Events

It would not be a proper start in 2023 for the ACMA if it's not the fabulous Reckless Saints kicking off the New Year. This talented duo is a delight...

Bill Metts. Ray Cerbone, Ralph Leesberg The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all original music by local Artists....

Great Song Now What? Free Workshop & Open Mic Workshop 2:00 - 3:30 OPEN Mic. 3:30 - 5:00 This is a free workshop for ACMA Members. Not a member, membership...

ack by popular demand with his booming voice, amazing finger picking and wordsmithing, David Mayfield is returning to our ACMA stage! Read this: Ohio-based Americana singer/songwriter David Mayfield has deep...

Modern-folk duo Friction Farm, is a husband and wife team of traveling troubadours. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay, combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life,...

You may not ever meet a person and performer as authentic as Ruth Wyand. The ACMA is so fortunate to have her performing on our stage! More about Ruth Wyand:...

Advance Tickets required for this Show https://www.eventbrite.com/.../verlon-thompson-in-concert... Doors open 6:30 Thirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo performer, and as the trusted...

The Pearl Street Band The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all original music by local Artists. Concerts will...

February Sunday night show....Mare Wakefield and Nomad in concert! “Lovely vocals and even lovelier songs. Mare Wakefield and Nomad are a little bit old country, a lot contemporary folk a...

The ACMA is fired up to have Abbie Gardner and Marc Douglas Berardo as our headliners. This is going to be a great show! More about Abbie Gardner: Abbie Gardner...

ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza David Hintz , Robert Bidney, Bob Williams The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of...

f its a teeny tiny traveling folk band coming to SW Florida then that means The Rough and Tumble are in town! With delight, we announce their return to our...

This is an outdoor show that will be moved inside if necessary Our final ACMA Alliance show of the season will feature Charlie McCoy sharing the stage in the Round...

The ACMA is excited to welcome Richard Smith to our stage. Born in 1971 in Beckenham, England, Richard started early and first picked up the guiar at the age of...

Sunday April 2nd   2-4 pm ACMA Circle, Open Mic  2pm-4pm.  FREE All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, On McGregor Something different rather than our normal songwriters Circle. We are changing this...

Anything BUT ordinary, the ACMA is excited to have the Ordinary Elephant, Pete and Crystal Damore, on our stage for the first time! International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of...

Karen Cohen , Dan Philgreen, Bruce Gallant The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all original music by local...

Welcome back to our ACMA stage...Mean Mary! Come meet and hear one of the most talented and engaging performers you will ever hear. Mary James, the youngest of 6 children,...

                 ACMA Songwriters Showcase at the Plaza Join as for our season finale as we celebrate Songwriters on the Plaza. This show will...

April showers bring May flowers AND Abby Posner to our ACMA stage for a night of great music! Abby Posner has been a working musician in Los Angeles for the...

ACMA Summer of LOVE Open Mic This is a funraiser for All Faiths to show the ACMA’s appreciation . All members of the ACMA and All Faiths are inviteded to...

“ She finds emotional trigger points you never knew existed.” - Sean Daly — The St. Petersburg Times Rebekah Pulley is a St. Petersburg, Florida based singer-songwriter whose music has...

June is hot in SW Florida, but the ACMA has some cool news. Help us welcome first timer to our listening room stage, Grammy winner, Jason Wilber! More about Jason...

We are excited to have a new face gracing our ACMA stage. A writer with the Huffington Post says this, “Mia’s voice is an instrument of exquisite beauty.” A native...

The ACMA @ ShellPoint Americana Series is happening again! We are thrilled to join with Shellpoint to host events at the beautiful Tribby Arts Center and the Noveaux Honkies, Rebecca...

Deidre McCalla is not afraid of the heat. Her upcoming tour is coming through Florida in August! The ACMA is lucky to have this powerhouse talent make her first-time appearance...

The ACMA is thrilled to be continuing our Americana Acoustic Series in collaboration with The Tribby Arts Center at Shellpoint Village. Rod MacDonald will step on the stage on August...

Summer concerts at the ACMA keep rolling on into the good stuff. One of our favorites....Grant Maloy Smith is returning to our ACMA stage! NO DEPRESSION magazine, raved: “… lyrics...

It's been a long time since Bob Sima and Shannon Plummer brought their talents to the ACMA stage. Welcome back! “They go from pin drop to foot stomp, often in...

