UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Tallman Hotel continues its 2016 series of “Concerts with Conversation” series on Saturday, Feb. 13, with an informal concert by the renowned folk duo of Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd.

This Valentine’s weekend tradition at the Tallman starts at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate Meeting House next to the hotel.

“Alisa and Kimball have performed for us in February the past two years,” commented Tallman owner Bernie Butcher. “The audience loved them both times so I jumped at the chance to have them back this year on the eve of Valentine’s Day.”

Based in Santa Cruz, Fineman and Hurd travel extensively and are favorites in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.

They’ve earned national acclaim for their world music repertoire and songwriting abilities as well as their engaging personalities. Vocal harmonies are nicely blended with instrumental prowess on guitar, mandolin, dobro and banjo.

As a musician and songwriter, Fineman’s inspirations have included Joni Mitchell, Odetta, Willa Cather, Kate Wolf and Mary McCaslin. As with these artists, her repertoire of songs speak of love, of a sense of place, and an appreciation for the earth's beauty and fragility, as well as life's sometimes difficult choices.

Following a recent performance, the Monterey Bay Weekly commented that “Alisa and Kimball are a fresh duo with gorgeous harmonies, an exquisite blend of acoustic instruments and insightful lyrics that speak directly to the heart ... They replenish the world with beauty on every level and are good medicine for the soul.”

This will be the third in the Tallman’s 2015-16 series of Concerts with Conversation.

Coming up on March 5 is a chamber concert headed by oboe virtuoso Laura Reynolds and featuring local artists Beth and Tom Aiken. The series concludes on April 16 with the Macy Blackman Trio featuring Nancy Wright on sax.

Tickets for the Feb. 13 show are priced at $25 plus tax per person and may be purchased by calling the Tallman Hotel at 707-275-2244, Extension 0.

More background information on Fineman and Hurd can be found at www.alisafineman.com/ .