
Upcoming Events
List of Events
Songwriters on the Plaza Ray Boone, Matt Hannam,& Bruce Gallant Featured
Songwriters on the Plaza The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring all original music by local artists. These concerts will be held in the Amphitheater on South Cornog Plaza. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket, and in case of bad weather, shows will be moved to the nearby meeting rooms. The ACMA, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit, promotes local…
Mare Wakefield and Nomad @ ACMA @ The Alliance. J.D. Lashley opens Featured
Look who's coming to the ACMA @ The Alliance for the Arts series!Old friends in new places! Doors open at 2:30. Show at 3:00 PM. Tickets: $18 for ACMA/Alliance Members. $20 general public.Get them in advance at www.artinlee.org. “Lovely vocals and even lovelier songs. Mare Wakefield and Nomad are a little bit old country, a lot contemporary folk a la Dar Williams or Patty Griffin.” ~ New York Times "You'll be astounded" says Maverick Magazine about this Nashville-basedAmericana duo. featuring…
Darren Nicholson Band in Concert! Ralph Leeseburg Opens Featured
Darren Nicholson " I have been around world class musicians and concerts since I was a boy, and have promoted concerts and events most of my adult life. I am old enough to have seen the classic artists like Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, the original Seldom Scene, Tony Rice, Doc and Merle Watson, and New Grass Revival, among scores of others, as well as classic rock groups such as the Rolling Stones, Mountain, The Eagles and too many others…
Hank Woji & Friends in Concert! Bill Frey Opens Featured
Hank Woji and Friends in Concert....what a great way to kick off the partaking of March spring celebrations! A self-described “Jersey Shore Ex-Pat turned West Texas Desert Rat”, Hank Woji cut his musical teeth as a bassist in the vibrant Asbury Park, NJ music scene of the 1980s & 90s, playing in some of the Garden State’s most dynamic and innovative bands, while performing at festivals, and in clubs and concert halls, from Virginia to Ontario, in styles ranging from…
Songwriters on the Plaza, Bob Williams, Kim Mayfield , & Marie Nofsinger Featured
Bob Williams began his songwriting journey at an early age and has never looked back. Since 2015, he has released four solo albums and regularly performs in Southwest Florida and Western North Carolina. Specializing in Americana music, Bob's style blends Roots, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and other genres. Over the years, he has played countless concerts and shows, opening for several national touring artists, and has had his songs recored by other Artists. All of Bob’s music is available to…
Patchouli in Concert! Mary Dahl Opens Featured
Please join us for this special concert with touring musicians And ACMA founding members Patchouli! Patchouli &Terra Guitarra is master guitarist Bruce Hecksel and singer-songwriter, guitarist Julie Patchouli.With 22 albums recorded and appearances on TV, film and radio programs around the world, the duo's sound is a soulful fusion of blazing Spanish and World guitar instrumentals, heartstring tugging lyrics, lush vocal harmonies, and epic folk rock anthems.www.patchouli.net It's a treat to have ACMA Member and Singer/Songwriter, Mary Dahl open this…
ACMA @ The Alliance presents The Honey Badgers. Fred Ball opens Featured
The ACMA is happy to welcome for the first time The Honey Badgers are a contemporary folk duo bringing their sincere Americana sound to stages across the east coast. The married duo is known for their intense, sparkling harmonies, their honest lyrics and melodies, and their undeniable chemistry on and off stage. Weaving their voices together with Michael’s driving guitar and Erin’s wistful violin, The Honey Badgers spin stories and songs about finding yourself, finding each other, and finding your…
Rod Abernethy in Concert! Bill Burkert Opens Featured
It is the ACMA's good fortune to have Rod Abernethy on our stage! Here is just one great reason: “His guitar playing evokes comparisons to such luminaries as Leo Kottke, John Fahey, and Tommy Emmanuel." - Pop Matters Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour, master acoustic guitarist, and award winning songwriter and composer for film, TV and video games and the Overall Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 International Acoustic Music Awards. In 2019…
Rebecca Folsom in Concert! Carolyn and David Stanley Open Featured
Colorado singer-songwriter, Rebecca Folsom believes every lyric, every note, every musical collaboration carries the potency to change the world. Welcome back to our ACMA stage! Moving with ease through her four-octave range Rebecca plucks the instrument of the heart with tender fearlessness and fiery passion all meant to awaken unfettered aliveness. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Rebecca’s formative years were inspired by the alternative pulse that beats in a town nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She…
Tanner Bingaman in Concert! Mike McMillan Opens Featured
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Tanner Bingaman plays writhing folk from the hills of Appalachia via guitar, banjo, & harmonica. Tanner's songs are an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink gumbo, with explorations ranging from poignant punk melodies to rapturous and uncanny instrumental meditations, oftentimes finding himself perplexed by the task of coming down from yet another improvisational meandering. Tanner prefers barefoot walking and once saved the family dog from a rattlesnake. Tanner has been happily featured on NPR stations throughout Pennsylvania, and he has shared…
Andy Wahlberg in Concert @ The Planetarium. Doug Sheminski opens! Featured
