Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Bill Metts. Bill started...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Alan Bradford. Alan started...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Millie Orosz VanHorn. Millie...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Robert Bidney. Robert Bidney...
Join us with your host Bill Veach kicking off our first songwriter to songwriter interview Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled time and afterwords you...
We are so excited to welcome Brian Smalley back to our stage at the beginning of our fall/winter "We're BACK series" ! And equally excited that one of our founding members, Matt Hannam, will play an opening set. We hope that you will join us in this very special evening at the ACMA. Suggested donation....
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Mike McMillen. Mike McMillan...
Join us with our host Bill Veach for a Songwriter to Songwriter interview. Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled time and afterwords you will be...
Donations for the concert accepted at the door! Suggested Donations. $18.00 The ACMA is happy to welcome back Ellen to our stage! She'll present her new songs (crafted during COVID) as well as re-visit her classics. Masks not required for those fully vaccinated. Please keep in mind that COVID-19 is not gone, and there are...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Elizabeth Lockhart. Elizabeth Lockhart...
Join us with our host Bill Veach for a Songwriter to Songwriter interview. This weeks guest is Kim Mayfield Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled...
Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Little Fools, AKA John R. Butler & Susan Chastain. John R. Butler first played music for money during the Johnson administration. The LYNDON Johnson administration. Butler went on to play in a number of bands and as a solo performer throughout...
Join us with our host Bill Veach for a Songwriter to Songwriter interview. This weeks guest is Roy Schneider Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each Monday will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is Mary Dahl & Carolyn...
Join us with our host Bill Veach for a Songwriter to Songwriter interview. This weeks guest is Bob Williams Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled...
Evening in a Songwriter's Living Room. Long time ACMA member David Martin, now in New Mexico has but together a songwriters showcase that includes a few local friends with some intriguing musical backgrounds. Link will be available 9-10 7 pm. https://youtu.be/1dHYThwWKnw ACMA presents an Evening in a Songwriter's Living Room. Tom Adler, Michael R.J. Roth,...
Great night of music as planned with some of the Americana Community Music Associations wonderful songwriters.
Feed Florida is a monthly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. The last Monday of each month will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. This week our featured act is...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer FREE. Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather....
The ACMA is happy to once again be partnering with The Alliance For The Arts to present monthly Americana music concerts at the GreenMarket outdoor stage on the Alliance grounds. Folk Icon Rod MacDonald starts off the season. Ross Jordan will open. How reservations work for outdoor concerts: We will be accepting the first 132...
Online Facebook American Community Music Association Reckless Saints will be the featured act for October's 'Feed Florida'! All proceeds benefit Harry Chapin Food Bank. Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield are the core duo of the Reckless Saints, an original Americana act based in Ft Myers, FL. Roy, and/or Reckless Saints, have shared stages/bills or opened...
We are eagerly anticipating another fun evening with Grant Peeples. He is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and entertaining ballads. He is a pure storyteller in the best American folk tradition. ACMA Member David Hintz will be the perfect opener for Grant. Door donations $12 member/$18 public Masks not required for those...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer Free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather. The...
Songwriter to Songwriter. Karen Cohen Join us with our host Bill Veach for a Songwriter to Songwriter interview. This episodes guest is Karen Cohen Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will...
Our November Alliance show features 3 of our talented songwriters! Join us as Annie, Marie and Tim sing their songs and tell us the stories behind the songs. Tickets available at www.artinlee.org $16 general public/$15 ACMA/Alliance members The Alliance will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. If weather threatens the outdoor concert...
Feed Florida is a weekly ACMA sponsored event raising money for our local food bank. Each will feature a different musical guest with all proceeds going directly to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. Hosting the series is ACMA member Kim Mayfield. If you are able to provide financial support, there will be...
As life happens around us sometimes we have to make adjustments. Our December 4th concert will feature Louise Mosrie Coombe and ACMA member Kim Mayfield will open! Suggested door donations $15 members/$20 General public. About COVID: At this time, RSVPs are not necessary, however, masks are required and vaccinations requested. The safety of our audience,...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather....
This episodes guest is Bruce Gallant Bill’s guests discuss new and old music, songwriting, their relationship with the ACMA, a few personal titbits, and as a bonus they perform a few songs. The Youtube link below will be live at the scheduled time and afterwords you will be able to view it anytime. Sit back...
Our ACMA@Alliance Concerts continue! Purchase tickets in advance at www.artinlee.org. We will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. IF weather threatens the outdoor concert it will be moved to our indoor theatre for general admission seats. If there is no weather threat we will sell additional tickets at the door the day...
Sounds of Discovery, Acoustic Concerts At Lovers Key State Park Friends of Lovers Key, FOLKS, has joined with The Americana Community Music Association to offer Acoustic concerts of all original music. The concerts will take place in the new Welcome & Discovery Center at Lovers Key State Park. All shows are an intimate songwriters showcase,...
If it's the New Year at the ACMA....The Reckless Saints are in the house! This husband and wife team runs the gamut from engaging acoustic folk to driving bluesy tunes, with hints of twang sprinkled in. Yes, they call their style Blue- Twangled Folk "n" Roll. The ringing impression from their music is the seamless...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather....
Help us welcome to the ACMA stage for the first time, Jesse Terry! The stage has been Jesse's home for a decade. He plays around 150 shows a year, from Bonnaroo to the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival to AmericanaFest. When the pandemic canceled concerts and delayed the album's release, he pivoted to...
ACMA member Carlene Thissen will open for The Rough And Tumble @ The Alliance for the Arts as part of the ACMA's collaboration with the Alliance to present outstanding Americana music to the public. How reservations work for outdoor concerts: The Alliance will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. IF weather threatens...
