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Exciting news for upcoming shows!March 4, 2022 - 3:20 pm
Simplegifts “Christmas From Marine” Pay-per-view Concert Launches Early – Available Now!December 13, 2021 - 2:51 pm
Christmastide Goes Fireside!November 23, 2021 - 10:36 am
Timing is Everything – Shows Postponed…September 15, 2021 - 6:49 pm
Re-Watch the Spring 2021 Parkway SeriesMay 29, 2021 - 11:06 am
What people are saying:
My first and definitely not my last visit to the Marine on St Croix Town Hall to spend time with SimpleGifts... what a fantastic night of wonderful music, angelic voices, extraordinary talent and humor... and the ambiance of that old 1875 hall....what an experience... thank you!
K. Zaspel
As 'newbies' we thoroughly enjoyed your performance last night in Zumbrota. We are looking to make this an annual tradition!
B. Meinhardt
Thank you for making the pilgrimage to perform in Albert Lea this morning! As always, a most enjoyable set... again, Thank You!
G. Robinson
This was one of the BEST concerts I've seen. Great Christmas music. I highly recommend it for all.
H. Stone
I have seen simple gifts perform nearly every Christmas for several years now and they never cease to amaze with their amazing talent and sheer musical inspiration.
J. Beckman
Just listening to the new CD. It is beautiful! Wonderful job to all of you. Looking forward to seeing the show at St. Stephen!!
Jennifer V.
Thank you for a great show last night in Omaha! This MN-girl transplant is thankful for a taste of home down here in NE.
Janna A.
Your CDs make heavy rotations every Christmas season..in fact we're already playing your music! Have a blessed Christmas to all of you.
Chad and Tabitha A.
"Great show this afternoon! My girls and I are such big fans! Thanks for starting out our holiday season perfectly!
Mary A.
Exciting news for upcoming shows!
We are so excited that founding-member, vocalist Carin Vagle, will be joining us for the soon to be announced 2022 “The Young and the Rest” concert series. She is the roots beneath so much of the accomplishments of SimpleGifts over the decades. Truly a JOY to have her back on stage making musical magic with us this year!
Simplegifts “Christmas From Marine” Pay-per-view Concert Launches Early – Available Now!
We just couldn’t wait until December 23rd to share this terrific performance featuring joyful SimpleGifts favorites captured with multi-cameras in high-def. Thanks to Steve Keller at ProMediaProductions for getting this virtual concert recording ready to share early! We plan on performing live next season but want to share our very best moments to celebrate this year with you at home.
Christmastide Goes Fireside!
Join us every Sunday before Christmas at 4:30pm (central time) for our 2021 Christmastide Fireside Chats with present and past members of SimpleGifts!
We’ll enjoy unscripted conversation and answer as many questions as possible that you might send to us so “fire” away to: info@simplegiftsmusic.net! We will also share footage from last year and enjoy a look-back to the early days of the group.
These fireside chats are FREE! Share with friends and family! You can find us at SimpleGifts Facebook Live each Sunday beginning 11/28 at 4:30pm.
Timing is Everything – Shows Postponed…
Dear Friends,
It’s not fun for me to share this news but here it is…all SimpleGifts shows will be postponed through the end of 2021. In the past two weeks not only has Covid sickened band members and their families but it has been clear at the box-office that folks are reluctant to attend upcoming indoor shows. The few tickets that were purchased will be refunded promptly.
This decision comes with extraordinary disappointment after extensive assessment and consideration of countless factors. Practicing self-care is critical for all of us and I need to focus on doing so myself for the remainder of 2021. We will miss you all until a better time comes to produce live indoor events.
Regarding Christmastide, I will be hosting a series of “Fireside” podcasts featuring previously recorded live holiday tracks and special guests. We hope you will join us when they begin after Thanksgiving. That schedule will be confirmed soon so please check back for updates. We remain dedicated to celebrating Christmas no matter what!
Thank you for all your support of SimpleGifts over the years. You are the reason we feel so passionate about the music we present.
We value every opportunity to share our music with you and are excited to do so again when the time is right.
Most sincerely,
Billy
Re-Watch the Spring 2021 Parkway Series
2021 Parkway Series
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Feb 14th with Michael Monroe
Feb 21st with Jennifer and Joe
Feb 28th with Kathleen Johnson
March 7th with Nicholas David
March 14th with Laura MacKenzie
March 21st with Jeff Arundel
March 28th with Chris Koza
April 4th with Willie Wisely
April 11th with SOFIA
April 18th with Turn Turn Turn
April 25th with Annie Mack
May 2nd with Peter Mayer
Warm Farewell to Heather Moen
Heather Garborg Moen has displayed her heart with abundant love in SimpleGifts for over a decade. She now is displaying that same love to focus on her family — husband Lee, daughters Adeline and Esther. Heather is stepping away from the spotlight that she commanded with talent and charisma after contributing greatly to the evolution of SimpleGifts. I can’t be happier for her and equally sad for this chapter in all our lives to end!
Let’s all send love and cheers to Heather — the voice, the violinist, the pianist and Norwegian advocate; my long-time “co-pilot” and dear creative friend; nothing is meant to stay the same forever — but we sure DID make magic with you — and that magic lives on!
God Bless you Heather!
– Billy
Upcoming Shows at Parkway Soon, Livestreams and In Person Tickets
Featuring Members of SimpleGifts – Laura, Amy, Karen!
The inspiration for The Church of the Lost Souls came from the audience when SimpleGifts performed The Young and the Rest at the Parkway a few years ago. After, numerous encores on a Saturday night, Billy explained “this HAS to be the last song. I have to be at church early in the morning! …or maybe we should leave all our equipment here and all come back and play for you tomorrow! We could call it The Church of the Lost Souls or something and just play whatever music makes us happy!” The audience response was thunderous and requests for this type of show have gone unabated ever since.
Filled with songs of both joy and introspection, this listening room/living room styled show will feature all kinds of new music each week with special guest acoustic artists. When allowed by MN Covid guidelines change, reserved ticket in-person socially distanced seating will allow for a live audience in addition to our livestream. More info will be available soon at billymclaughlin.com and at: theparkwaytheater.com
All SimpleGifts albums are available on Spotify, Apple and Amazon
SimpleGifts Stream-Team
Be part of our SimpleGifts Stream-Team!
One of the only ways for artists to succeed anymore is for our songs to get added to your play-lists whether you use Spotify, AppleMusic, Amazon etc. You can help us get noticed everytime you add one of our songs to your playlists. That’s all you need to do to join our new Stream Team. If you drop us a message about what you added recently we’ll add your name for a monthly drawing to win 2 tickets for one of our upcoming shows: info@simplegiftsmusic.net
Thanks for always supporting SimpleGifts!
SimpleGifts Life-Line-Fund