The ACMA and Calusa Nature Center are excited to announce another concert inside the Planetarium under the stars! Doors at 6:30, Music at 7Tickets at https://www.calusanature.org/event-details/music-under-the-stars-2https://www.calusanature.org Andy grew up in Miami, Florida where he was first exposed to classical, pop and international music. He had his first “gig” at age five with a Calypso Latin band that performed at his mother’s restaurant in Miami every weekend. Andy played the bongos while wearing a little Ricky Ricardo suit, puffy sleeves and…
Hymn for Her in Concert! Bob Williams Opens Featured
“These trailer park hippies can sing and play their butts off and don’t give a hoot what the straights think! It’s White Stripes meet Country Joe McDonald, with things just psychedelic enough to keep everyone interested and on their toes. The humor is good. The music even better.”– Vintage Guitar Magazine/RA The ACMA audience has spoken...."Bring back Hymn for Her!" And so we did. Hymn for Her began as the duo of Wayne Waxing and Lucy Tight some 20 years…
Karyn Oliver in Concert! Bill Veach Opens Featured
2020 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriters' Competition winner Karyn Oliver is part Joan Osborne, a touch of Janis Joplin and a bit of Emmylou Harris – effortlessly oscillating from bluesy to country and back. Her musical inspirations come primarily from the eclectic mix of music to which she was exposed while growing up in the musically diverse culture of Washington, D.C. In 2009, Karyn moved to a town called Boring, MD with a broken heart and a cheap guitar. It…
RB Stone in Concert! Bruce Gallant Opens Featured
“A bluesman who has been there and done that. This guy has been down all sorts of gravel roads, often face-first.” – Blues Revue RB Stone is not who you think he is. Far from the average American bluesman, RB Stone is a man who has lived to tell the tale, whose blood runs thick with the stuff blues and country songs are made of. He’s been called a Blues Cowboy, Country Bluesman, Americana Artist and Roots Rocker, and he…
Wyatt Easterling in Concert! Robert Bidney Opens Featured
Welcome Wyatt Easterling! Wyatt Easterling’s decades of success in the music industry includes a myriad of roles from performer to songwriter, and as an executive of both a major record label and publishing company. This wealth of experience and accompanying success in all these varying facets of the industry, give him a unique and valuable understanding of the music business. When Atlantic Records opened their Nashville office, Easterling signed on as Chief of A&R, and started his track record of…
Bear and Robert in Concert! Kim Mayfield Opens Featured
A Folk-Blues-Americana Duo With A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi! That can only mean Bear and Robert. Bear and Robert are Cindy Bear and Franc Robert (row-bear), an award winning singer-songwriter duo from Jacksonville, FL. Together their acoustic sound has been described as a deep well of of Folk, Blues and Americana with high energy. This duo placed #6 in the top 10 in the 2024 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest! Cindy and Franc’s catchy melodies, toe tapping…
Kristy Lee in Concert! Kevin John Allen Opens Featured
Welcome Kristy Lee as she performs for the first time on our ACMA stage! Kristy's career started in the early 2000's with an exclusive deal through Target Stores across the U.S. releasing her 1st album, Lifescapes. She's been touring the U.S. and overseas for the last 20+ years. Although she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, her creative spirit is proving to be the therapy that is stronger than the disease. Her latest release (Aug 2023), The Olive Tree,…
George Worthmore and the Divebombers in Concert and Bon Mokadam Featured
OY BOOK BINDER...."I'd sell my soul to the devil to play like George Worthmore" George Worthmore, a star in the New York City music scene for over twenty years, began with a one-year stint as a guitarist with Kinky Friedman. He's played backup guitar for Bo Diddley, Ben E. King, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lou Christy, and The Platters. He has also played shows as a second guitarist with Hot Tuna. He emigrated to South Africa in 1997 where he owned…
Grant Malloy Smith in Concert! Steve Waterbury Opens Featured
Grant Maloy Smith returns to ACMA in his beloved home state of Florida, bringing songs and stories from his most recent album MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES, as well as from previous critically-acclaimed and Billboard top 5 charting albums like APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES and DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES. Over the years his albums have spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart and #12 on the Country album sales chart.…
Ben Gage in Concert! “Houseboat” Jim Visone Opens Featured
Ben Gage is a songwriter from Akron, OH. Ben Gage grew up in the rust belt of Northeast Ohio, spread out in the countryside along the great Lake Erie. His roots run deep beside the hard working blue collars that Ohio has to boast. That tenacity, love of family, and respect for a long day can be seen in his music. He doesn’t shy away from life’s ups and downs and sews human experience within all his songs, artfully, without…
Doug McLeod in Concert! Mike McMillan Opens Featured
One of our favorite blues musicians is back! Doug McLeod to tell it, "just like this!" MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit, and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters from the faceless to the legendary to strikingly real life. Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner, including the 2024 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year Raw Blues…