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Tim Flannery, Jeff Berkley, Ashley Norton | Acoustic Evenings | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | San Diego Local Music | La Jolla Concert

About the Event

The series continues Friday, May 30, with Tim Flannery, Jeff Berkley, and Ashley Norton. A celebrated singer-songwriter with 14 albums to his name, Tim Flannery blends bluegrass, country, and rock into heartfelt narratives about love, travel, and life on the road. A three-time World Series champion coach with the San Francisco Giants, he and his wife also founded the Love Harder Project, a nonprofit with an anti-bullying focus. Jeff Berkley is a San Diego-based songwriter, musician, and producer known for his soulful style and collaborations with major artists like Jackson Browne and Ben Harper. A multi–San Diego Music Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee, he continues to create and produce across genres. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Ashley Norton is the leader of the all-female Americana band Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth and creator of the popular all-female songwriter showcase Songbirds. Her performances feature original compositions and unique renditions of beloved classics.

Tim Flannery
It’s easy to think of Tim Flannery as a baseball man turned musician turned philanthropist. But in all honesty, all of these aspects of his life overlap, making it hard to discern where one ends and another begins. Regardless which role he’s in, Tim “Flan” Flannery is a storyteller and one of the last of the old dogs.



Flan has released 14 albums. His 2019 release, The Light , presents 11 tracks of original music drenched in real life experiences that have led Flan through darkness, pain, and disappointment to find peace and hope in today’s sometimes confusing human climate. The Last of the Old Dogs, released in 2017, gave life to new stories about the characters he’s met over the years on the road, while also delivering important messages about love, work, being an outlaw, and knowing when to fight for what you believe in.



With a voice as smooth as Kentucky bourbon and a heart worn on both sleeves, Flan’s performances ebb and flow with brilliant melodies and soaring harmonies. As a talented and prolific singer/songwriter, his music enjoys radio support across the planet, from the shores of Ireland to beach towns up and down the California coast, and he has been joined onstage by the likes of Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Weir and many others.

Jeff Berkley
Jeff Berkley is a native San Diego songwriter, musician, and producer who has left an indelible mark on the music world. Known for his soulful songwriting, masterful guitar work, and visionary production, he has collaborated with some of the industry’s most revered artists, including Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Jim Messina, Ben Harper, Indigo Girls, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Weir, Tim Flannery, Steve Poltz, Arlo Guthrie, Jason Mraz, Pete Seeger, and many more.

As one of Southern California’s most prolific producers, Jeff has shaped countless records across multiple genres, elevating the voices of emerging and established artists alike. His ability to capture raw emotion and authenticity in the studio has made him a sought-after producer and mentor.

In 1999, Jeff won the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Songwriters award in Texas, joining the ranks of past winners like Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Lindsay White.

As a solo artist and with his bands, Berkley Hart and Jeff Berkley & The Banned, he has won multiple San Diego Music Awards (SDMAs), including Artist of the Year in 2023. In recognition of his contributions to the regional and national music scene, he was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame.

Jeff Berkley continues to write, perform, and produce, always pushing the boundaries of creativity while staying rooted in the heart and soul of storytelling through music.

Ashley Norton

In addition to her solo act, singer-songwriter-guitarist Ashley Norton leads the all-female Americana band Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth and produces Songbirds, a popular all-female songwriter showcase. Her live shows consist of songs from all of her albums plus unique versions of covers audiences know and love!

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