Calendar

Aug
27
Tue
Impromtu Birthday Concert In Bellingham @ Elizabeth Park Gazebo
Aug 27 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

I’m turning 69 on Tuesday. I used to throw a birthday concert every year for decades, until I got too caught up in caring for family members five years ago. I decided this morning that it could be fun to throw an impromptu mini-concert at the gazebo, and give myself the gift of friends and neighbors to sing with.  If there are enough of us, I’d love to lead a few Traditional American Playparties (simple singing and motion games). No PA, just everyone’s voices together. No seating unless you bring your own. Probably even no cake unless someone else shows up with one. But great sing-along songs, old and brand new. If nobody shows up, Zeke and I will sit around and sing with each other for half an hour or so. We’ll bring the Celebrated Twangoleum as well as my Columbia guitar. We’ve been invited for dinner at 7:00 so this won’t be a long event.

Oct
3
Thu
Seattle House Concert @ Karen & Dick Seymour's House
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm

Potluck at 5:30; concert at 7 PM. Fl!p and Zeke are each bringing new songs to share.

“Singing is about community, and it’s rare that a couple has humor, humbleness, and a real sense of what’s important in this world to teach and lead others in song. As they often tell their audiences, “if you know the song, sing along. If you don’t, sing anyway.”
They embody what they call “living room music.” It’s not the “show-off” tunes, but the songs that are quiet, sometimes, that make us think about what’s important –family, home, getting along, kindness, and giving back. And sometimes the songs are so delightfully wacky that we learn to laugh in a time when life is not always so funny.
Flip and Zeke are jewels in a town that’s full of talented musicians. But they make us smile, they make us weep, they make us shout for joy. We see ourselves more clearly though the songs they sing.”

– Margaret Bikman,
Arts & Entertainment Editor Emeritus, Bellingham Herald

Oct
9
Wed
Sing-Along On Great Old Songs @ Woodmen Hall
Oct 9 @ 12:30 pm

We love any excuse to sing wonderful old songs! Vintage favorites from circa 1800 through the 1940s. Sweet songs of yesterday, that everyone used to know. Come take a trip down memory lane, joining enthusiastic tour guides with guitar and mandolin!

Ergonomics Workshop @ Keeler's House
Oct 9 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Oct
10
Thu
Lopez Island Concert @ Center Church
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm

Traditional, contemporary, and original folksongs, beautiful instrumentals, joyful shenanigans, and lots of sing-alongs. Get a sample at FlipAndZeke.com.

“Singing is about community, and it’s rare that a couple has humor, humbleness, and a real sense of what’s important in this world to teach and lead others in song. As they often tell their audiences, “if you know the song, sing along. If you don’t, sing anyway.”
They embody what they call “living room music.” It’s not the “show-off” tunes, but the songs that are quiet, sometimes, that make us think about what’s important –family, home, getting along, kindness, and giving back. And sometimes the songs are so delightfully wacky that we learn to laugh in a time when life is not always so funny.
Flip and Zeke are jewels in a town that’s full of talented musicians. But they make us smile, they make us weep, they make us shout for joy. We see ourselves more clearly though the songs they sing.”

– Margaret Bikman,
Arts & Entertainment Editor Emeritus, Bellingham Herald