Tim Flannery
Lisa Sanders (l) and Brown Sugar (r); photo credit: Cathryn Beeks
Ashley Norton
Friday, May 30, 2025
7:30 PM
The series continues Friday, May 30, with Tim Flannery, Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar, and Ashley Norton. A celebrated singer-songwriter with 14 albums to his name, Tim Flannery blends bluegrass, country, and rock into heartfelt narratives about love, travel, and life on the road. A three-time World Series champion coach with the San Francisco Giants, he and his wife also founded the Love Harder Project, a nonprofit with an anti-bullying focus. Lisa Sanders, an acclaimed singer-songwriter with influences spanning folk, pop, gospel, rock, and jazz, has collaborated with music legends like Bonnie Raitt and BB King. Performing with longtime duo partner Karen "Brown Sugar" Hayes, the two bring soulful harmonies and masterful storytelling to the stage. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Ashley Norton is the leader of the all-female Americana band Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth and creator of the popular all-female songwriter showcase Songbirds. Her performances feature original compositions and unique renditions of beloved classics.
Tim Flannery
It’s easy to think of Tim Flannery as a baseball man turned musician turned philanthropist. But in all honesty, all of these aspects of his life overlap, making it hard to discern where one ends and another begins. Regardless which role he’s in, Tim “Flan” Flannery is a storyteller and one of the last of the old dogs.
Flan has released 14 albums. His 2019 release, The Light , presents 11 tracks of original music drenched in real life experiences that have led Flan through darkness, pain, and disappointment to find peace and hope in today’s sometimes confusing human climate. The Last of the Old Dogs, released in 2017, gave life to new stories about the characters he’s met over the years on the road, while also delivering important messages about love, work, being an outlaw, and knowing when to fight for what you believe in.
With a voice as smooth as Kentucky bourbon and a heart worn on both sleeves, Flan’s performances ebb and flow with brilliant melodies and soaring harmonies. As a talented and prolific singer/songwriter, his music enjoys radio support across the planet, from the shores of Ireland to beach towns up and down the California coast, and he has been joined onstage by the likes of Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Weir and many others.
Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar
Singer-songwriter Lisa Sanders has a distinct country/bluesy/Americana sound; her genres include folk, pop, gospel, rock, and jazz. The San Diego Music Hall of Fame inductee has garnered an extensive list of accolades as a recipient of San Diego Music Awards’ Best Acoustic Artist (two times), the San Diego Readers’ poll for Best Acoustic Artist, third-place for new folk in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, The National Women's Association Living Legacy award, and the National Association of Professional Women’s Legacy Award. These achievements have given her the opportunity to open and work with musical legends, including the Truckee Brothers, Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, BB King, and Babyface. Sanders and Karen “Brown Sugar” Hayes are a dynamic soulful, heartful singing duo with a gift for crafting wonderful songs and masterful storytelling. They have been together touring and recording as a duo for two decades, with Sanders singing lead and playing guitar, and Brown Sugar, who is a nurse by, lending her gift of sweet harmonies to song by night.
Ashley Norton
In addition to her solo act, singer-songwriter-guitarist Ashley Norton leads the all-female Americana band Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth and produces Songbirds, a popular all-female songwriter showcase. Her live shows consist of songs from all of her albums plus unique versions of covers audiences know and love!
The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
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