08/13/2020
Greetings to all you NATB supporters…
COVID 19 brought two sold out shows to the Beekley to a close in March & April of this year. On that week before the James Maddock show in Mid-March ,the Beekley officials and I struggled to understand what this COVID 19 thing was. Looking back, the decision to cancel those two shows appears to have been the right thing to do. I appreciated the outpouring of support that you communicated to me after the decision.
Now we fast forward to Season 14 which typically opens in October and proceeds from there. The simple fact is that hallmark of the series has been the intimacy among the members of the crowd and their access to the performers. That intimacy has created some memorable evenings for the crowd and for the performers. I know it is why many of our performers love to come back. Substantial progress has been made in Connecticut in mitigating the effects of the virus but nonetheless it remains active and on all of our minds.
I continue to think of many alternates - smaller audiences, spaced seating, and others. But with all that said, the simple fact is that none of us is ready for concerts this fall. So for now and the fall, my announcement is that we are simply cancelling the October and November shows of what will be Season 14. As conditions change and/or warrant, we will be in touch. You can check into our page (Nights at the Beekley) for any more current information.
In the meantime, some very talented people recorded some of our concerts over a 3 season cycle. The results of that are on YouTube with various artists. You simple search for Nights at the Beekley and they will come up. Darrell Scott’s famous encore on that old broken down piano is there. Truly a treasure.
I hope this finds you all well. And I’m hopeful that we may come together some time in the future.
Best
David Sessions
