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Tim Brookshire (left) and Craig played with many others at Clifty Falls
Craig instructs the kids on how to keep time at Clifty Falls
The kids join in on percussion at Clifty Falls State Park
An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the performance at Paynetown SRA, and the children kept time well
Folks enjoyed the music at Paynetown
Folks at Paynetown enjoyed the show - and some joined in!
Everyone had a great time at Paynetown
Drummer Tim Brookshire (left) and Craig at Paynetown
Educator Tim Brookshire readies for the performance at Paynetown
Spring Mill State Park
The kids loved playing at Spring Mill State Park
Drummer Dan Hostetler and Craig watch as a guest almost steals the show by playing "Bumble Boogie."
Rain necessitated moving the concert from the Nature Center Amphitheater to the Shelter at Brown County State Park
Video: Craig with Uganda Roberts at the Old U.S. Mint
Video: Craig with Uganda Roberts at the Old U.S. Mint
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Craig & The Crawdads play "I Want You To Be My Baby" at Jazz in July 2009, recorded by Community Access Television Services (CATS).
Craig & The Crawdads play "Meet Me Tomorrow Night" on WTIU, Bloomington, IN.
Craig & The Crawdads play "Hot Tamale Baby" at the 2012 Ethnic Expo, Columbus, IN.
Craig & The Crawdads play "Shuffle in D" by David Wierhake at the 2012 Ethnic Expo, Columbus, IN.
Craig & The Crawdads play "The Bloomington Breakdown" by Craig Brenner and "Meet Me Tomorrow Night" at the 2012 Ethnic Expo, Columbus, IN.
Craig & The Crawdads play "Backstage Boogie" by Craig Brenner at the 2012 Ethnic Expo, Columbus, IN.
Craig and Jeff Chapin (drums) play "Backstage Boogie" by Craig Brenner on WFYI, Indianapolis, IN.
Craig and Jeff play "The Bloomington Breakdown" by Craig Brenner on WFYI, Indianapolis, IN.
Craig and Jeff play "To Boogie Or Not To Boogie" by Craig Brenner on WFYI, Indianapolis, IN.
Craig and Joe Donnelly (sax) at the 2012 Grant Street Jazz Festival.
Craig and Lori Brenner play "The Crawdad Shuffle" by Craig Brenner.
The Ragin' Texans play "High School Confidential" in Bryan Park, Bloomington, IN, recorded by CATS.
Craig plays "You Won't Hear It Again" by Craig Brenner.
Craig, Monika Herzig, Steve Allee and Mike Lucas played together and with a rhythm section in 1998 for "An Evening of Jazz Piano" at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN. Now you can watch "An Evening of Jazz Piano" Part 1 and Part 2.
Below - Bob Seeley and Craig at The Pink Piano, Lakeland, FL - video by Richard Kindred.
Various Photos
Craig at Cincy Blues Fest Arches Boogie Piano Stage 2015 - Photo by Les Gruseck
With Carl Sonny Leyland and Bob Seeley, Arches Boogie Piano Stage, 2015
Cincy Piano Stage 2015 - Photo by Les Gruseck
Craig with Johnny V., Chris D. and George B., Cincy 2015 - Photo by Les Gruseck
Cincy Piano Stage 2015 - photo by Les Gruseck
Craig with Johnny V. at Cincy Piano Stage 2015 - Photo by Les Gruseck
Arches Boogie Piano Stage 2015 Group Photo by Les Gruseck
Craig on piano with Jean-Paul Amouroux and Genevieve Dartevelle on blues harp at the Boogie Woogie Lunch, Hotel du Lac, FR, August 2014
Jean-Paul Amouroux and Craig boogie on one piano
Finale at Laroquebrou
The cover of "Live At The Old Mint"
Craig on piano with Patrick Smet as Jean-Paul Amouroux looks on at the Boogie Woogie Lunch, Hotel du Lac, FR, Aug. 2014
Craig solo, Laroquebrou, FR, August 2014
Three pianists with rhythm section and swing dancers, Laroquebrou
Craig with Jean-Paul Amouroux, Laroquebrou, FR, Aug. 2014
Boogie Woogie Lunch, Genevieve Dartevelle on blues harp while Jean-Paul looks on
Craig & Lori at The Artsgarden, Indianapolis, Mar. 21, 2013.
