"Boo Radley' is something special. I really enjoy this music and want to hear much more. It's really, really good." ~ Peter Cooper, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN.
Boo Radley's original music highlights the songwriting skills and true passions of the acoustic duo, husband and wife Michael Shawn Turner and Patricia Matson-Turner. “Meaningful lyrics, high-quality, well-rehearsed vocal harmonies, and Turner’s intricate playing on his warm, full-bodied acoustic guitar set Boo Radley apart.” Their songs, speaking to modern-day and sometimes personal issues, resonate with audiences young and old. Ranging from soft ballads to more hard-driving acoustic songs, their spirit has proven to thrive through Boo’s live performances.
Michael and Patty share decades of songwriting and stage experience and have had the Boo Radley Music project going on since April 2014. The Gulf Coast of Florida , the 850 area in particular, embraced Boo and helped them get their start, for which Michael and Patty will always be grateful! Then Hurricane Michael’s devastation of the Florida Panhandle (90% of the venues in which Boo worked closed either temporarily or permanently) inspired them to act on a long-brewing notion that they needed to be more centrally located. In April 2019 they sold their house in the Panhandle and moved to Nashville, TN. The plan was to reach nearby cities to do shows and make it back home the same night, alleviating hotel costs. They got to Nashville and started doing shows right away.
Then covid.
...‘nuff said.
At that point Michael and Patty felt that a new direction was in order. By God’s Grace they met Mark and Suzan Mason, a.k.a. the Plunders, founders of Live on the Verge Ministries. In early 2022 they did their first prison show, and ‘Boo Radley – BIGGER than us!’ was born.
Fast forward four years to find Michel and Patty relocated back to Florida, and founders of ‘Bigger Than Us Prison Ministry, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! Now all of their efforts can be concentrated on doing many more prison shows, more regularly.
As many of their songs are written through the pain and anguish of a loved one’s addiction and repeated incarcerations, Michael and Patty feel very strongly that their music will reach men and women who have lived or are still living similar experiences. This has vividly been proven true, as learned through conversations at many of their live performances.
To see videos and learn how you can help, please visit BiggerThanUsPrisonMinistry.org.
Thank you for your interest!
