Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin
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Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin
Saturday August 15th, 2026
Doors 7:30pm / Show 8pm
Tickets in Advance $26 (includes all fees)
Tickets Day of Show $30 (cash) / $31 (card)
Focal Friends of Old-Time Music are pleased to present Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin in their first appearance together in St. Louis. Chris and Peter represent over thirty years of musical collaboration. Their music is built on a deep respect for traditional music, from blues to bluegrass, mountain ballads, cowboy songs and probably just about anything one might place under the current “Americana” category. They are singers and songwriters with a keen interest in the American southwest and the Colorado Plateau. Both experienced “river rats”, they perform for music trips on the San Juan River in southern Utah and the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.
Both Chris and Peter were active from the late 1990's through the early 2000's as part of the highly acclaimed bluegrass & old-time string band, The Perfect Strangers (along with Jody Stecher, Bob Black and Forrest Rose), during which time they recorded a well-received CD for Rebel Records. Peter is a National Flatpicking Guitar Champion who many may remember for his work as guitarist and singer in Laurie Lewis's band in the 1990's. A Missouri native, Chris is a skilled multi-instrumentalist on fiddle, guitar and mandolin. Chris was also an Ozarks representative at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Their most recent recording is entitled Desert Heart, Mountain Soul.
Saturday August 15th, 2026
Doors 7:30pm / Show 8pm
Tickets in Advance $26 (includes all fees)
Tickets Day of Show $30 (cash) / $31 (card)
Focal Friends of Old-Time Music are pleased to present Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin in their first appearance together in St. Louis. Chris and Peter represent over thirty years of musical collaboration. Their music is built on a deep respect for traditional music, from blues to bluegrass, mountain ballads, cowboy songs and probably just about anything one might place under the current “Americana” category. They are singers and songwriters with a keen interest in the American southwest and the Colorado Plateau. Both experienced “river rats”, they perform for music trips on the San Juan River in southern Utah and the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.
Both Chris and Peter were active from the late 1990's through the early 2000's as part of the highly acclaimed bluegrass & old-time string band, The Perfect Strangers (along with Jody Stecher, Bob Black and Forrest Rose), during which time they recorded a well-received CD for Rebel Records. Peter is a National Flatpicking Guitar Champion who many may remember for his work as guitarist and singer in Laurie Lewis's band in the 1990's. A Missouri native, Chris is a skilled multi-instrumentalist on fiddle, guitar and mandolin. Chris was also an Ozarks representative at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Their most recent recording is entitled Desert Heart, Mountain Soul.
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2720 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO, United States, Missouri 63143, 2720 Sutton Blvd, St Louis, MO 63143-3036, United States, Richmond Heights
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