KENYON HALL PRESENTS

Larry Murante and Nati Popova

Saturday, May 18th 2024

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm

All Ages

Seated

$15 General Admission / $10 Senior/Student

Singer-songwriter Larry Murante is well known for his soaring, mellifluous tenor, strong rhythmic guitar style, and engaging stage presence. He performs both originals and cover tunes. His award-winning original songs feature beautifully woven stories about everyday folks. They combine compassionate, socially conscious lyrics with an upbeat, joyful folk-rock style.

Larry’s music is reminiscent of Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, and Marc Cohn. His extensive repertoire of originals and classic covers can be tailored to audiences at festivals, wineries, restaurants, pubs, private events, radio interviews, and house concerts.

Nati Popova

Award-winning violinist Natasha (Nati) Popova grew up in Moscow Russia and has performed all over Europe and the US for the past several decades. Natasha studied classical violin at Gnesin’s Music academy in Moscow Russia and organ at Hochshule Luzern in Switzerland. As a violinist, she has performed on the Bangladesh, “Wind Of Change” TV series and a US national tour with accordionist Sergei Teleshev as well as several other music projects in Moscow, Russia, Eugene, OR and Dallas, TX. Natasha has amassed many performance awards including winner of the All-Russian contest “New Names” and the Grand Prix of the festival “International Talented” award to name a few. She is currently seeking asylum in the US and misses her brother and sister currently living in Ukraine and her mother and father who reside in Moscow, Russia.

In the past 10 years, Larry Murante has won more than 18 awards in US and international competitions for songwriting and performance, including Grand Prize Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Other awards include the West Coast Songwriters Song Contest and the Great American Song Contest (see full list). His fourth CD release, Patch of Sky, has garnered critical acclaim and radio airplay in both the US and Europe.

“Larry’s a great talent! His insightful, original songs are perfectly complemented by his pure tenor voice, skilled guitar, and harmonica playing. He adds funny and thoughtful on-stage banter and stories, lacing his music together for a relaxed and pleasing night of music. Go see him!” —Craig Lund, Seattle Folklore Society

Larry Murante website: