Just who is Oberon, the Possum King?

                                                  














    Tom Faux: banjo & button accordion   Robin Kearton: fiddle & old-timey viola
    Randy McCabe: mandolin  Will Hope: guitar  Russell Clark: bass
    Mike Anderson: sound reinforcement



Our CD, entitled "Who'll Stop the Reign?"  is still available!

Click here to order and listen to samples!

Click here to send e-mail to Oberon!

Click here to visit Community Center for the Arts home page


Upcoming performances:

The Possums are currently hibernating.  If you're interested in hearing
more music featuring dialogs grounded in old-time and informed by
many styles please look up the Flexible Flyers!

Places they've been....
2009
April 4: Iron Post
March 29: Strawberry Fields
March 7: Iron Post
February 15: Strawberry Fields
February 7: Iron Post
January 10: Strawberry Fields.
January 3: Iron Post

2008
December 21:Live music for Green Santa puppet play presented at The Urbana Free Library; part
of the City of Urbana's 175th Birthday celebration.  
December 21:Banjo & fiddle duets at Cinema Gallery in Urbana,  
December 14: Private party.
December 13: Live music for Green Santa puppet play at C4A, Lincoln Square in Urbana.
December 6: Private party.
November 22: Strawberry Fields
November 21: "Granny's Porch" at Virginia Theatre
November 20: Krannert Center's "Uncorked" series
November 1: Iron Post
October 18: Champaign Park District Harvest Fest
October 18: Strawberry Fields
October 4: Iron Post
September 27:Community Center for the Arts Open House
September 6: Iron Post
September 5: Kickapoo Landing
August 30: Private Party
August 23: Strawberry Fields
August 16: Iron Post
July 12: Private party.  Yep, it was a busy day for those possums.
July 12: Champaign Public Library
July 12: Strawberry Fields
July 10: Aroma Café
June 28: Strawberry Fields
June 7: Iron Post
June 6: Kickapoo Landing
May 17: Community Center for the Arts Anniversary Open House
May 9: Kickapoo Landing
May 3: Iron Post
May 3: Strawberry Fields.  
April 12: Strawberry Fields.
April 9: The Urbana Free Library "Prairie Breezes" for kids series.  
April 5: Iron Post.
March 29: Strawberry Fields.
March 28: Benefit for Community Center for the Arts (C4A) at Techline Green Street Studios
March 8: Iron Post
February 21: Aroma Café
February 2: Iron Post
January 5: Iron Post



2007
December 8: Benefit concert for Bangladesh disaster relief at Illinois Disciples' Foundation
December 1: Iron Post
December 1: "Kids at Krannert" at Krannert Art Museum
November 21: Private party
November 16: Granny's Porch Concert at Virginia Theatre.
November 15: Aroma Café
November 3: WEFT benefit at the Iron Post
October 27: Live music for Halloween Puppet Play for C4A at Lincoln Square.
October 6: Iron Post
September 21: Kickapoo Landing
September 20: Private Party
September 1: Private party
July 16: Faculty recital at Bow-Dacious String Band summer camp
July 7: Iron Post
June 17: Urbana 1st Presbyterian Church
June 1: Iron Post
May 17: Barkstall School
May 16: Washington Early Childhood School
May 14: Bottenfield Elementary
May 5: Iron Post
May 3: International conference at Levis Faculty Center
April 21: Boneyard Arts Festival performance at Techline
April 14: Community Center for the Arts (C4A) grand opening
January 21: Urbana Free Library
January 11: Iron Post

2006
November 16: Krannert Center “Uncorked” Series
November 5: AWARE benefit at Channing Murray
October 25: Senior Wellness Initiative at Hawthorne Suites
October 25: “Big Small All” gathering at UI Assembly Hall
October 22: Savoy Orchard Days Festival
October 13: GEO rally
Sept 16: live broadcast on  WEFT 25th anniversary celebration
July 30: Whirlwind Project “Art of Being Neighbors” concert series
July 20: Faculty recital for Bow-Dacious String Band summer camp
June 24: Urbana Free Library “Prairie Breezes” event
June 15: Seniors’ dance in St. Joseph
Mid-May: the group formed