Rolling Stone and Spin.