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SUMMARY:RB Stone in Concert! Bruce Gallant Opens
DESCRIPTION:“A bluesman who has been there and done that. This guy has been down all sorts of gravel roads\, often face-first.” – Blues Revue\nRB 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 answers yes to all.\nAs a teen\, RB left home and joined a 90-man rail gang traveling the Midwest before settling down into blue collar trade work that found him itching for adventure. At 23\, he left Ohio with only a truck\, some harps\, and a guitar and headed to Colorado to work as a cowboy. RB found lodging in a barn on an Indian Reservation in Ignacio where he learned horses by day and taught himself guitar at night. His music-loving parents had instilled in their son a passion for blues and rock and roll\, and it finally took hold of him out here in the West\, where he began entertaining guests of local outfitters by the campfire.\nRB’s life and career have taken many twists and turns\, and he’s got both bruises and significant accomplishments to show for it. As an independent musician\, he has 18 albums under his belt\, has toured 32 countries and five continents\, and sold over 40\,000 albums at his shows and festivals across the world. He has a song catalog with Gwen Gordy of the Motown Dynasty at EMI. He’s had principal roles in national commercials\, appeared in national music videos\, and his songs have been recorded by artists such as The Marshall Tucker Band. RB has worked with acts such as Hiroshima and The Charlie Daniels Band. Billboard Magazine honored RB with a songwriting award\, and the man’s not stopping any time soon.\nMore about R.B. Stone:RBstone.com\nOur ACMA member Bruce Gallant opens the show. For over 40 years\, Bruce has been writing songs\, using them as a journal to reflect the different times in his life. “I started writing songs in my late 20s and have never stopped. Anything of importance in my life is in one of my songs. Writing is essential for my survival.” Bruce is also on the board of the Americana Community Music Association\, and hosts the weekly Singer-Songwriting Circle\, and can often be found performing around town. He tells the best Dad jokes ever!\nTickets for this show are available at the door.\nDoor donations:ACAM Members – $15General Admission – $20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rb-stone-in-concert-bruce-gallant-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Karyn Oliver in Concert! Bill Veach Opens
DESCRIPTION: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.\nIn 2009\, Karyn moved to a town called Boring\, MD with a broken heart and a cheap guitar. It was from this place that she created her first solo album\, Red Dress\, that earned her Kerrville New Folk Finalist and Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist in 2011\, as well as 2010 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest winner. In 2011\, Oliver moved to New York City\, with a renewed heart and a better guitar. It is from this place that she created her latest solo album\, Magdalene\, and became a Kerrville New Folk Finalist for a second time in 2016.2017 brought Oliver to North Carolina\, where she steeped herself in the great writers of the South\, and recorded a new album\, “A List Of Names”\, which charted on both Folk and Americana radio in 2019.In 2020\, Oliver moved to Texas in the middle of a pandemic\, and waded into the great Texas songwriting tradition. The fruits of that move are “Cherchez La Femme” a new collection of songs released in October of 2023\, featuring an all-female cast in an effort to bring more attention to the fantastic women creating music today. The first three singles have already gotten critical acclaim and song awards.\n“This is a very special album that deserves a wide and appreciative audience; and in Karyn Oliver I think I’ve unearthed a very special talent too.”- The Rocking Magpie“Karyn’s lyrics will have you thinking while you’re enjoying the top-notch musicianship found in this collection”- Jack Dugan\, Folk Odessey\, WIOX Community Radio.\nFind out more about Karyn at:karynoliver.com\nACMA member and singer/songwriter\, Bill Veach opens the show. Bill Veach was a drummer in a rock band in college\, but guitars are easier to move and make for better neighbors so he spent $100 of his precious college beer money on a flame red acoustic guitar. Moving was a part of his life for years\, with a love of travel that is expressed in many of his songs. His songs are often autobiographical\, about his experiences\, travel\, love\, loss\, hurricanes\, and some characters he has met on his journey. Bill is a Western boy\, raised in Colorado and lived in Utah and Wyoming before becoming a full time resident of Fort Myers Beach. He became active writing songs as part of the Cheyenne Guitar Society in Wyoming and finds inspiration in the camaraderie of the ACMA Singer Songwriter Circle on Sundays. Bill has never met a genre he didn’t like\, and his style varies from slow finger picking to channeling that college drummer through a guitar pick.\nBill’s music can be found on billveach.com.\nTickets for this show are available at the door.\nDoor Donations:ACMA Members – $15General Admission – $20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/karyn-oliver-in-concert-bill-veach-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Sorry will be rescheduled......Andy Wahlberg  @ The Planetarium.
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA and Calusa Nature Center are excited to announce another concert inside the Planetarium under the stars!\nDoors at 6:30\, Music at 7Tickets at https://www.calusanature.org/event-details/music-under-the-stars-2https://www.calusanature.org\nAndy 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 all.\nAndy began performing at live venues in his early teens. During that time\, he honed his craft playing venues all over the United States. He started playing his trademark Harp Guitar which he found in a pawn shop in Los Angeles in the early ’70’s. After studying at a performing arts college for two years\, he began a full-time career as a performing artist\, focusing on the unique sound of the Harp Guitar.\nSince then\, Andy’s musical career has spanned over 45 years\, more than 3000 concerts and performances nationwide\, 8 albums and hundreds of television and radio appearances. Andy has performed on stage with groups such as Chicago\, Spyra Gyra\, Firefall\, Hall and Oates\, Don McLean\, and the Spinners. In his own recording studio\, he has created soundtracks and scores for numerous television\, radio\, and movie projects. His most recent works include the soundtrack for the PBS Special Florida’s Historic Lighthouses and the motion pictures “Captiva” and “Jericho”.\nAndy is married and has 2 children. He performs in concerts and clubs in the US and abroad. Andy currently resides in Southwest Florida.\nwww.harpguitarguy.com\nOpening the show! Doug Shemenski – Harp GuitaristDoug musical journey began in 1978 when he purchased his first guitar. Life soon took a different path after he met his soulmate\, Holly. As Doug focused on building two businesses and raising a family\, the guitar took a back seat.Following Holly’s passing in 2019\, music found its way back into Doug’s life during a Christmas gathering in 2020 when his grandchildren encouraged him to pick up his guitar again.Rekindling his passion\, Doug dedicated himself to mastering the guitar. In 2021\, he joined the ACMA as a volunteer\, setting up and tearing down concert equipment. A turning point came in February 2024 when he attended a performance by Muriel Anderson\, whose artistry inspired Doug to envision incorporating the harp guitar into his own music. After also attending two shows by Andy Wahlberg\, Doug was convinced.He purchased his harp guitar in April 2024.Since then\, Doug has embraced performing\, starting with open mic nights and appearances at the Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point Village. Now\, he shares the soulful melodies of his harp guitar by playing twice weekly at Health Park’s four-story atrium and during dinner at a rehabilitation facility. His music brings joy and healing to others\, making this chapter of his life deeply fulfilling.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/andy-wahlberg-in-concert-the-planetarium-doug-sheminski-opens/
LOCATION:Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium\, 3478 Ortiz Ave\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hymn for Her in Concert! Mike McMillan Opens
