Richard Flohil & Jesse Greene

 * Please note that this is NOT an all ages show, as some material may be inappropriate for young listeners.

This show will consist of two 50 minute sets with 30 minute intermission / meet & greet. Both sets will feature three stories, each ending with a rendition of that artists music by Jesse Greene.  

Richard Flohil has spent the last 60 years in the Canadian music business as a writer, concert promoter, band manager (and road manager), publicist, venue booker, folk and blues festival artistic director, and television talent coordinator. He goes to hear live music in clubs and at concerts regularly — he was at 126 music events last year. 

The only thing he’s not done is sing, play and instrument, or dance; he leaves that to people with superb musical talent, like Jesse Greene 

 Neither has he produced a record, though he’s sat in at almost two dozen recording sessions. As a concert promoter, he’s presented artists as diverse as B.B. King, Stompin’ Tom, Solomon Burke, Miles Davis, Rambling Jack Elliott, Muddy Waters, Benny Goodman, Ray Charles, The Chieftains, Leon Redbone, Mary Gauthier and dozens more. 

As a speaker, he has keynoted music conferences at several folk and blues conventions. 

As a publicist, helping artists become better known, his clients have included the Downchild Blues Band, Loreena McKennitt, k.d. lang, the Mariposa Folk Festival, Serena Ryder, Shakura S’Aida, Nana Mouskouri and many, many others. He has also worked with comedians Billy Connolly and Eric Idle and “stars” such as David Crosby, Alice Cooper and Beatles producer George Martin. 

For two years, he’s been writing pieces about all these people — and many others — on Substack, an online platform that allows writers to upload their article so subscribers can read them. He has more than 1,000 readers; his column is called “Stories From the Edge of Music." 

Because he can’t play music, the gods gave him the gift of talking about music. His stories are (he hopes) entertaining, informative, funny and even inspiring.