Friday Night Concert in the Park featuring Dangerous Doug Harper

“Dangerous” Doug Harper will take the stage at 7 p.m. for the Friday Night Concert at the Heritage Park
Pavilion at 1st and Main streets.

Harper is a returning musician, bringing many songs he’s written himself. A native of Nevada, Mo.,
Harper has been singing and playing guitar for many years. His career began with playing in bands, and
toured through 38 states with Nevada’s Marci Mitchell, before Harper went solo in 2012.
Harper writes “modern folk songs,” but also performs some traditional songs. He calls his genre
“subferior” because he said it’s “kind of country, kind of rock and kind of folk, which means there’s less
instruments.”

Currently he performs in many nursing homes and coffee shops and said he likes the close connection to
his audience.

Harper self-produces a couple of albums a year. When he’s not working in the theatre department at
Cottey College as a technical director, he also produces a podcast, “Lunch With Doug” and a magazine,
“Local Ear,” which can be picked up in 12 states.

“We welcome Doug back to the stage,” concert organizer Ralph Carlson said. “It’s always a pleasure to
have local musicians bring their original music.”

The concert is free and seating is limited, so bring a lawn chair. In the event of inclement weather or
extreme heat, the concert will moved to Common Ground Coffee at 12 E. Wall St.

Sound support is provided by Dave’s Music Gear and Jim Butler. The concert series is sponsored by the
Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.