DESCRIPTION:“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\nThe ACMA audience has spoken….”Bring back Hymn for Her!” And so we did.\nHymn for Her began as the duo of Wayne Waxing and Lucy Tight some 20 years ago in Philadelphia\, playing garage rock and roots-punk via Waxing on drums while also playing either guitar or banjo\, and Tight on cigar-box guitar\, has blossomed into a trio with the many times addition of daughter\, Diver\, on keys. Diver has been part of the touring unit since birth\, hustled along with Mom and Dad in the touring Airstream as they made their way around the country on what seemed to be a never-ending tour.\nThey’ve got five full-length releases under their belt\, and as of late have been doing the singles thing. In 2023\, they’ve dropped two: “Elders” is a soft\, harmony-heavy nod to when Waxing and Tight worked in a retirement community before the pandemic\, a cut that’s the ripe\, dream-pop sound they’ve pushed out. “Guns\, Porn and Jesus” is a glorious jab at some of the roadside sights and personal beliefs of some of the residents of Hymn for Her’s now home state of Florida\, a blast of cow-punk and satirical hillbilly rock that would make Mojo Nixon proud. Both singles were recorded at their home studio\, which remains home base for future musical output.\nHymn for Her have been busy touring across the country and abroad over the past few years\, injecting juiced-up backwoods country blues with a dose of desert rock psychedelia that has been described as “Hell’s Angels meets the Amish\,” and “Hillbillies with electronics opening Pandora’s Box”\nIn 2017\, they returned to the UK and Europe playing many festivals\, including Glastonbury\, to promote “Drive Til U Die” to their overseas audience.They recorded their 2nd album\, “Hymn for Her Presents . . . Lucy and Wayne and the Amairican Stream”\, in their vintage 1961 Bambi Airstream trailer at locations stretching from Philadelphia to Malibu on a three-month tour.\nThe duo certainly covers a lot of musical territory in Smokin Flames. Their wild-eyed mash-up of country\, blues and punk led U.K. music critic Steve Bennett to call H4H’s sound “a riotous\, rocking roadkill stew\,” while others have referenced such diverse bands as Captain Beefheart\, Primus\, X\, R.L. Burnside\, JS Blues Explosion and the Ramones.\nImpressively\, the two create their “ripsaw sounds” (Los Angeles Times’ Randy Lewis) with only a few instruments. Wayne (with the devilish voice)\, mainly playing the kick-drum\, high-hat\, acoustic guitar and harp\, serves as the group’s rhythmic driving force. Lucy (of the fallen-angel voice) delivers a gritty squall on her “Lowebow” — a custom-made cigar-box guitar: “The Riff Monster.”\nDuring the pandemic\, Hymn For Her played a live song on FB every Sunday for over a year. These “Singalong Sundays” were a way to share smiles and keep connected with fans.\nAs stated in their press kit\, which is the ACMA’s good fortune….“Catch this duo and many times trio as they burn down the highway and tear up your town like a Wichita twister”.\nMore cool stuff about Hymn for Her at:hymnforher.com\n\nOpening is ACMA Member and Singer/Songwriter Mike McMillan. Mike got his first guitar as a teenager and has been pursuing his musical dreams ever since (in between jobs\, 4 kids and several dogs). After his first Doc Watson concert in the 1970’s\, he was inspired to learn finger picking and then later\, many blues songs. Mike can be found performing regularly with The Pearl Street Band. \n\n\nTickets are available at the door for this show.\nDoor donations:Members – $15General Admission – $20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/hymn-for-her-in-concert-bob-williams-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Rebecca Folsom in Concert! Carolyn and David Stanley Open
DESCRIPTION: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!\nMoving 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.\nBorn 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 grew up running trails and writing songs amongst the pines and aspens\, capturing inspiration from the plethora of spiritual teachings along with the sanctuary of the natural world.\nIn addition to her 11 released albums and vibrant coaching career\, Rebecca has written and published two books of poetry and created numerous paintings of fine art.\nPassionate about elevating creative freedom\, love\, and authentic connection\, Rebecca believes in daring to dream our wildest dreams\, author the change we want to see\, and trust in the goodness that shines from within. From lilting intimate storytelling to the unbridled rise of impassioned choral harmonies\, Rebecca’s new songs are potent medicines.\nTake a listen:rebeccafolsom.com\nCarolyn and David Stanley open the show. This husband and wife team are the perfect compliment to each other’s music talents. Mixing up rhythm and finger picking on the guitar and adding a little harmonica\, David’s songs create and eclectic mix. Carolyn adds harmony and accompanies his songs with guitar\, clawhammer style banjo or charango (a South American 10 stringed instrument).\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor Donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rebecca-folsom-in-concert-carolyn-and-david-stanley-open/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Rod Abernethy in Concert! Bill Burkert Opens
DESCRIPTION: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\nRod 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 he was the Grand Prize winner of American Songwriter’s Bob Dylan Song Contest. His last album Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore\, produced by Grammy nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier\, Kim Richey\, Glen Phillips)\, received rave reviews from No Depression\, American Highways and The Wall Street Journal and was the Top 20 CD of 2021 at No. 11 on the Folk International Folk Charts.\nRod’s talents go beyond being a dynamic performer\, vocalist\, instrumentalist\, and storyteller. He’s a prolific photographer\, a sculpture artist of whimsical steampunk found-object robots and a seasoned teacher and adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem\, NC\, where he teaches how to score video games. As composer\, Rod has scored and produced music for countless television shows\, commercials and over 80 video games including the Electronic Art’s blockbuster hit “Dead Space” which won a BAFTA Award in 2009 for Best Use of Audio and Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” for Vivendi Universal which won the Game Audio Network Guild’s Video Game Soundtrack Of The Year in 2003.\nRod continues to perform live in acoustic venues and halls across the country. Past venues include The Woodstock Folk Festival (Woodstock\, IL)\, Club Passim (Boston\, MA)\, The Cat’s Cradle (Chapel Hill\, NC) and the ISIS Music Hall (Asheville\, NC). He is also a featured artist on this year’s popular PBS series\, Songs At The Center hosted by Eric Gnesda.\nTake a listen right here:https://rodabernethyguitar.com\nOpening for Rod Abernethy is our own Bill Burkert. Bill was born in Muskegon\, Michigan\, then moved to Tampa at age 11. Not too long later he got a guitar and the Alan Lomax book of 317 folk songs. A few years later his friend Joe showed him how to play something called “Travis” style. Later on Merle Travis DENIED having anything to do with how Bill plays guitar! Oh\, well…Some years later Bill moved to Fort Myers\, joined the ACMA\, and started writing and singing songs. Bill won the Bob Dylan look alike contest at our recent Bob Night! And was the stand out that night for playing the least known Dylan songs. Thoughtful choices. Beautifully covered!\nTickets for the show are available at the door. Door donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20\nThe listening room doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rod-abernethy-in-concert-bill-burkert-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:ACMA @ The Alliance presents The Honey Badgers.  Fred Ball opens
DESCRIPTION: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 way in the world. They were recently voted #1 “Most Wanted” at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase 2023 and were winners of the 2023 Delaware Public Media Homey Award for Best Folk Song.\n\nTicket Link. https://www.artinlee.org/.      $18-20.00\nOpening for The Honey Badgers is ACMA member musician Fred Ball.Fred Ball told us\, I got my musical start in Greenwich Village in the early 60s during “The Great Folk Scare”. Played primarily folk music until the late 60s when I started playing in a wedding band (if I ever have to play “The Shadow of Your Smile” again I might throw up). Married my wife (and 2 kids) now of 42 years and stopped playing in 1979 until 2005 when a friend who knew me from my job of teaching guitar at a local music store persuaded me to take my guitar out of mothballs and join him on stage for a few numbers. Foolish me thought it would all come back…..it did not! I did make the show and played a couple of songs (badly) but was now bitten by the bug.I recommitted myself to returning to form and have played steadily since then. I started to “play out” around 2008 and took vocal lessons since I been principally a guitar player in my bands. I ran a number of open mics in CT as well as played out as a solo “singer songwriter”.We moved to Florida in 2018 and I started out running the open mic at George and Wendy’s Sanibel Seafood Grill until COVID shut it down. I have played local gigs at Woody’s\, Hooked\, The Perch at The Wyvern in Punta Gorda\, and The Paradise Deli. I happily found the ACMA three years ago.Songwriting has become my passion and I spend time each day in pursuit of that! As a resident “old guy” my hands are now showing the ravages of age but will play until I cannot! You have to love what you do……..and I do!