The ACMA is happy to be invited back to Tribby Center this year to continue our summer Acoustic Americana series, presenting a smattering of "what is Americana?" to the Shellpoint...

ACMA Island Hopper Festival Singer-Songwriter Showcase Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Doors open & Cocktails. 6:30 pm • Concert 7:30pm The Americana Community Music Association The Americana Community Music Association sland...

“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Trust The Doc Sarah McQuaid’s...

ACMA Acoustic Americana Series wraps up 2023 season with the 2PM band! "2PM” is Pete Price, Pete Hennings, and Mike Jurgensen, a trio of talented musicians who blend their varied...

There is a story behind every musician that graces our stage at the ACMA. For the ACMA to be a part of this artist's 30th Year Anniversary Tour is top...

"This is one gifted s.o.b. If you are not hip to this guy you are missing a lot". - Mark S. Tucker, FAME We, at the ACMA, agree and are...

Advance tickets are recommended. 134 are available. If weather threatens the advance ticket holders will have seats indoors. Walkups on the day of the show are welcome if the show...

One of the ACMA favorites....welcome back songwriter and poet extraordinaire, Grant Peeples!! Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads. He is the recipient...

Join us for the final concert of the season at our All Faiths Venue! Touring musician and ACMA member Hank Woji takes the stage with a merry band of friends,...

ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza, Tim McGeary, Barbara Chamberlain, & Ray Boone The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of...

Happy 2024! The ACMA is pleased that some things don't change. If it's a new year for concerts then the Reckless Saints are in the house! Welcome back, Roy and...

ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza, Fred Ball, Matt Hannam, JD Lashley. The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all...

Country Standard Time said it best: “If you subscribe to the Big Tent theory of Americana, then Seth Walker –with his blend of blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock, and a...

Dan Navarro’s long and eclectic resume includes “songwriter,” “recording artist,” “singer”, “voice actor”, “road warrior” and “arts advocate” in its extensive range of credits. His former acoustic duo, Lowen &...

Get ready for more great music! A rare double bill featuring Flagship Romance AND The Rough and Tumble. The two dynamic duos will bring their musical magic to The Green...

Help us welcome Sam Robbins for the first time to our ACMA stage! Sam Robbins is often described as an "old soul singer songwriter." A Nashville based musician whose music...

The Floridians, Gene Martin,  Al Calndelria,  Mary Daha, Chuck Dettmann  And Carolyn & David Stanley The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer...

The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer an concert of all original music from two of the best local songwriters. The Concert...

A Sunday evening with Muriel Anderson....it doesn't get much better than this! Les Paul had this to say, "Just one hell of a great player …a great personality and what...

Following their Bluebird Cafe debut, Nashville based “A Tale Of Two” is an undeniable rising duo in today’s roots music scene. “Official Showcase Artist: 2022 Folk Alliance International Conference” Combining...

Roy Book Binder has been rambling around the world for the past 45 years! He gave up his Greenwich Village "pad" in the early 1970's and lived in his "Tour...

ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza, The Pearl Street The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all original music by...

In a world where language is forged as rushed texts and tweets, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Shawna Caspi takes her time crafting lyrics that are poetic and meaningful, often using unusual rhymes...

Let's do it again! We all had so much fun at last years' show (despite being moved indoors due to rain) that the ACMA and Alliance decided on a repeat...

Jim Lauderdale In Concert The Americana Community Music Association, Fort Myers, home for original Americana music is excited to a announce A Very Special Preformace by Multi Grammy Award Winning...

Armed with a voice and an entourage of instruments, songstress Kala Farnham set out into the world with one vision: To inspire through the transformative power of musical storytelling. Farnham...

Ruth Wyand : ALL STYLES OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC AMERICANA, FOLK, BLUES, JAZZ Being diversified is Ruth Wyand’s specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm...

ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza. Alan Bradford, Bill Saltzman, Karen Cohen  The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE concerts of all...

Unmistakably Nordic in flavor, Sofia Talvik somehow still conforms to American interpretations of her own original music, a North Sea siren blending sparkle and melancholy. A veteran performer with 9...

“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...

ACMA Songwriters Showcase at the Plaza Join as for our season finale as we celebrate Songwriters on the Plaza. This FREE show will be an ACMA showcase featuring many local...

