Ken Lelen

Ken Lelen
Ken Lelen sings great American ragtime, jazz, swing and pop tunes in his concerts and plays vintage acoustic guitars for an authentic, back-in-the day sound.

Friday, May 6, 2016

When Love Was Nifty

Ken Lelen Concert on Sunday,  May 22,  2016  at  2 pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Main Street, Randolph  VT
                         www.chandler-arts.org
Box Office: 802-728-6464 — Adults: $15, Students: $10
Discounts to groups of 10 or more if ordered in advance
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With catchy melodies, clever lyrics and amusing tales, singer-guitarist Ken Lelen will remind folks When Love Was Nifty in a concert at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph VT on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2 pm.

“Mr. Lelen is a genial performer, with a pleasant tenor," said the New York Times. "The songs he plays will never go out of date.”

His program will celebrate love — lost, found, discarded or denied — with jazz, ragtime and swing tunes to evoke moonlit nights, romantic trysts, summer flings, heartthrobs and heartaches from an era when people dated, dined and danced to their favorite love songs.

For an authentic, back-in-the-day sound, Lelen will play vintage acoustic guitars from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Crafted by such venerable firms as Regal, Gibson, Martin and Weymann, they make music that is striking for its tone, character and sustain without the use of pick-ups or electronic gimmicks.

“People of all ages love the songs and they’re pleasantly surprised by the robust sound and classy appeal of vintage guitars,” said Lelen, who has performed his Vintage Music Concerts across the East Coast for nearly two decades.

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