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-the-alliance-presents-the-honey-badgers-fred-ball-opens/
LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patchouli in Concert!   Mary Dahl Opens
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this special concert with touring musicians And ACMA founding members Patchouli!\nPatchouli &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\n\n\nIt’s a treat to have ACMA Member and Singer/Songwriter\, Mary Dahl open this show. Mary performed for 20 years as a member of “The Lite Side” quartet in PA\, MD and DC.\nThey performed six times at the White House for 3 different presidential administrations \, entertained at Christmas specials at Hershey Park Chocolate World and opened for the original Kingston Trio at the Carlisle Theatre in 1996. As a member of the ACMA she continues to write songs and share her “Music Therapy”.\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor Donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/annie-and-rod-capps-in-concert-mary-dahl-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Songwriters on the Plaza\,   Bob Williams\,  Kim Mayfield \, & Matt Hannam
DESCRIPTION: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 listen to or download for free on his website.  www.revernation.com/bobwilliams2 \nKim Mayfield is better known as half of the Americana duo ‘Reckless Saints\,’ -with her husband\, Roy Schneider. She contributed half of the songs on the duo’s 2023 release ‘Blue Twangled Folk ‘n’ Roll.” Mayfield’s song ‘Ring Around the Moon’ made her a semi-finalist in the 2019 International Songwriting Competition\, which music reviewer Peter Lindblad described as “pearly and alluring” and “haunted by Patsy Cline.”  Kim’s influences range from the 70’s rock she grew up on to jazz standards to Americana artists like Lucinda Williams\, Gillian Welch\, Jolie Holland\, and so much more. One of her favorite quotes is “the more you love music\, the more music you love.” \nMatt Hannam is a covers artist and songwriter who performs as a solo artist and with his six-piece band The Collective. Matt is a former school teacher who has worked in the Telecommunications industry for the past 21 years. He has been a member of the ACMA since the founding year and is a former board member of both the ACMA and Hope by Song.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-on-the-plaza-bob-williams-kim-mayfield-marie-nofsinger/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T213000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
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SUMMARY:Hank Woji & Friends in Concert! Bill Frey Opens
DESCRIPTION:Hank Woji and Friends in Concert.…what a great way to kick off the partaking of March spring celebrations!\nJoining Hank for this special evening will be Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield (Reckless Saints) on guitar\, dobro and mandolin and Jonathan Lawrence (Gulf Coast Symphony) on fiddle.\n\nA 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 Blues and R&B to Reggae and Rock & Roll to County Rock and Worldbeat!\nIn the Spring of 2001 Hank moved to Houston\, TX\, fell in with a community of great Texas songwriters\, and found a new musical voice as a Singer Songwriter. But\, destiny turned a page and it was his chance move\, in 2009\, to the far West Texas desert town of Terlingua that has most reshaped his life and his music.\nCritics have described Hank’s music as “acoustic-wielding\, sharply observed\, Americana all the way” and being “in the best tradition of the Texas troubadours like Guy Clarke\, Townes Van Zandt and Butch Hancock” and that “His troubadour style also comes very close to the style of Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger\, or as we heard on ‘Nebraska’ from Bruce Springsteen.”\nHank has released six self-produced CDs: Medallion in 2005; American Dreams in 2008; There Was A Time in 2010; Holy Ghost Town in 2013; The Working Life in 2014; and most recently Highways\, Gamblers\, Devils and Dreams in 2023.\nOf his recently released 6th CD\, Tony Award winning songwriter\, Anaïs Mitchell says: “Highways\, Gamblers\, Devils and Dreams is a sprawling meditation on mythic American themes\, Hank is a warm-hearted and precise troubadour of the old school.” The album debuted in September 2023 at #5 on the Euro Americana chart and #3 on the FAI Folk Music chart.\nOver his 40+ year music career\, Hank has performed with such notable artists as:Jonathan Byrd\, Joe Jencks\, Sonny Kenn\, Hogan & Moss\, David Amram\, Spook Handy\, Jaimee Harris\, Susan Herndon\, Terry “Buffalo” Ware\, Grant Peeples\, Bob Livingston\, Rebekah Pulley\, Clarence Clemens\, Butch Hancock\, Jimmie Dale Gilmore\, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger.\nHank is a proud member of AFM Local 1000 and tours nationally\, performing regularly at festivals\, coffeehouses\, theaters\, clubs and house concerts as a solo singer songwriter; in various duo and trio configurations; and with his TexAmericana Jam Band\, The Hank Woji Conspiracy.\nListen to some of his music:hankwoji.com\nOpening for Hank Woji & Friends is ACMA member Bill Frey!Bill started playing guitar/harmonica and song writing in 1960’s. Influenced by Miles Davis\, Billie Holiday\, Chuck Berry\, Harry Leahey\, Jimmy Smith\, Kenny Burrell\, Bob Dylan\, John Pilla\, Paul Butterfield\, and BB King\, his musical style remains eclectic but blues based. He has recorded and played venues in NYC\, Philadelphia\, up and down the Jersey Shore\, the Hamptons\, Boston and Burlington\, Vermont. His career has included stints with The Floyd Morgan Blues Band\, The Bristol Flames and for the past 30 years leading the Deep Freyed Blues collective.\nDoor donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/hank-woji-friends-in-concert-bill-frey-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T213543Z
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SUMMARY:Darren Nicholson Band in Concert! Ralph Leeseburg Opens
DESCRIPTION:Darren Nicholson\n\n” 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 to mention\, along with new stars of today such as Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson.\nAside from being superb musicians\, singers\, and songwriters\, all of these artists shared (or share) one special trait – the ability to connect with their audiences and make the audiences feel that their songs were written just for them.\nNo matter the size of the venue or audience – from huge stadium tours to intimate listening rooms – these artists all possess the magical ability to make you feel as if you were the only person there\, and that they were performing that song just for you.\nDarren Nicholson has this unique ability as well. Combining the instrumental talent to blister anything with strings\, along with incredible vocals and superb songwriting skills\, Darren puts the icing on the performance cake with a wicked sense of humor and compelling personality that will bring even the most hardened audience out of their seats.\nNot only is he a world class artist\, but Darren is genuinely a world class guy\, always positive and always helping others. Don’t miss the chance to see this incredible artist perform his musical magic\, in person or on a recording—you’ll be glad you did\, and you’ll likely make a new friend in the process!\n– Bob Plott\, Mountain Memories Productions\nFind out more here:darrennicholson.net\nWe don’t get too see/hear enough of Ralph Leeseburg on our ACMA stage. Don’t miss a rare performance when he opens the show for the Darren Nicholson Band! About Ralph: Ralph has been making music for more than 50 years but it has only been the last 20 that he has set intentions on positive music. A little folksy\, a little rootsy\, a little bluesy\, a little bit of rock’n’roll. And something he likes to call Metaphysical Country. He really likes sharing the vibe and hopes to leave you smiling.\nDoor donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/darren-nicholson-band-in-concert-ralph-leesburg-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
CREATED:20241211T185837Z
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SUMMARY:Mare Wakefield and Nomad @ ACMA @ The Alliance.  J.D. Lashley opens
DESCRIPTION:Look who’s coming to the ACMA @ The Alliance for the Arts series!Old friends in new places!\nDoors open at 2:30. Show at 3:00 PM.\nTickets: $18 for ACMA/Alliance Members. $20 general public.Get them in advance at www.artinlee.org.\n“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\n“You’ll be astounded” says Maverick Magazine about this Nashville-basedAmericana duo. featuring award-winning southeast Texas songwriter Mare Wakefield on guitar and Turkish-born\, classically-trained Nomad on piano and accordion\, this husband-and-wife duo delights audiences with their Americana\, old-name country and contemporary folk. Former Kerrville Folk Festival Newfolk Finalists and Falcon Ridge folk festval emerging Artists\, the duo had a song featured in a 2017 Lifetime IV Move. The duo tours with joyful exuberance and regularly performs ail across the Us– including concerts asArtists in Residence at Grand Canyon National Park!\nBorn with wanderlust in her DNA\, Mare lived in eight different places before she was ten. “It was a roller-coaster way to grow up\, but my brother and I learned to fit in fast\,” she says. “We picked up Wisconsin accents in two weeks. Eighteen months later we were drawling like native Texans.”\nFor Turkish-born Nomad\, the journey was equally varied. His musical education began at the exclusive Istanbul Conservatory and continued with a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Nomad’s gift for musical arrangements includes a full arsenal of classical\, folk and jazz chops.\nVersatility and travel-scapes are evident in their music. Listeners roam through Arizona deserts\, Oklahoma oil fields and Amsterdam canals. Journeys go inward too\, exploring hope\, heartbreak and barroom brawls. Story and song are woven together by Mare’s intimate delivery and Nomad’s exquisite piano and accordion.Currently based in Nashville\, the pair were 2016 and 2015 Kerrville NewFolk finalists and 2015 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists.\nmarewakefield.com\nACMA member J.D. Lashley opens the show. “If Folk Singer Todd Snider dropped his kid brother on his head\, he’d have probably wound up a lot like JD Lashley. JD works hard and writes harder\, trying to pluck jokes and rhymes out of the grind. His style is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music\, and he’s not afraid to sneak in a little Hip Hop… Something for everyone.”
