The Collaboratory has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to bring you FREE outdoor concerts featuring all-original music by talented local singer-songwriters. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening under the stars! (Shows will be outdoors, weather permitting.)The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated to supporting original music. Each showcase...
Being diversified is Ruth Wyand’s specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm alto voice Ruth plays a mix of Americana, jazz, blues, folk, country with a portion of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in. Her songwriting is universal, using a melting pot of styles with lyrics that are timeless,...
Doors at 2:30 Show at 3:00 Tickets at www.artinlee.org $18 for ACMA members/$22 General Public. The ACMA Alliance Concert series for March proudly presents Kray Van Kirk a fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray Van Kirk has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, but he set science aside to write songs, tell...
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park. The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented local artists. Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for an evening under the stars. The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is...
ADVANCE TICKET Needed. : See link below https://www.eventbrite.com/.../bill-kirchen-in-concert...Doors 6:30Show 7:00 Get ready for an awesome night with Bill Kirchen rocking the ACMA stage live! We are so excited that the stars finally aligned for the ACMA to bring Bill Kirchen, Titan of the Telecaster, Alumni of Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen to our...
$25.00 ADVANCE TICKET Needed. : See link below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bill-kirchen-in-concert-anthony-wayne-opens-general-public-ticket-link-tickets-1980559953135?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Doors 6:30 Show 7:00 Get ready for an awesome night with Bill Kirchen rocking the ACMA stage live! We are so excited that the stars finally aligned for the ACMA to bring Bill Kirchen, Titan of the Telecaster, Alumni of Commander Cody and the Lost...
Betty Soo is as Texan as they come. Raised outside Houston by first-generation Korean immigrant parents, educated at UT, she grew up listening to the Great American songbook and country radio. Older sisters led her to the world of singer/songwriters, and nights spent at The Cactus Café and Hole In The Wall turned her on...
Tret Fure began her career at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest. At 19, she moved to LA in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album Mousetrap....
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented local artists. Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for an evening under the stars. The ACMA, a Fort Myers–based nonprofit, is dedicated...
The ACMA always is happy to have Jon Shain back, this time in a new location.....The Planetarium at Calusa Nature Center. Hailing from Durham, NC, Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who's been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work, and his evolved musical style - combining improvised piedmont blues...
The ACMA is excited for Damon Fowler's debut on our stage! “Fowler is as expressive a songwriter as he is a singer and instrumentalist. He’s preaching an otherworldly, Americana-themed gospel from a six-stringed pulpit. He is a roots guitar guru.” -LIVING BLUES Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues...
Internationally acclaimed acoustic singer-songwriter James Kirby returns to the stage in 2025/26 with an intimate series of live shows. Known for his heartfelt lyrics, warm vocals, and melodic guitar style, James has built a loyal following through his soulful performances and authentic songwriting. With a fan base spanning across the world, James Kirby isn’t shy...
Growing up in rural Florida near the headwaters of the Everglades in gator and panther territory helped shape Prestage's spanish-moss-covered sound, but he had music in his blood before birth. Ben's maternal great-grandmother was the leader of an all-girls band (at a time when that was unheard-of) that toured the popular vaudeville circuit and performed...
A.T. and Lauren Cason were born in different parts of the Carolinas and met while studying music in college in the early 2000’s—they have been singing and playing together ever since. The combination of their training and the roots of their Carolina Piedmont upbringing helped the couple naturally craft a unique and authentic American folk...
After a lifetime of crafting finely-wrought, heart-touching songs, singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change,” he says of this point in his career “has been getting over myself and realizing this is a job and a craft. And the purpose is not fame and fortune (whatever that is)...
