"Music is a moral law.
It gives soul to the universe,
wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and lends to all that is good and just and beautiful."

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Plan ahead for 2010 TMPs at Halton Theater:

January 30, April 17 and September 11

Some of the musicians who have performed at past
Tosco Music Parties are:

Scott Ainslie * Muriel Anderson * The Avett Brothers * Aztec Two-Step * Etta Baker * Steve Baughman * Rolly Brown * Chuck Brodsky * Robin Bullock * Kate Campbell * Michael Chapdelaine * Jay Clifford (of Jump Little Children) * Continental Drifters * Mike Cross * Edgar Cruz * Vicki Genfan * justincase * Si Kahn * Jack Lawrence * Loonis McGlohon * David Mead * Anais Mitchell * Bill Mize * Preston Reed *The Rescues * Steve Seskin * Arthur Smith * Darden Smith * Tim Sparks * Verlon Thompson * Vinx * Al Petteway & Amy White * David Wilcox

(Please see a list of all of our previous performers here, and view and purchase photos here and here.)

Tosco Music Party
20 Years and growing!

Saturday, September 12, 2009
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Overcash Academic and Performing Arts Center
Dale F. Halton Theater
Central Piedmont Community College

1206 Elizabeth Ave • Charlotte, NC 28204

Tickets on Sale Now
$15.00 (adults); $8.00 (15 and younger);
$12.00 (65 and older)
Group discounts
are available.

How to purchase:

  •   Phone the Box Office and purchase with credit card: 704-330-6534
    NOTE:  Will Call will open at 4pm on the day of the show and stay open at least until 7:30pm.
  •   Purchase tickets in person at the Box Office:   (no service fees) at The Overcash Academic & Performing Arts Center - 1206 Elizabeth Avenue (corner of Elizabeth Ave. and Kings Drive)
     
    Box Office hours are:  10am – 5pm, Monday-Friday (Hours may change, please call ahead.)

  •   Order tickets online from the CPCC Order form at http://www.cpcc.edu/forms/halton.  Once completed, a Box Office Assistant will contact you by phone to complete your purchase
  •   Purchase Online with credit cards at http://www.carolinatix.org/

     **Please note the following charges beyond the ticket price:
  •   $1.50 per child and senior ticket
  •   $2.00 per adult ticket

    **Halton Theater and the online ticket agency have additional service charges when purchasing TMP tickets. These fees do not go to TMP**




    Tosco Music Party Video compiled and recorded by Greg Baker (group chairman/formal video/editing), Aaron Smith (candid video), Barbara Ivey (script) Casey Connerly (voiceover), Bruce Johnson (content) Steve Baughman and Robin Bullock (backing track)


    Stage Setup
    (photo by Monty Chandler)


    "Think of it as the musical equivalent of walking into Ben & Jerry's and saying: "I'd like a spoonful of everything, please."
    - Creative Loafing

  • Confirmed Performers
    for the September 12, 2009
    Tosco Music Party include:

    Audrey Auld

    Ben Carroll

    Charlotte Parrott

    Del Rey

    Farewell Drifters

    Katherine Fritsch

    Laura Blackley

    Lucy Wainwright Roche

    Lynhurst

    Mama Said

    Mark Kano

    Not Waving But Drowning

    porterdavis

    Sea of Cortez

    Transmission Fields

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    Read a review, see (& purchase) photos of April's TMP by Monty Chandler

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    Charlotte Folk Society Folk Heritage Award

    Presented To John Tosco

    Musician, teacher, community-builder, founder of the Tosco Music Parties.

    Thank you for over 25 years nurturing a community of acoustic musicians in Charlotte.

    “It’s all about the music”
    September 2008



    Wall Street Journal article - Jan 30th 2009 - Weekend Journal Datebook - Page W2