Performing with Uganda Roberts in New Orleans, 2013.
Craig & The Crawdads in concert at DePauw University, March 6, 2014.
(L-R) Michael Kaeshammer, Bob Seeley, Liz Pennock, and Craig at the 2012 Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp, St. Petersburg, FL.
Lenny Marsh, Craig, and Joe Donnelly at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, May 2014
The Old US Mint in New Orleans has a state of the art performance hall and recording studio, including a new grand piano.
Backstage at the 2014 Indy Winter Blues Fest
Craig & The Crawdads at Mardi Gras at Sonka Pub.
Craig plays while Bob Seeley, at 83, makes his move off the keyboard and Liz Pennock and Michael Kaeshammer jam on the right with Dr. Blues. (Photo by Jim White)
Craig and Bob Seeley, backstage at the 2005 Cincinnati Blues Fest. Ann Rabson is on the left.
Craig, Lori, Kenny Aronoff and Gordon Bonham at the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association annual Block Party, Bloomington, IN.
Craig playing boogie woogie with Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums at Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco.
(L-R) Bob Seeley, Stephanie Trick, and Craig performed during "Arts Week" 2011, sponsored by Indiana University.
Photo by Myriah Wallace.
Blurred Crawdads.
(L-R) Nate Brenner on bass, Steve Lucky, Craig sitting in, and Carmen Getit in San Francisco with the Rhumba Bums.
Some of The Crawdads at Run Through the Jungle, a benefit for the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, Center Point, IN.
Craig & The Crawdads at the 2007 Bryan Park Neighborhood Association Block Party.
Kenny Aronoff at the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association Block Party.
Dena El Saffar records viola at Farm Fresh Studios on Live to Love by Craig Brenner & The Crawdads.
Craig & The Crawdads at Taste of Bloomington. Photo by Visit Bloomington.
Bassist Neal Heidler joined Craig & The Crawdads for Goshen First Friday in December of 2011.
Drummer Jeff Chapin.
Lori backstage at the Cincinnati Blues Festival.
Jim Bracken, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Ragin' Texans.
The angst of Jim Bracken, Gordon Bonham, Brian Lappin, and Craig, aka The Ragin' Texans, in 1987.
The Ragin' Texans a capella.
Lori and Stuart Norton, Mardi Gras at Sonka Pub.
Terry Howe's logo for a concert Craig organized - "Boogie Woogie in Bryan Park" - with Bob Seeley, Mark "Mr. B" Braun, Bob Baldori, and Craig & The Crawdads.
Bob Seeley, the Dean of Boogie Woogie Players, tears it up at Piano Night 2011.
The pianists under the banner announcing the 2012 Boogie Woogie Blues Piano Stomp.
Andrea, Henry Butler, Lori & Craig in Cincinnati.
April 27, 2013, in concert at the Old US Mint, New Orleans.
Craig plays with Johnny Vidacovich in Cincinnati at the piano players' house party prior to the Cincinnati Blues Festival.
Nate Brenner (tUnE-yArDs, BEEP, and Naytronix) on bass.
Craig at Taste of Bloomington.
New Orleans will do that to ya.
Jim Bracken and Craig at the Bluebird, Bloomington, IN.
The Ragin' Texans performing at the Bluebird, Bloomington, IN.
The Ragin' Texans rhythm section of (L-R) drummer Tim Brookshire, Craig Brenner and bassist Brian Lappin.
Tim Brookshire of the Ragin' Texans and Craig & The Crawdads.
