**Take advantage of advance ticket prices, as they go up the day of the show!** ADV: $24/$21 MEM; DOS: $27/$24 MEM
Cheryl Wheeler is a gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice, a natural storyteller with a fantastic sense of humor. Her first concert was to a captive audience. After finding an old toy ukulele in a neighbor’s attic, she serenaded her mother, who was taking a bath at the time. A year later she got a real ukulele, then finally got her first guitar. She learned guitar from a neighbor who also taught a group of boys. Each week they would get together and play just about any song they could think of for hours on end. She gave her first public performance was at a hootenanny when she was 12, and started writing songs when she was 17.
Her concerts are more like what you would find at a comedy club than expect to find at a folk music concert. After telling a story that has you rolling in the aisles, she’ll sing a song that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. She will go from talking about a serious current event to singing a song that will have you howling with laughter.
Her entire concert is an emotional roller coaster, and her funny stories between songs show as much diversity. Each time she tells a story, it will be a little bit different, so even if you’ve heard it before, you still find yourself laughing. Her panache for comedy is legendary.
Wheeler has remained as a bright light on the folk music scene professionally for almost 20 years, highly respected by her audience, critics and peers. Her songs have also been recorded by Garth Brooks, Bette Midler and Dan Seals.
Gretchen Peters, Just Plain Folk Awards 2009 winner, will open the show.
