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Lucy Kaplansky

Folk & acoustic band from Chicago, IL · formed 1960

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
50
Cities
43
Releases
13
Last show
Mar 14, 2026Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall

About

Lucy Kaplansky is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 1960, tagged Alt-country, folk, folk rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2027, across 50 rooms in 43 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · venue calendar, Songkick, archive etree
Upcoming shows
DateVenue
Oct 11, 2026City Winery New York CityHeadliner
Jan 8, 2027The Tin Pan · RichmondSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin, John Gorka
Jan 9, 2027Elkton Music Hall · ElktonHeadlinerwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Jan 10, 2027Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Jan 22, 2027The Argo, Whitefish Bay · MilwaukeeSupportwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt

Shows per year

  1. 20116 shows
  2. 20123 shows
  3. 20131 show
  4. 20152 shows
  5. 20173 shows
  6. 20183 shows
  7. 20229 shows
  8. 20237 shows
  9. 202411 shows
  10. 20256 shows
  11. 20265 shows
  12. 20274 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 14, 2026Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall · DenverSupportwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 15, 2026Oaks Theater · OakmontSupportwith On A Winter's Night, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, +1
Jan 25, 2026Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleSupportwith On A Winter's Night, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, +1
Jan 7, 2026Center for the Arts of Homer · HomerSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Dec 12, 2025Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Judy Collins, Graham Nash, Jimmy Webb, +8
Feb 16, 2025BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity · NorthamptonHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Feb 7, 2025Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleSupportwith On A Winter's Night, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, +1
Jan 11, 2025Outpost in the Burbs · MontclairHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Jan 10, 2025Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate) · Old SaybrookHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Jan 9, 2025Sony Hall · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka
Dec 21, 2024The Freight · BerkeleyHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Dec 20, 2024Sunset Center · CarmelHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 24, 2024The Freight · BerkeleySupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Feb 18, 2024Pepito's Parkway Theater · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 16, 2024Stoughton Opera House · StoughtonHeadlinerwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 11, 2024City Winery - NYC · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 10, 2024Pollak Theater at Monmouth University · West Long BranchHeadlinerwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 9, 2024Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleSupportwith On A Winter's Night, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, +1
Jan 30, 2024Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club · PortsmouthSupportwith Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka
Jan 19, 2024Memorial Hall OTR · CincinnatiSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka
Jan 13, 2024Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall · DenverSupportwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Jul 13, 2023Payomet Performing Arts Center · North TruroHeadlinerwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 19, 2023BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity · NorthamptonHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Feb 16, 2023Sacred Heart University (SHU) Community Theatre · FairfieldHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Feb 15, 2023Strand Theatre · RocklandHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 10, 2023Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 9, 2023Baby Grand · WilmingtonHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Feb 8, 2023The Vogel, Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red BankSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Feb 27, 2022State Theatre · State CollegeHeadlinerwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Feb 26, 2022Sccc New Theater · NewtonHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin
Feb 25, 2022Rams Head On Stage · AnnapolisSupportwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Feb 24, 2022City Winery - Philadelphia · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Feb 23, 2022City Winery - NYC · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Jan 23, 2022Peterborough Town House · PeterboroughHeadlinerwith John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt
Jan 22, 2022The Flying Monkey · PlymouthHeadlinerwith Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin
Jan 21, 2022The Cabot · BeverlyHeadlinerwith Cliff Eberhardt, Patty Larkin, John Gorka
Jan 20, 2022Emelin Theatre · MamaroneckHeadlinerwith Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cliff Eberhardt
Apr 13, 2018St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral · SeattleSupportwith Dar Williams, Richard Shindell
Apr 6, 2018Keswick Theatre · GlensideSupportwith Dar Williams, Richard Shindell
Mar 29, 2018Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Dar Williams, Richard Shindell
Oct 26, 2017Wilbur Theatre · BostonSupportwith Dar Williams, Richard Shindell
Jun 18, 2017Croton Point Park · Croton-On-HudsonSupportwith Richard Thompson, Joe Purdy, Tommy Emmanuel, +7
Apr 2, 2017CSPS · Cedar RapidsHeadlinerwith John Gorka
Sep 25, 2015High Noon Saloon · MadisonSupportwith Shemekia Copeland
Jun 21, 2015Croton Point Park · Croton-On-HudsonSupportwith The Mavericks, Ani DiFranco, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, +32
Jun 29, 2013Bryn Mawr Gazebo · Bryn MawrSupportwith John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky, John Gorka
Oct 28, 2012Cultural Center · CharlestonHeadliner
Jan 21, 2012Fletcher Opera Theater, Martin Marietta Center · RaleighSupportwith Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Red Horse
Jan 8, 2012Joe's Pub, Public Theater · ManhattanSupportwith Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka
Oct 1, 2011Smothers Theatre, Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University · MalibuSupportwith Red Horse, John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson
Sep 18, 2011Freight and Salvage Coffee House · BerkeleyHeadliner
Sep 17, 2011Fulton 55 · FresnoSupportwith Heavy Weather
Sep 9, 2011Cedar Cultural Center · MinneapolisSupportwith Red Horse, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky, +1
Jul 21, 2011Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC) · FairfieldSupportwith Red Horse, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka
Jul 21, 2011FTC StageOne · FairfieldHeadlinerwith Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

50 rooms in 43 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Manhattan5 shows
  • Sellersville5 shows
  • Berkeley3 shows
  • Fairfield3 shows
  • Croton-On-Hudson2 shows

and 38 other cities

Releases

13 releases, 1994–2025

  • The Lucy Story: Unreleased & Rare Tracks, 1976-2023

    2025 · Compilation

  • Last Days of Summer

    2022 · Album

  • Everyday Street

    2018 · Album

  • Reunion

    2012 · Album

  • Kaplansky Sings Kaplansky

    2011 · Ep

  • Life Threads

    2009

  • Over the Hills

    2007 · Album

  • The Red Thread

    2004 · Album

  • Guilty As Sin

    2002

  • Every Single Day

    2001 · Album

  • Ten Year Night

    1999 · Album

  • Flesh and Bone

    1996 · Album

  • The Tide

    1994 · Album

Lineup

  • Red Horse
  • The Pine Hill Project
  • On a Winter’s Night featuring Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, and Patty Larkin

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Lucy Kaplansky — Elkton Music Hall, 2027-01-09
Poster · Elkton Music Hall, 2027-01-09 — Songkick
Lucy Kaplansky — Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall, 2026-03-14
Poster · Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall, 2026-03-14 — Songkick
Lucy Kaplansky — St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 2018-04-13
Poster · St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 2018-04-13 — Songkick
Lucy Kaplansky — Smothers Theatre, Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University, 2011-10-01
Poster · Smothers Theatre, Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University, 2011-10-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Lucy Kaplansky on Last.fmArtist facts
Lucy Kaplansky on DiscogsArtist facts
Lucy Kaplansky on GeniusArtist facts
venue calendarShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.