Lou & Peter Berryman

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,391

Project of

Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2013

End Date

June 2013

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Rice

Houston

Mower

Project Overview

Lou and Peter Berryman are musical humorists who have delighted audiences nationwide for more than thirty years. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, and Burns and Allen notwithstanding, these two are originals. They have produced seventeen albums and four songbooks of their often hilarious, quirky, yet oddly profound songs, and have toured the U.S. and Canada to rave reviews. Berryman songs are sung around the world by a legion of professional musicians, including Peter, Paul & Mary, Peggy Seeger, and Garrison Keillor, as well as shower singers everywhere. Lou and Peter’s songs are not off-color, but often have themes that are beyond the experience of children and therefore, recommended primarily for adults.

Project Details

143

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,391

Other Funds Leveraged

$234

Direct expenses

$2,625

Administration costs

$61

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.012

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Emphasize the importance of comedy and music in your local community. Enhance the future musical and comedic performance experience for participants through education. Increase access to music, enhancing audience comfort and confidence with comedic music.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Everyone thought the programs were high quality. Lou & Peter Barryman were received very well. Many said how much they appreciated that the program was geared for adults and not a family or children's program. They loved the fact that all Lou & Barry's music were "original, unique lyrics, and upbeat" pieces in verse & music about our state. "They sang faster than my mind could calculate what they sang!" was a response echoed by many. Everyone's favorite song seemed to be "The Stuff Song" because it was a realistic problem for all of us.