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/mare-wakefield-and-nomad-acma-the-alliance-j-d-lashley-opens/
LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
CREATED:20240625T192741Z
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SUMMARY:Songwriters on the Plaza   Ray Boone\, Matt Hannam\,& Bruce Gallant
DESCRIPTION:Songwriters on the Plaza                 \nThe 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. \nThe ACMA\, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit\, promotes local artists who perform original songs. At these events\, expect to hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences and the stories behind their songs. Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music\, which blends blues\, roots\, folk\, bluegrass\, and country. There’s plenty of space\, so bring a friend and enjoy the music! \nRay Boone is a native Floridian\, In 2007 he moved to Nashville\, Tennessee to produce RFDTV’s Music and Motors with Mike Curb and Sony Music artist cousin Larry Boone and began writing songs. His Florida roots brought story songs about living the coastal salt life and the escapism that it brings. \nIn 2007 he moved to Nashville\, Tennessee to produce RFDTV’s Music and Motors with Mike Curb and Sony Music artist cousin Larry Boone and began writing songs. His Florida roots brought story songs about living the coastal salt life and the escapism that it brings.Radio A1A\, Beachfront Radio\, Shore Life Radio\, Dockside Live\, Beach Radio and several other tropical rock stations have been playing his songs in their rotations. His first CD/album “Island Songs” has produced several chart toppers along with CD album “Legacy” and his new CD/album “I Wanna Live Like That” is out now and in rotation on your favorite Trop Rock \, Country Americana radio stations.Ray is a BMI songwriter and MFG Recording artist and has had song cuts by several independent artists\, including High South band\, Jake Clayton\, Ricky Lee Tanner\, and sync music on PBS\, The Sportsman Channel television shows.He considers himself a songwriter storyteller and has moved back to his home state of Florida to Cape Coral and will be performing at house concerts\, Parrot Head clubs\, Tampa’s Music on The Bay\, Cedar Key Tiki Festival\, Riverfest Jacksonville\, BMI Island Hopper and Key West Trop Rock’N Duval music festivals. \nMatt Hannam is a covers artist and songwriter who performs as a solo artist\, and with his six piece band The Collective. Matt is a former school teacher that has worked in the Telecommunications industry for the past 21 years. He has been a member of the ACMA since the founding year\, and is a former board member of both the ACMA and Hope by Song. \nPast regular solo and duo performances include World of Beer University Parkway (2016 to 2019)\, and Three Fishermen Seafood Restaurant (2016 to 2020). He has also played at various other local establishments. \nBruce Gallant  For over 40 years\, Bruce has been writing songs\, using them as a journal to reflect the different times in his life. “I started writing songs in my late 20s and have never stopped. Anything of importance in my life is in one of my songs. Writing is essential for my survival.” Bruce is also on the board of the Americana Community Music Association\, and hosts the weekly Singer-Songwriting Circle\, and can often be found performing around town.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-on-the-plaza-ray-boone-matt-hannam-bruce-gallant/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
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SUMMARY:Lipbone Redding in Concert! Andy Getch Opens
DESCRIPTION:Feel good music\, story telling\, a generous soul…Lipbone Redding has it all! Welcome back to the ACMA stage!\n“Traveling the world\, making friends and music.”\nLipbone is a one-man orchestra and award-winning collaborator\, who makes stories into songs\, and songs into birds. In his early years\, he left his home of North Carolina to live in New York City\, where he busked nightly for three years in the Uptown 6 train subway station in SoHo. The experience of New York has led him to many accolades and adventures. His music is groove-inspired\, unique and heartfelt; a rootsy\, soulful joy that can move a crowd to dancing with just a microphone and a guitar. In honor of his many influences from around the globe\, Lipbone is uncompromisingly true to his own voice and music.\n“Vocals\, guitar and…other stuff.”\nLipbone is a master at rousing a room into howls and unbridled sing-alongs. With a band or solo\, his songs are peppered with vocal trombones and throat-singing crickets\, fantastic animals and a host of poignant characters. Lipbone engages the audience as if they are additional band members\, and invites them to employ their voices\, claps and dance moves for the greater good.\nLipbone regularly makes music for deep guided meditations\, yoga\, and wellness\, and is an avid supporter of healing with sound\, cultivating a loving heart\, and a positive mind.\nWhenever he is not adventuring\, Lipbone enjoys his status as artist-in-residence at Oak Grove Retreat in Tarboro\, North Carolina\, where he co-hosts festivals\, retreats\, and regular live events.\nwww.lipbone.com\nhttps://instagram.com/lipbonehttps://facebook.com/lipbonereddingmusicmakerhttps://youtube.com/teamlipbone\nOur own ACMA member Andy Getch opens the show. Andy has been a member back to the humble beginnings of the ACMA. He has the ability to pull the audience into his music and stories that accompany. Andy is a talented singer/songwriter\, painter of cool stuff and dedicated environmentalist. He and his wife open their home to traveling musicians for house concerts. Thank you for all you do to support the mission of the ACMA!\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor donations:Members/$18General Admission/$22\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm\n\n\nOur own ACMA member Andy Getch opens the show. Andy has been a member back to the humble beginnings of the ACMA. He has the ability to pull the audience into his music and stories that accompany. Andy is a talented singer/songwriter\, painter of cool stuff and dedicated environmentalist. He and his wife open their home to traveling musicians for house concerts. Thank you for all you do to support the mission of the ACMA!\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor donations:Members/$15General Admission/$20\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/lipbone-redding-in-concert-andy-getch-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T213000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
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SUMMARY:Verlon Thompson in Concert! Ray Cerbone Opens
DESCRIPTION:Thirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo performer\, and as the trusted sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark\, Verlon has viewed the world from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma).\nAlong the way Verlon Thompson compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson\, Dierks Bentley\, Anne Murray\, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band\, Kenny Rogers\, Randy Travis\, Del McCoury\, Sam Bush\, Trisha Yearwood and many more.\nVerlon has co-produced Guy Clark’s Grammy nominated cd “Cold Dog Soup” as well as “The Dark”\, “Workbench Songs” and “Somedays the Song Writes You”.\nEqually important in his songwriting and live performances\, Verlon’s guitar work cannot go unnoticed. His guitar can be heard on recordings by Restless Heart\, Pam Tillis\, and many more\, including\, and especially Guy Clark.\nVerlon was honored to contribute to the score of the Tamara Saviano documentary “Without Getting Killed or Caught”\, the story of Guy and Susanna Clark and Townes Van Zandt.\nAs the in-house musician for Genuine Human Productions (genuinehuman.com) Thompson scores themes and background music for documentaries and special film projects.\nTo the everyday country music fan\, Verlon Thompson is not a household name. But within the music community of Nashville\, Thompson is a songwriter and guitarist almost without peer.\nComplete discography\, videos\, accolades and such available at www.verlonthompson.com\n\nOne of the founding members of the ACMA\, RayCerbone\, opens the show. Ray began playing guitar during the late 60’s folk scene. With the support and inspiration of fellow local and touring musicians\, he began writing and playing in earnest in 2010. Traveling a long road in a short time\, his music encompasses many genres\, including Americana\, Folk\, Blues\, Ballads\, and a little bit of Country. His storyteller style takes the listener to another place in time\, his music and lyrics bringing evocative insights into the many sides of life. Ray is also a singer-songwriter’s song-singer. That is\, he does interpretive covers of other great originals by little-known but very talented artists using his own creative touch. His inventive fingerstyle guitar is uniquely diverse and easy-on-the-ears.More about Ray at:steelonwood.com\nTickets for this special event are available at the door.\nDoor Donations:Members/$20General Admission/$25\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/verlon-thompson-in-concert-ray-cerbone-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
CREATED:20240702T172531Z
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SUMMARY:ACMA presents House of Hamill @ The Alliance for the Arts.  Bob Williams opens