Jim Bracken and Craig during a Ragin' Texans performance at the Bluebird, Bloomington, IN
Joseph Donnelly, baritone and tenor sax, plays with Craig & The Crawdads and frequently in The Craig Brenner Trio.
Lori with The Crawdads at Carmelfest.
Gordon, Craig, Lori and Andrea. Photo by Jeff Hammond.
Lori and Andrea Fiedler at Sonka Pub, 2007.
Alfred Roberts and Lori rehearsing before performing at the Jazz National Park.
Craig and Henry Butler backstage at the Cincinnati Blues Festival.
Craig has performed at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park annually since 2005.
With Big Joe Duskin backstage at the Cincy Blues Fest.
Lori and Ann Rabson kid around after performing in Cincinnati at the Arches Piano Stage.
(L-R) Michael Kaeshammer, Craig Brenner, Bob Seeley, and Liz Pennock.
Craig & some Crawdads and Crawdettes at the BPNA Block Party in 2007.
Andrea, Craig, Lori and Alfred "Uganda" Roberts at the Jazz National Park, 2005.
Gordon Bonham, lead guitarist for the Ragin' Texans, frequently peforms with Craig & The Crawdads.
Craig Brenner. Photo by Jeff Hammond.
"Craig Brenner, Indiana's finest! " -- Reviewer and photographer Jim White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Craig & The Crawdads at Carmelfest.
Lori and Craig at Sonka Pub, Terre Haute, IN.
Lori and Matt Socey at the 2014 Indy Winter Blues Fest.
Joe and Lori in Goshen, IN.
Joe Donnelly and Lori Brenner at Goshen First Friday, December of 2011.
The Ragin' Texans, Taste of Bloomington 2012. (L-R) Gordon Bonham, Brian Lappin, Tim Brookshire, Jim Bracken, Craig. Photo by Kurt Bauer.
Craig & The Crawdads, Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park (3rd St. Park), Bloomington, IN, June 14, 2012. Photo by Scott Higgins.
David Wierhake, Ethnic Expo 2012, Columbus, IN. Photo by D. Murray
Live at Jazz in July 2013
Jeff Chapin and Craig, Ethnic Expo 2012. Photo by D. Murray
Sam Finley, Ethnic Expo 2012. Photo by D. Murray
Sam & Sadie Johnson of the Sad Sam Blues Jam joined Craig at Salt Creek Brewery.
Carrie Newcomer, Robert Meitus and Craig played at Hoosier Hills Food Bank's 30th anniversary.
Bloom Magazine Holiday Party, Dec. 2012.
Sam & Sadie Johnson at the Bloom Holiday Party, Dec. 2012.
Sam and Sadie Johnson with Craig at the 2012 Bloom Magazine party.
Joe Donnelly, bari, and David Wierhake, Ethnic Expo 2012. Photo by D. Murray
Craig at Ethnic Expo 2012, Columbus, IN. Photo by D. Murray
(L-R) Gordon Bonham, Craig, Jeff Chapin, and BB King after opening for BB in South Bend, IN.
The Art of Chocolate, IU Art Museum, Jan. 27, 2013 - food, music and art - raised funds for LifeDesigns, which provides services for people with disabilities.
The Ragin' Texans, Bluebird, Bloomington, IN, June 22, 2012.
Genevieve can blow that harp!
The Boogie Woogie Lunch was a blast!
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (Play It Again, Professor!, Man At The Piano, and Live At The Old Mint) performs with Craig & The Crawdads in Dixie. He is known for playing with Fess, Dr. John, Willie Tee, & the Wild Magnolias.
Ben Toury helps on bass at the Boogie Woogie Lunch
Artsgarden, Indianapolis, Mar. 21, 2013.
Craig teaches his youngest piano student, Norah.
Lori adds the spice!
Craig & The Crawdads hats are available!
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts at the Old US Mint, 2013.
Craig at Cafe D'Jango, July 26, 2013. Photo by Hannah Alani.
