Bucky + 1930s Richter uke

2025   Concerts   Schedule

Apr 7, 2025   —   Poets of the Prairie

Milltown Public Library, Milltown NJ

Apr 10, 2025   —   Broadway Song Memories

Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth PA

 

May 15, 2025   —   Speak Easy Jazz

Havenwood Heritage Heights, Concord NH

May 16, 2025   —   She Did It Her Way

Fox Hill Village, Westwood MA

Sep 10, 2025   —   Crooners, Swingers & Idols

Heath Village, Hackettstown NJ

Sep 13, 2025   —   Crooners, Swingers & Idols

Old Bridge Public Library, Old Bridge NJ

Sep 18, 2025   —   MidCentury Melodies

Little Falls Public Library, Little Falls NJ

Oct 13, 2025   —   Vintage Guitar Roadshow

Havenwood Heritage Heights, Concord NH

Nov 15, 2025   —   Hollywood Song Souvenirs

Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake NY

Dec 28, 2025   —   Crooners, Swingers & Idols

Mahwah Public Library, Mahwah NJ

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Dale Evans  —  1948
North Hollywood CA

      2026  Concerts Schedule

        Jun 21, 2026

        Poets of the Prairie

        Mahwah Public Library

         Mahwah NJ

        July 11, 2026

        Great American Songsters

        Free Library of Northampton Township

        Richboro PA

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2024   Concerts   Schedule

Banjo Girl – 1880s
from Windy City IL

Jan  27 - Pound Ridge Library, Pound Ridge NY      She Did It  Her  Way

Mar  19 - Milltown Library, Milltown NJ                    She Did It  Her  Way

Apr     7 - Edison Library, Edison NJ                           Vtg Guitar Roadshow

Apr  28 - Wheeler Library, Monroe CT                        Poets of the Prairie

May 23 - Concordia-SH, Pittsburgh PA                       Great American Cabaret

Jun    3 - Cedarfield, Richmond VA                               MidCentury Melodies

Jun    4 - Arbor Acres, Winston-Salem NC                  Juke Joint Jive

Sep   12 - The Culpeper, Culpeper VA                           She Did It  Her  Way

Sep   18 - Grundy Library, Bristol PA                            Folk Song Boomers

Oct  16 - Monroe Library, Monroe NJ                          MidCentury Melodies

Oct  20 - Middlsesex Library, Middlesex NJ               Roots of American Jazz 

Nov  6 - Cedarfield, Richmond VA                                Moon, Stars and You

Nov  8 - Arbor Acres, Winston-Salem NC                    Great American Cabaret

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Two gents with guitar + mandolin
Saettele Studio in St. Louis - 1894

Concert Booking Info

Updated for 2025

Ken Lelen

609-306-8711 - mobile

609-730-9313 – office

PO Box 64 Titusville NJ 08560

www.KenLelen.blogspot.com

Kenneth.Lelen @ gmail.com

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This post addresses typical program, budget, logistics & publicity issues that concert hosts ask when they plan an event. These matters can also be reviewed in a 15-minute phone call. And though some alien lifeforms can only deal with such matters by text or email, I'll always welcome an opportunity to talk directly with concert hosts — the people I'm going to work with to deliver an event.

I perform concerts for a diverse group of small & medium-sized venues, including churches, arts & culture commissions, public libraries, life-care communities, acoustic music clubs, social, charitable & fraternal groups, community colleges and local senior centers. Each weighs a distinct mix of considerations as they assess program content, budget, logistics and publicity for an event.

Given the range of venues and events I work on, I find it difficult to set a one-price-fits-all fee on an individual concert. Instead, I tell hosts the fees I earned last year were modest – ranging between $300 and $600 per concert — and averaged $475.

I'll ask three key questions: Which of my concert Themes will suit your audience? What dates do you prefer? And what budget do you propose for this event?

Not surprisingly, when we reach the nitty-gritty of a booking call, every host wants to negotiate their fee, jockey back and forth on a preferred date, and discuss the Theme that will please their audience – the folks I'm going to entertain. These are familiar pursuits for me as well.

 

                                       OTHER DETAILS

                        ___________________________________________

 

                   Concerts offer ragtime, swing, jazz + pop tunes,

                   playing of vintage American acoustic guitars and

                   programs on historic, romantic, musical themes.

                   I request 6 ft table, one bottle water, staff intro.

                   I bring sound system, guitars + equipment cart.

                   I request 45-minute set-up and 30 min. re-pack.

                   I insist on NO cells, texts, videos during concert.

                   Concerts range from 60 to 90 mins w/o a break.

                   Adult and senior audiences range 40 - 90 years.

                   I check that my audiences can all hear me, and

                   I inform them when we’re nearing concert’s end.

                   I do not sell merch, CDs, tee shirts or literature.

 

                   Always booking dates 2 - 18 months in advance.

                   I offer hosts a 1-page Concert Letter or Voucher

                   signed by both parties as well as Invoice, W - 9

                   form, press release, photo, posters, bookmarks.

                   Concert fee payment is expected at event.

                   KL Note    2x vaccinated, 3x boosted Covid-19

                                   Has Certificate of Liability Insurance

                                   N J Business Registration Certificate

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