DESCRIPTION:We’re so happy to once again be partnering with the awesome Alliance For The Arts to present live music in The Fould’s Theater\nPlease join us when The House of Hamill makes it ‘s ACMA debut…..a concert that has taken six years to make. happen!   Note: Doors open at 2:30. Show at 3:00\nHouse of Hamill owes its existence – almost entirely – to a series of cancelled flights.Rose Baldino and Brian Buchanan first found themselves onstage together at the 2014 Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City.Rose’s band Burning Bridget Cleary was scheduled to perform\, but inclement weather prevented two of her bandmates from flying. Desperate to salvage the showcase\, Rose approached Brian\, who she knew fronted Canadian celtic rock band Enter the Haggis. She thrust a guitar into Brian’s hands\, pulled him onstage\, and the two just clicked.Four years and hundreds of shows later\, the duo was booked to play a closing slot at a Colorado festival\, so they hired a bass player and drummer to fill out their sound. By the oddest of coincidences\, their hired bandmates’ flights were canceled the day of the show. A frantic Facebook post introduced Brian and Rose to local musician Caroline Browning\, who joined them on bass for the weekend. Once again\, the chemistry was undeniable\, and House of Hamill became a trio.Today\, Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US\, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their version of “Pound a Week Rise” rose to #1 on the US Folk DJ charts\, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” amassed over 16 million views on Facebook\, where it was shared over 400\,000 times. The band’s upcoming release\, “Wildfire\,” marks House of Hamill’s most compelling work to date. Featuring their strongest and most exciting songwriting\, “Wildfire” is filled with lyrical depth\, sophisticated vocal and instrumental arrangements\, and hooks that are simply irresistible. This album captures the vibrant energy and creativity that have become the hallmarks of a House of Hamill live show.Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels\, adding lush three-part harmonies into traditional folk ballads\, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road\, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences from the very first note.\nDoors open at 2:30. Show at 3:00ACMA/Alliance members\, $18/Public $20www.artinlee.org for tickets. or Pay at the door….\n\n“Absolutely electrifying… mesmerizing melodies that redefine what’s traditional\, with personality and verve.” – Paul MacArthur— CelticRadio.net\nUpcycled Celtic Folk!\nWhether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels\, adding lush three-part harmonies into traditional folk ballads\, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road\, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences from the very first note.\nwww.houseofhamill.com\n\nBob Williams kicks off the show\, joined by special guest Jack Ewald on fiddle. Over a decade ago\, Jack supported Bob at his first performance at the ACMA\, and since then\, both have played countless shows—solo and with different bands. They’re thrilled to reunite on stage for this very special performance. \nIn the late sixties\, Bob Williams\, a young guitarist from Long Island\, NY\, began writing his own music as soon as he mastered three chords. Drawing inspiration from Folk-Rock and Country-Rock\, Bob crafted a unique sound influenced by the folk singers of the 60s and the singer-songwriters of the 70s. His writing evolved into what is now known as Americana Music\, a blend of Roots\, Folk\, Country\, Bluegrass\, Blues\, and everything in between.   Over the past decade\, Bob has performed numerous concerts\, opened for national touring artists\, and regularly played with The Pearl Street Band. His songs have also been recorded and released by other artists. Known for sharing the amusing stories behind his lyrics\, Bob’s songs are personal\, irreverent\, funny\, sad\, and always heartfelt. His performances have been described as a mix of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with solo acoustic Bruce Springsteen. While that may be a stretch\, Bob’s passion is evident in his music..  www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2 
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-presents-house-of-hamill-the-alliance-for-the-arts-bob-williams-opens/
LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T213000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
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SUMMARY:ACMA presents Shanna In A Dress.  The Lost Lakers open
DESCRIPTION:Shanna in a Dress is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone is thinking but no one else will say and you’ll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak with a hefty side of entertainment at her shows. This witty wordsmith is known for making audiences laugh and cry\, sometimes in the same song. Think Jason Mraz mixed with Ingrid Michaelson with a twist of Phoebe Buffay from Friends all wrapped up in a sweet voice accented by guitar\, piano\, and ukulele.\nShanna describes her music as “quirky folk pop from a clever millennial who sucks at dating.” Shanna started her career at the University of Virginia\, biked across the country and fell in love with Colorado where she resided for eight years\, and now keeps her fun music flowing out of Nashville unless she is touring the US or Europe. You can’t get the same Shanna in a Dress show twice with her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. She manages to teeter the line masterfully of taking on complex subject matter with smart yet accessible lyrics. Her songs are laden with clever wordplay and delight audiences of all ages.\nIn 2020 alone\, Shanna was a winner in the Kerrville New Folk Competition\, won the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition\, was named a semi-finalist in Songwriter Serenade and a Grassy Hill emerging Artist at the falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Her debut record’s wildly successful crowdfunding campaign reached 50% of its goal the day it was launched before ending up at 200% of the original goal. The album titled “Robot” was released in May 2022. Shanna’s most recent adventure was the cross-country bike tour “Shanna in a Dress on a Bike” where she totaled 61 shows in 20 states (not to mention 2000+ miles of biking). www.shannainadress.com\nVideos:\nA Face Like Yours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK-4BzH9GP8\nOpening for Shanna are ACMA member musicians The Lost LakersThe fabulous Lost Lakers open this show. Tim Foote was raised in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and Karen Foote here in Fort Myers. When they met in Arkansas\, there were two guitars being passed around. Everyone in the room\, including Tim and Karen\, were surprised by how easily their harmonies flowed together. They chose the less-traveled path to Alaska and spent the last 40 years raising their 3 children in Fairbanks\, where Tim practiced medicine and Karen was a wood-fired ceramic artist. They have written songs about whatever was in front of them\, whether it be the challenges of raising children\, the loss of loved ones\, the humorous or the awkward\, hurricanes and (of course) lullabies for the grand babies. But most often\, they sing about their love for each other.\nDoor donations: $15General public $20
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-presents-shanna-in-a-dress-the-lost-lakers-open/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T175012
CREATED:20240624T141134Z
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SUMMARY:Songwriters on the Plaza   Bob Patetta\,  Ray Cerbone\, &  Chakulla.
DESCRIPTION:Songwriters on the Plaza                 \nThe 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. \nThe ACMA\, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit\, promotes local artists who perform original songs. At these events\, expect to hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences and the stories behind their songs. Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music\, which blends blues\, roots\, folk\, bluegrass\, and country. There’s plenty of space\, so bring a friend and enjoy the music! \nBob Patetta is a singer-songwriter specializing in blues\, rock and folk\, and has been performing and recording on guitar\, harmonica and vocals for over 50 years. Born and raised in New Jersey where he started out singing and playing in rock bands\, he has also worked extensively along the Gulf Coast of Florida\, playing harmonica and washboard with Rosie O’Grady’s Dixieland Band in Pensacola\, guitar and blues harp in the greater Tampa area and Lee County\, and in Ohio since 1990. He is currently performing with the Hot Potatoes band in Ohio\, and with Wildlife Drive in Florida\, as well as making many solo appearances. He is also known for making a joyful noise on Sunday mornings at many Unity and UCC churches. \nRay Cerbone Is one of the founding members of the ACMA. Ray began playing guitar during the late 60’s folk scene. With the support and inspiration of fellow local and touring musicians\, he began writing and playing in earnest in 2010. Traveling a long road in a short time\, his music encompasses many genres\, including Americana\, Folk\, Blues\, Ballads\, and a little bit of Country. His storyteller style takes the listener to another place in time\, his music and lyrics bringing evocative insights into the many sides of life. Ray is also a singer-songwriter’s song-singer. That is\, he does interpretive covers of great originals by other very talented singer/songwriters using his own creative touch. His inventive fingerstyle guitar is uniquely diverse and easy-on-the-ears. Ray’s recently released CD\, “How Much Time”\, has received glowing reviews stateside and overseas. \n  \nChakulla  is an individual\, expressing his music with an organic grove of worldly rhythm’s\, unique guitar cords\, catchy and memorable melodies. He sings out with an acoustic guitar using a loop pedal enabling leads\, harmonica\, marimba\, conga’s\, percussion\, and vocal percussion lines to manifest on the spot and live . \nHe is best described as the Folk/World/Jazz/Americana artist\, and in his 4 decades of writing and playing music Chakulla has shared his music at concert venues seating 60\,000 people\, and in Clubs\, at House concerts\, Festivals\, TV and radio appearances\, and singing out in the streets.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-on-the-plaza-bob-patetta-ray-cerbone-chakulla/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACMA @ The Planetarium\, Grace Morrison and Marc Douglas Berardo in Concert. D'hruva opens
