Lyle Morse: News

On February 20, 2010 I traveled to Kooskia, Idaho and performed in the Kooskia Opera House. This is a small town (population about 600-700) just south of the Clearwater River. I was completely impressed by number of folks that attended the concert. Clearly a third of the population of Kooskia came to enjoy my featured music and the music of my opening act, John Berning & his father-in-law Don.

Our hosts at the opera house were kind and welcoming, and the venue just exudes a special vintage ambience. I just want to thank all those involved in the promotion and staging of the concert for all their support. I also want to thank the kind folks of Kooskia and the surrounding area for their attendance and support of local music. I hope to return again soon!

I have been performing on a regular basis in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at this outstanding art gallery which is now newly located at 120 N Fourth Ave (just off Sherman). I play for Art Walk and/or Music Walk nights, usually the second and/or fourth Friday of the month. In addition to my acoustic blues, the Studio features art, jewelry, and glassware for purchase plus complimentary hors d'ouvres & wine. Please click on my "Calendar" icon for listings of my upcoming appearances at the "Studio".

My listeners at the Barrister Winery frequently asked me to perform certain songs. I have recorded 10 of these tunes and put them on my new CD called "Play that Tune". The CD is only available at my performances. So if you are interested, come and see me playing live! Click on the "Calendar" icon for dates/times of these performances.

Check this out! Go to the "Links" section of this website to view videos high-lighting some of my solo music, AND music by Keeler, Melvin & Morse. On Google video, you'll see my original composition "Afternoon Train" being used as background for a video shoot of Fish Lake, Cheney, WA & on You Tube, you'll see 2 performances of Keeler, Melvin & Morse doing 2 blues classics!

Great news! The trio of Keeler, Melvin & Morse had a successful appearance as headliners at the Tumbelweed Music Festival Saturday Evening Concert the first of September! We received wonderfully enthusiastic audience response...it was reported by the festival staff that our CD sold the most of any group at the festival. We also received invitations to play at additional festivals in the upcoming months!

Starting May 4, 2007 my "First Friday" performances at the Barrister Winery will expand to 3 hours, from 7 to 10 PM. Thanks to all of you who have come back time & time again to Barrister to support my music & the business. I appreciate your attendance more than you can imagine!
Thanks to owners, Greg & Mike at Barrister, for making this reality.

I have found a performing home for every first Friday of the month at this outstanding winery located in the Spokane Arts District in one of Spokane's classic historic downtown buildings. I would encourage anyone desiring to hear acoustic music "up close & personal" to venture down to the winery to listen and partake of some of the fruit of the vine. The winery is located at 1213 W Railroad Ave, call for directions if necessary 509-465-3591. Please click on my "Calendar" icon for appearance times and dates and click on my "Links" icon to visit the Barrister Winery website. See you there!

In addition to my solo performances throughtout the Inland Northwest, I also perform with the American roots music trio, Keeler, Melvin & Morse. The trio specializes in acoustic multi-instrumental arrangements of blues, folk, and roots music. All members of the trio are singer-songwriters and strong solo performers in their own right, so performances contain stellar original material.