Welcome Jennings and Keller back to our ACMA stage! Jennings & Keller is an award-winning nationally touring duo based out of Florida. They offer up 21st Century Americana with influences...

AMERI-KINDA-GRASS= Passerine. These 4 create a sound that is familiar and unique whether it be a sweet ballad, a foot stompin bluegrass tune or a rockin original. So happy to...

Make sure you come to this WOW summer concert! For the first time on our stage, help us give a big ACMA welcome to ADAM EZRA GROUP!! Working outside the...

An ACMA favorite will kick up her heels as she kicks off the ACMA Acoustic Series at Shellpoint Tribby Arts Center. We are proud to once again bring Americana music...

With vocals, guitar, and banjo, Matthew Sabatella connects people with music that is woven into the fabric of the United States. For more than two decades, he has followed the...

Tim McGeary hails from Naples, Florida where he has lived for the past 20+ years. Tim has been writing songs and performing since the 80’s and was with the band...

The ACMA is proud to once again be hosting concerts at the fabulous Tribby Arts Center at Shellpoint Community. Award winning Blues Musician Doug McLeod will kick off this years...

A Folk-Blues-Americana Duo With A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi! That can only mean Bear and Robert. Bear and Robert are Cindy Bear and Franc Robert (row-bear), an award winning...

Bob Dylan Tribute Show Date: August 17, Doors Open 6:30, Show 7:00PM Suggested Donation: $10.00 Get ready to celebrate the incredible local talent from the ACMA and All Faiths Unitarian...

Passerine kicked off the inaugural Americana Acoustic Series @ Tribby 2 years ago...and now...they are back by popular demand! With inventive vocal harmonies and song-writing, Passerine offers a genre-bending take...

Dubbed “The second coming of Joni Mitchell,” Chelsea Saddler has been hailed as the queen of women songwriters – past and present (Florida Times Union). Her lyrical content arises from...

Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield, the core duo and songwriters of Reckless Saints, have been partners in music and love since 2003. They began recording and touring together five years...

The Island Hopper is thrilled to once again showcase some of the finest local songwriters at The Sidney Berne Davis Art Center. All the artists performing are members of the...

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...

An ACMA favorite and repeat performer on or All Faiths Stage! We are so happy to present her talents to the Tribby Center patrons! Heather Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter,...

The ACMA continues to support our mission statement of presenting original American music to Lee County by partnering with another amazing organization. We're excited to kick off the Songwriters under...

There is no better way to finish out October's concerts than with Jon Shain! Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who’s been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery...

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: “Beneath Ross’ melodic, singable,...

Songwriters on the Plaza                 The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring...

"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...

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! Blue Cactus, the North Carolina...

Welcome back to grace the ACMA stage, Cliff Eberhardt and Louise Mosrie! “Eberhardt sings with passion and with wit…what makes his brand so rare is the self-assurance and poise he...

Songwriters on the Plaza                 The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring...

"Their ‘Blue-Twangled Folk n Roll’ sound rides like a V8, firing on all cylinders…!"~ Gurf Morlix An ACMA favorite kicks off the New Year....The Reckless Saints! Roy Schneider and Kim...

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...

Songwriters on the Plaza                 The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring...

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...

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 Please join us when The House of...

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...

Feel good music, story telling, a generous soul...Lipbone Redding has it all! Welcome back to the ACMA stage! “Traveling the world, making friends and music.” Lipbone is a one-man orchestra...

Songwriters on the Plaza                 The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring...

Look who's coming to the ACMA @ The Alliance for the Arts series!Old friends in new places! Doors open at 2:30. Show at 3:00 PM. Tickets: $18 for ACMA/Alliance Members....

Darren Nicholson " I have been around world class musicians and concerts since I was a boy, and have promoted concerts and events most of my adult life. I am...

Hank Woji and Friends in Concert....what a great way to kick off the partaking of March spring celebrations! Joining Hank for this special evening will be Roy Schneider & Kim...

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...

Please join us for this special concert with touring musicians And ACMA founding members Patchouli! Patchouli &Terra Guitarra is master guitarist Bruce Hecksel and singer-songwriter, guitarist Julie Patchouli.With 22 albums...

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...

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,...

Colorado singer-songwriter, Rebecca Folsom believes every lyric, every note, every musical collaboration carries the potency to change the world. Welcome back to our ACMA stage! Moving with ease through her...

“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...