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA and the Calusa Nature Center have partnered to present Music Under The Stars INSIDE the Planetarium. Our second concert of the series is headlined by Grace Morrison and Marc Douglas Berardo. ACMA member musician D’hruva Stephenson opens.\nGrace Morrison: gracemorrison.com \n“Her voice smacks of Jewel\, and her style\, cadence\, song structure is every inch from the school of Joan Osborne\, Lisa Loeb\, Natalie Merchant — Lauren Daley/Boston Globe \n“She is folk. She is pop. She’s unbelievably masterful behind the wheel of a guitar. Morrison’s vocal storytelling can make you cry; it can make you sing.” — Emily Clark Old Colony Memorial \nBorn and raised on the shores of Cape Cod\, Grace’s unique brand of “saltwater country” has established her as a confident\, refreshing voice in country-pop. With performances at Nashville’s Bluebird Café and co-writes with multi-Grammy winner Lori McKenna (Humble and Kind) and hit songwriter Barbara Cloyd (I Guess You Had to be There) under her belt\, Grace made a name for herself in 2022 at songwriter festivals from Massachusetts to Montana. During this stretch she gained further recognition and invitations to write with Dana Hunt Black (Check Yes or No)\, and Steve Dean (Round About Way). \nOutwardly effortless and radio-ready you might take for granted what makes Grace’s songwriting special. With musical influences ranging from Fats Domino’s rock and roll licks; the raw expression of jazz; Celtic ballads; and 90’s pop choruses – Grace delivers “three chords and the truth” in a package that is familiar and yet undeniably unique. \nGrace Morrison is a mother\, musician\, renaissance faire performer\, cranberry farmer\, songwriter\, and storyteller. With subjects ranging from Titanic to tantric; an “evening with” Grace will take you from the court of King Henry VIII to debauchery in Denver. With humor and raw honesty\, audiences leave Grace’s shows with her songs stuck in their heads and their toes tired from tapping. Marc Douglas Berardo: Marcdouglas.com \n“Berardo takes you to a place within yourself to make changes you want to see in the world.” — Mary Jane Twohy\, The Village\, Sirius/XM Radio \n“High-quality story-telling\, picking\, and playing.” — Rob Ellen\, The Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile\, U.K. \nSinger-songwriter\, performer\, and keen observer\, Marc Douglas Berardo’s songs are sharply drawn and cast a net on unusual and beguiling characters and places that bring to mind James Taylor\, Jimmy Buffett\, Guy Clark\, and Steely Dan with a touch of Mark Twain or Hunter S. Thompson. His songs have been recognized at prestigious national festivals and events such as The South Florida Folk Festival\, The Wildflower Arts and Music Festival\, and the Kerrville Folk Festival. \nHe has opened for or shared the stage with The Doobie Brothers\, Little Feat\, John Hiatt\, Martin Sexton\, Eric Taylor\, Kevin Welch\, Kim Richey\, Will Kimbrough\, Ari Hest\, Red Molly and David Olney. Berardo’s interview and live performance featured on the Sirius/ XM Satellite Radio show The Village was voted one of the best of the year by listeners. No Depression Magazine called his last CD Whalebone: “sincere\, fluid\, charming and above all gripping.” \nOpening the concert is Dhruva’ Stephenson. In her own words…”Singer-songwriter\, jammer\, traveler. Loves singing harmonies and flirting around with flute\, mandolin\, bass\, percussion\, piano and other lesser-known instruments”. She is an ACMA member from the Mid-Atlantic region. Her music reflects a variety of folksy and bluesy genres highlighted by her distinctive contralto voice. Dhruva’ has released several albums of original music. \nTicket link. www.calusanature.org
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-the-planetarium-grace-morrison-and-marc-berardo-in-concert-dhruva-opens/
LOCATION:Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium\, 3478 Ortiz Ave\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reckless Saints in Concert! The Bernardis Open
DESCRIPTION:“Their ‘Blue-Twangled Folk n Roll’ sound rides like a V8\, firing on all cylinders…!”~ Gurf Morlix \nAn ACMA favorite kicks off the New Year….The Reckless Saints! Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield are the core duo and songwriters of Reckless Saints. Partners in music and love since 2003\, they began recording and touring five years later. “Blue Twangled Folk ‘n’ Roll’ is the answer Roy provided to the question “What kind of music do you play?” The Fort Myers based duo decided to use his answer as the album title for their new release\, while also adopting the title of their 2018 release ‘Reckless Saints’ as their new band moniker. \nKim & Roy met online in 2003\, when it was still awkward to admit to such in public. On their first date\, Roy had Kim playing a few chords on the mandolin and their musical collaboration began. Roy was making a living performing in local venues at the time\, but was reluctant to share his original songs as he felt no one was really listening. Kim suggested they book a summer tour\, playing any venue that would have them\, so they could focus on playing their own songs for a listening audience. Roy agreed\, and the duo spent 6 weeks on the road pulling a tiny camper. The inaugural tour gave them confidence to continue seeking a bigger listening audience and led to higher profile bookings and two European tours. The duo spent over a decade touring and recording 5 CDs of original music under their solo names before officially adopting Reckless Saints as their band name. \nReckless Saints founder Roy Schneider was 16 and in hiding when he began making music in earnest. He had just escaped a yearlong incarceration at a controversial facility for troubled teens called Straight\, Inc. where\, among many other things\, he had been denied the right to play his guitar\, listen to or even talk about music. \nKim Mayfield grew up in a house filled with music. By age 9 she began piano lessons\, learning the basics of technique and reading music; mistakenly believing that reading sheet music was the only way to play piano. \nReckless Saints newest release\, “Blue Twangled Folk ‘n’ Roll’ features notables such as David Gans\, Freebo\, Charlie McCoy\, and David C. Johnson. \nMore cool stuff here:\nrecklesssaints.com \nOpening for Reckless Saints is ACMA Members The Bernardi’s \nThe BERNARDIS started out as a couple over 50 years ago. Many years after moving to Southwest Florida\, they got the notion to try out some open MICs\, and found out he could play\, and she could sing\, and that it was fun. And so\, the adventure began.\nFlorida offered them many other opportunities\, including the Guitar Army in Punta Gorda\, the Barberville Folk Festivals in Pierson\,   and The Farm stage in Brooksville.  It is here they found their music family.\nNick and Kathy embrace the songs they find and perform them with original flair. They offer an eclectic blend of Americana and contemporary music. Some of them are obscure songs written by well-known artists.  They are happy to have you sing along with those that are well known. \nDoor Donations:\nMembers/$15\nGeneral Admission/$20 \nTickets available at the door. \nDoors open at 6:30 pm and concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/reckless-saints-in-concert-the-bernardis-open/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Songwriters on the Plaza - Mac Martin\,  Peter Slota\,  Gene Martin
DESCRIPTION:Songwriters on the Plaza                 \nThe 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. \nThe ACMA\, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit\, promotes local artists who perform original songs. At these events\, expect to hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences and the stories behind their songs. Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music\, which blends blues\, roots\, folk\, bluegrass\, and country. There’s plenty of space\, so bring a friend and enjoy the music! \nMac Martin is a notable musician hailing from Arcadia\, Florida\, celebrated for his contributions to the Coastal Americana genre\, also known as Trop Rock. A fourth-generation Floridian\, Mac Martin has a deep connection to his roots\, which is reflected in his music.His 2022 release\, “Margarita Skies\,” is a tropical-themed project dedicated to the Trop Rock genre. The title track from this album reached #1 on the Weekly Trop 40 chart for two weeks in 2023\, showcasing its popularity within the Trop Rock community.  Mac hac been inducted to the prestigeous Trop Rock Music Academy. \nIn addition to his recent work\, Mac Martin has a history of accolades. He won the Top Ten Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest in 2013 for “Ed Watson\,” featured on his “Wrinkles In Rhyme” CD. This album\, released in March 2013\, includes 13 original songs\, with Martin performing most of the instruments. \nOne of his well-known tracks\, “Florida Cowboys\,” with lyrics by Victor Milt\, gained significant exposure through its inclusion in two award-winning documentary films: “Cowboys of Florida” and “Cracker – The Last Cowboys of Florida.” Overall\, Mac Martin is a prominent figure in the Trop Rock genre\, known for his authentic sound and deep ties to Florida’s musical heritage \nPeter Slota is a Florida born retired\, disabled Vietnam Vet. As a musician and songwriter\, Peter came late to the party. He had been playing guitar since high school\, never rising above a intermediate level\, (having once sold a treasured Ovation guitar to eat). Later years proved a bit more fruitful.  An agreeable wife\, a used Taylor Dreadnaught\, joy re-discovered and the journey began anew. \nPeter’s musical leanings are varied. In writing\, you will see a lot of his military experience coming through. Based on his own time in the Army as a medic\, as well as those of fellow veterans who share in intimate group settings\, he finds a connection with those who shared time in any conflict. Or\, even just the military itself. \nYou can find Peter spending most of his performing time playing\, singing\, banging a maraca\, and more at VA clinics\, nursing homes and other veteran activities and venues. \n“Joining the ACMA and flexing my poetic soul with other incredible talent is really the best thing to happen to my musical self\,” Peter said. “I’m looking forward to hearing more inspriring and wonderful music\, and getting a chance to play with some of the great musicians in the area.” \nPeter winters in Bonita Springs with wife Linda and cat Mary. \nGene Martin\, who has sung in choirs\, choruses\, and glee clubs most of his early life\, first started playing ukulele at age 13\, then banjo and guitar. He graduated from medical school in 1967\, was drafted into the U S Army in 1968\, and served as a battalion surgeon in Vietnam for a year. He brought his guitar with him to Southeast Asia where the aid men sang Mammas and Pappas\, Simon & Garfunkel\, Pete Seeger\, and Peter Paul and Mary music at the aid station. On returning home he practiced radiology for 41 years. He joined the ACMA in 2016 and has been writing music ever since. He is leader of the 4 member band\, The Floridians. They entertain in day care\, rehab centers\, retirement homes and hospitals in the Fort Myers area. Gene is a co-host of the ACMA songwriters’ circle.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-on-the-plaza-mac-martin-peter-slota-gene-martin/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cliff Eberhardt in Concert! Louise Mosrie Opens
