Lee Murdock with Blue Horizon return for what's become an annual tradition--The Christmas Ship Concert. Steeped in Great Lakes heritage, the story of the Christmas Tree schooner, the Rouse Simmons, is a holiday remembrance of loss and renewal, love, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness in this music. Great Lakes songs are made of hard word, hard living, ships that go down and ships that come in. Noted as a fluent instrumentalist, Murdock's musical influences span fifteen generations, combining ragtime, Irish, blues and folk styles with his flair for storytelling in songs. Making folk music for the modern era, Lee Murdock’s work is a documentary and also an anthem to the people who live, work, learn and play along the freshwater highways of North America.

Lee on guitar and vocals will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Joel Simpson, bassist Mike Bradburn, and percussionist Greg Smith, ​otherwise known as ​Blue Horizon.