Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective Featuring Sharon "Pipes" Lasher @The Folk Project, Morristown, NJ

Name: Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective Featuring Sharon "Pipes" Lasher @The Folk Project, Morristown, NJ
Start: 2025-10-24T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-24T22:00:00-04:00
Location: The Folk Project (New Jersey)

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Folk Project (New Jersey) | Morristown, NJ

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Come walk memory lane as we take you through the iconic Grammy winning songs and deep cuts of Bonnie Raitt & Linda Ronstadt, from 1960's to today!
Sharon "Pipes" Lasher
Lasher & The Flashers Band
Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective
Jersey Blues

This songstress brings a sultry sizzle to the stage with rich vocals that are both powerful and passionate. Sharon "Pipes" Lasher can be heard belting out gritty done-me-wrong rockin’ blues, blending sweet harmonies to make a melody come alive, or melting your heart as she makes you feel she is singing that love song just for you. Her clear, powerful delivery is resonant with the influences of her personal favorites, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Rondstadt, Jackson Browne, Lou Ann Barton, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Kim Richey, and EmmyLou Harris, incorporating elements of blues, jazz, rock, folk, and country.

Sharon has been singing from her early days of church folk masses and community theater, to her Monmouth College Band, “Sunset Boulevard” and the Saddleback Concert Chorale in southern California under conductor Alvin Brightbill.
Fast forward to the Jersey Shore and bands including “The Bell Bottom Blues, The Ultimate Clapton Tribute band”, “Heatwave” a Linda Ronstadt Tribute, “The Nick Clemons Band,” “Woodstock Revisited”, “Electric Rodeo Band,” “Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective,” as well as guesting with many favorite local Jersey Shore luminaries and showcases.

Sharon is a member of the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Musicians on a Mission and Tim McLoone's Holiday Express, and can be seen performing at their various events and benefits or volunteering to pour in the beer garden. Sharon is a staple performer at the annual international Light of Day concerts benefiting Parkinson's research.You can also hear Sharon inviting the crowd to join her in singing The National Anthem at Monmouth University basketball and football games, her Alma Mater.

Sharon was a guest of the Albert Lee Band on the 2022 Outlaw Country Cruise where she was invited to performed with 2 bands on stage. “Pipes” was also the guest of Maestro Taj Mahal on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise 2024, where she performed with Grammy Award winners Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Shemekia Copeland & Mr. Sipps, Solomon Hicks and many other luninaries.

Sharon’s projects include:

Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective”
3 SOLD OUT SHOWS!! at The Wonder Bar and Tim McLoone's Supper Club. Look for us on the road.
October 24 7pm
@ The Folk Project,
Morristown, NJ
&
October 26 7pm
@ Tim McLoone's Supper Club, Asbury Park, NJ

Jersey Blues Featuring Sharon “Pipes” Lasher
We kick off with a 4 piece horn section lead by Joe Grillo on sax (Motor City Review, Gumbo Gumbas) performing classic and current blues favorites and deep cuts from Koko Taylor, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Otis Redding, Aretha, Shemekia Copeland, Beth Hart, Taj Mahal & Keb'Mo’, Big Mama Thorton, Delbert McClinton, Irma Thomas & Bonnie Raitt.

“Pipes” Lasher & The Flashers”, performing a combination of bluesy & classic rock, heartfelt Americana and original acoustic music, and lovely songs Sharon learns while traveling and singing in Ireland.

"TyeDye Microbus Woodstock Band"
Sharon’s virtuosity in singing lead and melodic harmonies adds full bodied richness to her duo, trio and full band performances.

“Electric Rodeo Band”
Resident Special Guest with Joe Napolitano’s pedal steel “Countrified” rockin band performing Allman Brothers to Miranda Lambert, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.

"Pipes" Lasher & The Flashers
&
Raitt/Ronstadt Retrospective

Sharon Lasher ~ Vocals (Bell Bottom Blues, Lasher & The Flashers)

P.k. Lavengood ~ guitar & Vox (John Eddie Band, Band Without Fear)

Paul Avrutin ~ Bass & Vox (Dead on Live, Rainbow Full of Sound)

Gary Oleyar ~ Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo & vox ( Jim Messina Band)

Lee Finkelstein ~ Drums
(Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power)

Joe Napolitano ~ Pedal Steel (Sherriff Restless, Decade)

Marty Hoski ~ Keys
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