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to grace the ACMA stage\, Cliff Eberhardt and Louise Mosrie!\n“Eberhardt sings with passion and with wit…what makes his brand so rare is the self-assurance and poise he brings to his nearly flawless show.”\n— The New York Post\n\nCliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going to be a singer and songwriter. Growing up in Berwyn\, Pennsylvania\, he and his brothers sang together and their parents played instruments. His dad introduced him to the guitar and he quickly taught himself to play. Fortunate enough to live close to the Main Point (one of the best folk clubs on the East Coast)\, he cut his teeth listening to the likes of James Taylor\, Joni Mitchell\, Bruce Springsteen\, Howlin’ Wolf\, Muddy Waters\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Mississippi John Hurt — receiving an early and impressive tutorial in acoustic music. At the same time\, he was also listening to great pop songwriters like Cole Porter\, the Gershwins\, and Rodgers and Hart\, which explain his penchant for great melodies and clever lyrical twists.\n\nNew York was an ideal musician’s boot camp. Though he put in long hours as a taxi driver\, Cliff worked steadily on his music throughout the 80’s\, doing solo gigs and studio work\, and playing guitar on the road with Richie Havens\, Melanie and others. Singing advertising jingles for products like Coke\, Miller Beer and Chevrolet (“The Heartbeat of America” campaign) allowed him to devote more time to his songwriting.\n\nIn 2011\, Cliff got a phone call from the Folger Theatre and Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. They had been listening to his song\, “That Kind of Love” along with director Aaron Posner and got the brilliant idea to hire Cliff to write original songs for the Shakespeare classic “The Taming of the Shrew”. It would be set in the old West – Deadwood style – and Cliff would be cast as the blind but wise old saloon singer bookending scenes with his poignant songs and guitar phrases. The play was a huge success and won much critical acclaim across town and 7 weeks of solid sold-out shows in the Spring of 2012. In 2013\, Cliff was nominated for a coveted Helen Hayes Award for Sound Design and he and the cast won for Best Ensemble and Best Play. Some of the songs on Shrew Songs are from Cliff’s past work and some are brand new.\n\nCliff is well-known as a songwriting teacher all over the U.S. at songwriting camps and private lessons. He also produces\, arranges and advises on other artist’s recordings. He tours constantly.\ncliffeberhardt.net\n\nJoining Cliff is the fabulous Louise Mosrie. Louise started writing songs about the South – what she knew and where she grew up. In 2008\, she began working on a new album eventually to be called “Home” because she’d come full circle in her “voice” as a writer. The album was a mix of bluegrass\, country and folk and as she weaved in lush stories and songs about southern life\, she was even introduced once as “…William Faulkner with a guitar”. With those songs\, she entered some song contests connected to festivals and ended up winning top awards at Kerrville Folk Festival\, Wildflower! Festival\, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. “Home” debuted at #1 on the Folk DJ charts in January 2010 and went on to be one of the most played albums that year for that chart.\n\nIn 2012\, her 15-year marriage ended and her mother was diagnosed with brain cancer and died 6 months later. Out of those dark days came some new songs that would eventually be recorded on her newest release “Lay It Down”: 10 songs of love\, loss and surrender. On “Lay It Down”\, she collaborated with folk-rock songwriter/producer\, Cliff Eberhardt\, who envisioned that minimalist arrangements and restrained production would allow the emotional songs and Louise’s voice a stark relief to rest and shine in.\nThe new CD\, “Lay It Down”\, was released in late summer/Fall 2014…and landed on several “Best of” lists. Louise is always writing new songs…..\nlouisemosrie.com\nTickets are available at the door.\nDoor donations:\n$12/Members\n$18/General Public\nDoors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/cliff-eberhardt-in-concert-louise-mosrie-opens-2/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Blue Cactus in Concert! Pete Bensen Opens
DESCRIPTION:With an Americana/classic country vibe alongside rockin’ guitar work\, welcome these two to our ACMA stage for their debut. You are in for something special! \nBlue Cactus\, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez\, make Dream Country: a blend of grit\, glitz\, groove\, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak and harkens comparisons eclectic and iconic as Bobbie Gentry\, Fleetwood Mac\, and David Bowie. \nTheir sophomore album\, Stranger Again\, released in 2021 on Sleepy Cat Records\, nabbed enthusiastic attention from tastemakers including No Depression\, American Songwriter\, FLOOD Magazine\, Talkhouse\, and INDY Week among others. Following their critically-acclaimed 2017 debut and a string of singles in 2020\, Stranger Again saw the band taking their sound to an ambitious new plane\, where country-rock and light psychedelia mingle\, vocals soaring over twangy slide guitars and propulsive basslines. \nThe North Carolina duo have performed at several beloved festivals including Nelsonville\, Red Wing Roots\, Muddy Roots and Hopscotch and shared the stage as support for an array of artists from The War & Treaty\, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers\, and Lilly Hiatt to Town Mountain and Junior Brown among others. \nBetween the comfort of classic country and the glamour of 70s rock\, Blue Cactus resuscitates a fleeting style of honest-to-goodness country music considered valueless to a “new” country music where songwriting is officiated by financial analysts and teams of marketing plutocrats instead of woebegone troubadours. With a high lonesome twang\, an Emmylou-like southern drawl\, and blistering guitar techniques\, Blue Cactus exercises the honky-tonk muscles to firmly bear the flag for a new generation of country music. \n“If country music is often about familiarity and comfort\, this is more like having the rug artfully pulled out from under you without even noticing it.”\n—–CREATIVE LOAFING \nTake a look at this:\nbluecactusmusic.com \nACMA member and singer/songwriter\, Pete Bensen opens the show. An old hand at garage bands and rehearsal studios\, born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island\, New York. Pete now makes his home\, and home music studio\, in Estero\, Florida. He is a multi-instrumentalist\, playing acoustic and electric guitars\, bass and electric and acoustic percussion. \nTickets available at the door.\nDoor donations:\n$12 – Members\n$18 – General Public \nDoors open at 6:30 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/blue-cactus-in-concert-pete-bensen-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:David G Smith in Concert! Ray Boone Opens
DESCRIPTION:“Like John Prine and Guy Clark\, David G Smith draws inspiration from his life and those around him. His songs capture the drama and good times\, the laughter and loss that are the components of the modern world.” -Tom Wilks\, ICON Magazine \nInternationally acclaimed Artist-Songwriter David G Smith is an acoustic roots solo performer with a lyric-intensive style featuring guitars\, resonator\, music and a voice that range from dirt-funk to intimate. His music is a blend of Folk\, Americana\, Country & Blues. \nDavid was recently accepted as a Juried Artist by Noel Paul Stookey (Peter\, Paul & Mary) Music-To-Life org. He is a 2008 International Song Competition 1st Place Winner\, a Robert Oermann DISCovery award recipient\, and two-time ISC Semifinalist. \nHe performs at the prestigious Bluebird Cafe/Nashville where his shows are regularly sold out. David has released 11 albums and Mary Gauthier and Keb Mo make appearances on 4 of them to include a duet with Mary called “Shine”. He has three nationwide #1 singles and four nationwide #1 albums to include his latest release\, Witness Trees\, on the Roots Music Report (RMR) Folk & Alt-Folk Charts. His single “River Gonna Talk”\,was a nationwide 2023 #1 add on the NACC chart and reached #1 in the nation on Radio Guitar One’s Top 30 Americana Chart. David has been featured in American Songwriter and his songs have appeared on TNT\, Lifetime Network\, Travel Channel \, several PBS affiliates shows and he has a string of indie & major-indie song-cuts. \nHis last 4 albums have been accepted for Grammy consideration. His Give-Back Series donates time and raises money and awareness for a variety of charitable causes. David\, his voice and his songs are authentic. \n“I have walked beside David G Smith for many\, many years\, and I am in awe of his body of work. David’s brand new record\, ‘Witness Trees’\, produced by Neilson Hubbard\, contains groove\, story\, great singing and great songs. Bravo!” —Mary Gauthier/Artist \nFind out more at:\ndavidgsmith.com \nOpening the show is ACMA member and singer/songwriter\, Ray Boone. Ray first arrived in Nashville in the early 80’s. He did not come to play music\, he came as a music fan and to provide support for his songwriter cousin. His cousin\, Larry Boone\, was making his mark in country music\, as an award winning songwriter and an artist with Mercury Polygram. \nFast forward to 2007\, Ray returned to Nashville as an award winning outdoor television producer.He produced RFDTV’s “Music and Motors”\, featuring Mike Curb’s NASCAR team and young country music stars in the making. During the making of the TV show Ray was surrounded by songwriters and music makers who encouraged him to write. As a writer he signed with BMI. When a song he penned himself\, “Totch Brown”\, about a character from the Florida Everglades was being demoed\, independent artist Rickie Lee Tanner decided to cut it on his album “This Here.” \nA year later country artist\, Jake Clayton cut two of his compositions\, “Down with That” and “Old Red Barn.”\,”How’s that working for you” and “Means Everything”. The “High South” band had it’s first hit with his Co-write “All We Need”. The ACMA is lucky that Ray Boone and his wife decided to call Cape Coral\, FL home! \nTickets are available at the door. \nDoor Donations:\n$12/Members\n$18/General Public \nDoors open at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/david-g-smith-in-concert-ray-boone-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Songwriters on the Plaza - Fred Ball\,  J.D. Lashley\, &  Gareth Rockliffe
DESCRIPTION:Songwriters on the Plaza                 \nThe 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. \nThe ACMA\, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit\, promotes local artists who perform original songs. At these events\, expect to hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences and the stories behind their songs. Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music\, which blends blues\, roots\, folk\, bluegrass\, and country. There’s plenty of space\, so bring a friend and enjoy the music! \nFred Ball. Local singer/songwriter originally out of the Greenwich Village scene in the 60s.  Fred’s music  shares “Tall tales and verities” in the tradition of the 60’s. \nJ.D. Lashley If Folk Singer Todd Snider dropped his kid brother on his head\, he’d have probably wound up a lot like JD Lashley. JD works hard and writes harder\, trying to pluck jokes and rhymes out of the grind. His style is heavily influenced by Americana and Roots music\, and he’s not afraid to sneak in a little Hip Hop… Something for everyone. \nGareth Rockliffe\, a native of the UK\, is a professional photographer who has enjoyed writing songs for the past thirty years. His songs are often deeply personal\, but with a universal heartfelt appeal.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-on-the-plaza-fred-ball-jd-lansing-gareth-rockliffe/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jefferson Ross in Concert! Matt Hannam Opens
