Kelley and the band come to New York Nov. 19 on a busy schedule showcasing her for fans, industry and press. While in town she's scheduled for a morning CNN in-studio appearance followed by a 7:30 p.m. performance on the Housing Works benefit series with John Mayer and a club set later that evening at 9:30 at The Baggot Inn . The Housing Works show is already sold out but tickets for the show at Baggot Inn are just $10 and available in advance at www.instantseats.com . Kelley is on tour across North American promoting her breakthrough new release "New Shade of Blue" on the Coda Terra Entertainment/Ryko label. Get copies at all live performances, amazon.com and other popular online sites, all major retailers and at www.kelleyhunt.com .

Kelley returns to "A Prairie Home Companion" Sat. Nov. 27, Beale Street Caravan 1st Week in December

Kelley will make her 5th live appearance on the national live radio broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor live from The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul, MN Sat. Nov. 27. The show is heard each week by 3 million+ listeners on over 300 public radio stations across the US at 5 p.m. central time. Check your local public radio station's listings for broadcast times in your area. The show is rebroadcast Sunday mornings in most markets. Kelley will also return to the popular, internationally distributed radio show Beale Street Caravan the first week of December. The show will feature a concert recorded Sept. 17 at historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK. Beale Street Caravan appears on 200+ U.S. stations with a 1.1 million cume weekly audience, in Australia/New Zealand and select Asian markets. The show runs on different stations at different times during the week - use the "Beale Street" link earlier in this paragraph to find a station and time near you.

New Year's Eve Eve, New Year's Eve shows will benefit public radio stations in Kansas City, Wichita again this year

Make plans now! Kelley and the band will appear in two performances around the New Year to benefit non-commercial radio stations in Wichita and Kansas City.

On Thurs., Dec. 30 for fans in the Kansas City / Lawrence area it's Kelley Hunt's Rockin' New Year's Eve Eve at Lawrence's Liberty Hall to benefit Kansas City Independent Radio Station KKFI 90.1 FM. Tickets are ON SALE NOW - $20 for table seats, G.A. tickets are $16 adv. / $18 day of show and available at Liberty Hall box office, all Ticketmaster locations or charge tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 816.931.3330. The Holiday Inn Holidome in Lawrence is also offering three room / ticket package options to concertgoers. CALL 785.841.7077 and ask for either: 1) "KELLEY HUNT SPECIAL ROOM RATE FOR DEC. 30" - deluxe king or double standard room only, smoking or non-smoking $74 + tax; 2) "PACKAGE 1" - deluxe king room smoking or non-smoking, 1 ticket to the show, 1 deluxe breakfast buffet $90 + tax; 3) "PACKAGE 2" - 1 deluxe king or double standard room smoking or non-smoking, 2 show tickets, 2 deluxe breakfast buffets $110 + tax.

Then, in Wichita Fri. Dec. 31 "Mardi Gras Gala" to benefit Wichita Public Radio KMUW-FM 89 throws down at the Olive Tree 29th and Rock Rd. The lineup includes The New Savoy Band and special guests followed by Kelley. The ticket package is comprehensive: $75 per person gets you a night of dancing, gourmet buffet dinner, silent auction, champagne toast at midnight! Hotel packages which include a luxury room and breakfast buffet through the Hilton Garden Inn are also available for $250 per couple. Tickets and hotel packages go on sale Nov. 22. Tickets for this event are limited to 350. To order tickets and hotel packages call 316.978.6789 or online go to www.kmuw.org.

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Kelley Hunt signs with Coda Terra Entertainment - new project "New Shade of Blue" in stores July 6!

Kelley Hunt has announced a new record deal with Coda Terra Entertainment/Rkyo. The much-anticipated new project titled "New Shade of Blue" (catalog# CTE-1002) co-produced by Garth Fundis and Gary Nicholson, will be in stores nationwide July 6. Keep checking this page for more information, advance inteviews and instructions for advance ordering. The project will be distributed in the US by Ryko Distribution. Foreign distribution information will be posted on this site as soon as it is available.

Kelley Hunt to appear in program commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Monday, May 17

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Supreme Court decision that overturned legalized segregation in America, television stars James McDaniel (formerly of NYPD Blue) and Roger Aaron Brown (The District) will appear as Thurgood Marshall and his mentor Charles Houston in a concert reading premiering the original play "Now Let Me Fly." Broadcast journalist Bill Kurtis will host. The performance at the Topeka Performing Arts Center Monday, May 17, commissioned through a partnership of The Brown Foundation and Washburn University, will be free to the public but tickets will be required. Actress and activist Yolanda King and blues singers Queen Bey and Kelley Hunt will be among the cast members and Ambassadors for Christ Music Ministry of The Historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama will perform. The play was written by award winning playwright Marcia Cebulska and will be directed by Kevin Willmott, whose film "CSA: Confederate States of America" recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Mike Wood, executive director of the Media Resources Center at Wichita State University is technical director. Scott Richardson is the producer, and the executive producer is Oz Smith, director and producer for the CBS series The District.

The concert reading will be the culmination of a day-long celebration including the grand opening of the Brown v. Board Historic Site, an event which will be attended by a great many of the nation's leaders and covered by the international press. Hundreds of readings of the play will occur on the same day across the country in a program called A Nation Acts. "Now Let Me Fly" is based on oral histories and personal interviews with the real people involved in the struggle for desegratation. In addition to Thurgood Marshall and Charles Houston, the play brings to life the unsung heroes and heroines who risked their lives and set the stage for the Brown ruling to desegregate schools in the United States.

In the concert reading Kelley Hunt will play a role and sing a duet with celebrated blues/jazz vocalist Queen Bey and members of the Kelley Hunt Band will provide passages of incidental music throughout the reading and will accompany the Ambassadors of Christ Music Ministry Gospel Choir along with Kelley. Here's a link for further information on this important historic event and the cast members, principals and producers: http://anationacts.brownvboard.org/locations/topeka/index.php#tickets.

Sheet Music for "Love Never Dies (Lullaby for Charles)" now available

Since the July 4, 1998 live broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" when the song was unveiled and after the Nov. 2000 release of that performance of the song on the "Inspiration" CD there have been many requests for sheet music for this ballad that seems to mean so many different things to so many people all over the country. We've been sincerely moved by the volume of mail and e-mail from fans with stories relating to this piece of music. Now the sheet music for "Love Never Dies (Lullaby for Charles)" is available by going to the the opening page of this website and clicking on the "ORDER CDS, TEE SHIRTS and SHEET MUSIC" link.

Make plans to catch Kelley and the band on tour this summer at festivals and shows across the U.S. and Canada

The summer tour schedule is solidifying and it looks like Kelley's routing will cover a larger segment of U.S. and Canadian geography than ever. More festivals and dates are booking every day. Make your plans now to see Kelley this summer. The itinerary is updated regularly on the DATES section of this website.