Music is Better LIVE!
We invite you to share an evening of great live music with us, in a relaxed setting with comfy seats! Every month from September – May, we present a Friday Evening Acoustic Music Concert starting at 7:00pm, with occasional exceptions.
Among the genres represented
- Folk
- Americana
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- Country
Your suggested donation of $20 at the door supports Manatee UUF’s programs and principles, which include the inherent worth of every person, justice, compassion, and a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Refreshments are available. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Friday, April 17th
DATE: Friday, April 17th
TIME: 7:00pm
GENRE: Outrageous Folk from a Florida Native
$20 suggested donation at the door
Open seating
Plenty of parking
Accessible
Grant Peoples
Di Morgan
A native of Tallahassee, Grant is a self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR.”
Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads.
He is the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion and wisdom of his songs,” and their “unflinching social insight and cultural acuity.”
Grant tours coast to coast and is a regular performer at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival, and The Florida, Folk Festival. January 2019 marked a second tour in The Netherlands, where FolkForum.nl described him “…a pure storyteller, in the best American folk tradition…” and his show “…one of those gems that you will remember for a long time…”
Gurf Morlix, who has produced Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen, and Slaid Cleaves—has produced five of Grant’s records, including “Settling Scores”, a collection of songs written by women songwriters, a tribute to women in the year of the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the US.
His 2023 release, “A Murder of Songs”, rated in the Top Twenty on the No Depression Best Roots Music Albums of 2023 Reader’s Poll.
Grant released his latest record, “Code to Live By”, on Christmas Day, 2025.
To read more about his background and listen to his music, visit www.grantpeeples.com
Schedule
DEC 2025
No Concert – Happy Holidays!
JAN 16, 2026
2PM Band
FEB 21, 2026
Joe Jencks (Saturday)
MAR 20, 2026
In Good Company – Acoustic Americana
APR 17, 2026
Grant Peeples – Outrageous folk from FL native
MAY 8, 2026
Brendan Nolan – Irish folksinger, the real deal!
Unitarian Universalist Association