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to our favorite Baptizer of the Gumbo\, with a rich whiskey voice\, Jefferson Ross! Other words of praise for this talented Southern folk artist:\n\n“Beneath Ross’ melodic\, singable\, easy flowing songs lies lyrical depth. To an amazing degree\, he’s captured not just imagery but has managed to outline over a century and a half of Southern history in just a few masterful strokes of well-chosen words.”\n– Jim Hynes\, Glide Magazine\nSouthern folk artist\, Jefferson Ross\, is a songwriter\, singer\, guitar slinger and painter weaving stories for the ears and the eyes. Based in The Peach State\, Jefferson travels throughout the U.S. and Europe performing his original music and displays his art at festivals and galleries across the South.\nFor years\, Jefferson lived in Nashville playing for a number recording artists including\, Canada’s Entertainer of the Decade\, Terri Clark\, and sharing the stage with Country Music greats such as George Strait\, Toby Keith\, Reba and Vince Gill.\nHe worked as a staff writer for a number of publishers on Music Row including Curb Music\, one of the top music publishers in the world.\nIn 2010 he returned to live in Georgia with his wife and daughter and maintains a home and office in Nashville as well.\nAn evening with Jefferson Ross is a homespun southern experience that you’re unlikely to forget.\n“Jefferson Ross is a modern day mystic\, a folk artist\, a man driven by the power of the written word\, the beauty of melody\, the poetry of images and the ever ambient allure of the South.\nListen to him…” Thomm Jutz\, Nashville\, TN\nYes\, listen to him and read more cool stuff at:\njeffersonross.com\nMatt Hannam opens this show. Matt is a covers artist and singer/songwriter who performs as a solo artist\, and with his six piece band The Collective. He has been a member of the ACMA since the founding year\, and is a former board member.\nSince The Collective’s formation in 2015 his band has shared the stage with such notable national artists as Fuel\, Buckcherry\, Cracker\, Filter\, 10 Years\, Cinder\, and Smile Empty Soul. The Collective has also performed at various local festivals/events. Be sure to find out where he is playing and go listen.\nTickets for the show are available at the door.\nDoor donations:\n$12/Members\n$18/General Public\nDoors open at 6:30 pm and show begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/jefferson-ross-in-concert-matt-hannam-opens/
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SUMMARY:Jon Shain in Concert! Chuck Williams Opens
DESCRIPTION:There is no better way to finish out October’s concerts than with Jon Shain!\nShain 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 with bluegrass\, swing\, and ragtime. He is the 2019 winner of the International Blues Challenge in the solo/duo category. Shain’s most recent solo disc\, Gettin’ Handy with the Blues: A Tribute to the Legacy of WC Handy\, was released in 2018. Shain’s latest releases recorded along with long-time collaborator FJ Ventre are the gorgeous roots album\, Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday Soon (2019) and Never Found A Way to Tame the Blues (2021).\n\nJon grew up in Haverhill\, Massachusetts\, a Merrimack River mill-town that had already seen its better days by the time he was a child in the 1970s. At the same time\, Shain began to discover his love of American roots music and songwriting\, specifically drawn to the narratives about regular people and themes of social justice.\n\nShain headed south to North Carolina in 1986\, to study American History at Duke University and to continue his musical journey\, as well. It was at this time that Shain also got to meet and play with John Dee Holeman and a number of the great older NC blues players. Shain’s classes in school were heavily concentrated in southern history\, English\, and world religions. That mixture of the academic environment and the real-world blues music is what has most informed his musical direction.\nShain cut his touring teeth from 1989-1998 founding the Chapel Hill\, NC folk-rock group\, Flyin’ Mice and their spin-off group\, WAKE. The band performed with acts such as David Grisman\, Tony Rice Unit\, Hot Tuna\, and the Dixie Dregs\, released four CDs\, and played clubs\, schools\, and festivals up and down the East Coast\, building a legion of fans. After his band’s breakup\, Shain went solo\, returning to his roots in the folk and blues circuit. In addition to two albums with FJ Ventre and one with Joe Newberry\, Jon has released ten albums of his own folk-blues compositions.\nRead more at:\njonshain.com\nOpening the show is ACMA member and singer/songwriter\, Chuck Williams.\n‘Williams employs a voice that resembles Neil Young’s with the edges rounded-off. There seems to be a proud and strong tradition of folk music speaking truth to power within his tunes’.\nDon DiMuccio Motif – Providence\, Rhode Island News\nChuck’s approach is typically relaxed\, at times sentimental and always confident. He is not a folk artist with heavy political leanings in his songwriting such as Joan Baez\, Phil Ochs or U. Utah Phillips. However\, what Chuck has mastered is how to pull at Americana heartstrings and tell rootsy stories through his simple and effective novella type lyrics. Nothing is overproduced or played with flash. Chuck has a personable singing style and it’s not done to impress but express.\n\nHis music has some of the same energies of songwriters such as David Crosby\, John Prine\, and definitely Neil Young\, while not sounding like any of them. There is something here that a lot of people are going to latch on to\, especially in these trying times. Chuck’s music does exactly what it is suppose to do…..it reaches emotions in the listener. It gives words to feelings we all share and provokes thought long after the music is over. His style is unique yet it feels familiar.\nTake a listen:\nchuckwilliams.com\nTickets for the show are available at the door.\nDoor Donations:\n$12/Members\n$18/General Public
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/jon-shain-in-concert-chuck-williams-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:ACMA@The Planetarium presents Music under the Stars with Brian Smalley Bill Metts & Roy Schneider!
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA continues to support our mission statement of presenting original American music to Lee County by partnering with another amazing organization.\nWe’re excited to kick off the Songwriters under the Stars events INSIDE the Calusa Nature Center’s Planetarium with 3 amazing musicians: Brian Smalley\, Bill Metts and Roy Schneider! Wow!\n $20 general public/$18 ACMA/Planeterium members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.calusanature.org/event-details/music-under-the-stars\n\nHere’s a bit about the musiciansBrian SmalleyHaving played guitar all his life\, Brian has developed some skill on the git-box\, and possessing a creative (and somewhat disturbed) imagination\, he is a master storyteller and a riveting performer who just happens to have extraordinary guitar skills! Ya gotta hear it to believe it. www.briansmalley.com\nBill Metts:Bill Metts started playing guitar during the Country Blues revival of the 60s and fell in love with the art of finger-style guitar He has been composing songs from the writings of people dealing with great emotional trauma in order to help them heal through the power inherent in music and has developed a repertoire of his own original songs written from the heart. He has performed at the prestigious Mississippi John Hurt Blues Festival\, the world famous “Ground Zero” in Clarksdale Mississippi and in the BMI sponsored Island Hopper Songwriter Festival in Fort Myers Florida.www.mettsmusic.com\nRoy Schneider:Founding member of the Americana duo Reckless Saints\, Roy Schneider\, has been performing his original music for the past two decades. His songs have thrice made him a Kerrville NewFolk finalist\, and in 2013 a contestant on NBC’s The Voice. No Depression described Schneider as ‘a songwriter in the grandest tradition of Steve Earle\, Lucinda Williams\, Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett\, but with a voice\, songwriting skill\, stagecraft\, and instrumental talent all his own.’ He is currently at work on a new Reckless Saints recordingwww.therecklesssaints.com\nDon’t miss these 3 amazing musicians on the same stage at the same time in the same place!
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acmathe-planetarium-presents-music-under-the-stars-with-brian-smalley-bill-metts-roy-schneider/
LOCATION:Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium\, 3478 Ortiz Ave\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33905\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sorry Cancelled.... Tribby Arts Center.... Heather Pierson Duo
DESCRIPTION:An ACMA favorite and repeat performer on or All Faiths Stage! We are so happy to present her talents to the Tribby Center patrons!\nHeather Pierson is a pianist\, singer/songwriter\, song leader\, and performer with a passion for cultivating joy\, both onstage and off. Her uplifting live performances with her bassist/partner Shawn Nadeau delve into New Orleans jazz\, blues\, and folk. Best known for her ease at the piano and her bell-tone vocals\, Heather’s songs and the duo’s musicianship embody honesty\, playfulness\, and a desire to share from the heart.\nwww.heatherpierson.com\nAdvanced tickets strongly advised! Ticket link above..$30.00\nTickets.   https://www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice/
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-tribby-arts-center-presents-heather-pierson-duo/
LOCATION:Shell Point Tribby Arts Center\, 17281 On Par Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, Florida\, 33908
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T190000
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SUMMARY:ACMA  Island Hopper Encore Performances
DESCRIPTION:We had such a good time at the Island Hopper ACMA shows we decided to do it again…and invited all the ACMA musicians who performed anywhere in Island Hopper to join in a songwriter’s round. Steve Waterbury\, who was opening for Luke Bulla will add to the fun.Please come out and listen to Karen Cohen\, Roy Schneider\, Bruce Gallant\, Ray Boone\, Tim McGeary and Steve Waterbury share their songs and tell the stories behind the songs.\nDoor donation $12/$18.Doors at 6:30\, show at 7:00
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-island-hopper-encore-performances/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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