Tom Irwin and Ben Bedford Saturday, Mar 21 7pm Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation 745 Woodside Rd. 585-9550 Donation: $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 members, $5 students (6-18)

Two of Springfield’s finest folk musicians, Tom Irwin and Ben Bedford, strum, pick and sing Saturday night at 7:30 for a Prairie Grapevine Folklore Society concert at the Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation. These two beloved singer/songwriters are the acoustic kings of the capital city. Tom has opened for well-known crooners Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams and Hank Williams III, and has eight full-length original recordings to his credit. After only four years as a full-time artist, Ben has played at WFMT’s Folkstage and Folklore Centrum in Sweden, had his music featured on National Public Radio’s Car Talk, saw his debut and current sophomore albums reach the top ten on the Folk-DJ charts and is currently the number one artist.