You are in for a treat with this show! Ohio-based Americana singer/songwriter David Mayfield has deep roots in the bluegrass and folk scenes. The Kent native grew up playing bass and touring with his family's bluegrass band, later embracing guitar and mandolin as a teenager and earning national awards for his deft flatpicking style. Before...
Join us for an evening with a True-badour, Verlon Thompson! Songwriters seem to flourish on the fertile Oklahoma plains. Woody Guthrie, Roger Miller, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale and Jimmy Webb. Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/verlon-thompson-general-public-tickets-tickets-237059490317 Add Verlon Thompson to that list. Thirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo...
The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather. The ACMA is a Fort...
Please note this concert will be held at the Amphitheater stage on the Alliance grounds. How reservations work for outdoor concerts: We will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. IF weather threatens the outdoor concert it will be moved to our indoor theatre for general admission seats. If there is no weather...
The ACMA stage welcomes back, Lipbone Redding! Hailing from North Carolina, Lipbone Redding is an award-winning vocalist, guitar player, voice-strumentalist, storyteller, songwriter, author, teacher and traveler. He is best known for his one-man orchestra show; simultaneously playing, singing and making the instrument sounds with his mouth and without the use of a loop pedal. Lipbone...
Tim Farrell is one of only four artists to be honored as one of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists who have also won Best Instrumental in the International Acoustic Music Awards. The ACMA has the fine fortune to welcome Tim back to our stage! With so many guitarists trying to make their mark these days,...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather....
The ACMA@Alliance concert series finishes up the season with The Nouveau Honkies/Robert Bidney opens outdoor concert. How reservations work for outdoor concerts: We will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. IF weather threatens the outdoor concert it will be moved to our indoor theatre for general admission seats. If there is no...
Since 2019, the ACMA has tried to get this duo to the stage. We have succeeded! Door donations: $12 Members/$18 Public About Annie and Rod Capps: Songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings are delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and a soulful groove. Annie and Rod are on a musical...
Please join ACMA member Annie Wenz in concert with Rod MacDonald on our ACMA All Faiths Stage. We are lucky to have two talented musicians almost in our backyard! More about Annie... As a songwriter... Annie Wenz's music has been heard... On ESPN, as Independent Film scores, and from major league ballparks & Harley dealerships...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved indoors depending on weather....
The ACMA is thrilled to welcome George Worthmore and the Dive-bombers to our stage. The sound this trio puts out is toe tapping, foot stomping, good old American music. Front man, George Worthmore has played backup guitar for Bo Diddley, Ben E. King, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lou Christy, and The Platters. He is also a...
2PM” is Pete Price, Pete Hennings, and Mike Jurgensen, a trio of talented musicians who blend their varied musical talents into an eclectic mix of material, from original songs, to obscure covers, to well-known standards. With Price on guitar and bass, Hennings on guitar, bass, mandolin, and violin, and Jurgensen on guitar and harmonica, these...
The ACMA is proud to start off May concerts with the talent of Sofia Talvik! Fee donation at the door: $12/Members $18/Non Members Meet Sofia: Sofia Talvik is a rare artist and an avid storyteller with a voice comparable to giants like Joni Mitchell, or as the Folk/Americana Magazine NoDepression said it ”A singer/songwriter who...
ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association), to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. The show will be indoors unless it's an absolutely beautiful night. The ACMA is...
The ACMA is happy to welcome back (after a long absence) New Mexico based Jaime Michals! Door donation $12 members/$18 general public. “… truly inspiring … a vital, alive, creative artist who is as sharp, in touch, poignant andtimely as anyone. He’s simply an artist committed to growing who is on the journey with a...
une at the ACMA kicks in with some hot blues, jazz and folk coming to you from the Heather Pierson Duo! Help us welcome this eclectic mix of talent to the ACMA stage. Door Donations: $12/Member $18/Non Member More about this Duo: Heather Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter, and performer whose inspiring live performances with...
Always a delight to our ACMA stage-Passerine! Yes, they are like songbirds to also include the raven. So be prepared for the sweetness of harmony and like the raven, wittiness, wisdom, and creativity. Door donations: $12/Member $18/Non-Member Meet this group of 4: Passerine’s distinctive sound combines vocal harmonies, the crisp rhythms of an acoustic guitar,...
Passerine, our kick-off to the ACMA Acoustic Festival! Passerine’s distinctive sound combines vocal harmonies, the crisp rhythms of an acoustic guitar, the haunting voices of the fiddle and dobro (resonator slide guitar), the resonant lows of an acoustic bass. With inventive vocal harmonies and song-writing, supported by the sounds of acoustic strings, Passerine offers a...
As part of the ACMA Acoustic Festival at Shell Point Retirement Community we are pleased to announce this trio in the round to the Tribby Arts Center Stage: Roy Schneider, Kim Mayfield and Ray Cerbone! Founding member of the Americana duo Reckless Saints, Roy Schneider, has been performing his original music for the past two...
The ACMA is thrilled that Nate Currin is back on the live stage and performing on our stage! With John Butler opening this is a hot July ticket. Grab a front row seat!! Door donation: $12/Member $18/ Non-member Meet Nate Currin: “I STRONGLY FEEL THAT NATE CURRIN IS THE MOST REFRESHING TALENT I'VE HEARD SINCE...
A do-not-miss show as part of the ACMA Acoustic Festival at Shell Point Retirement Community. More about The Little Fools: John R. Butler first played music for money during the Johnson administration. Butler went on to play in a number of bands and as a solo performer throughout high school, college and later. John R....
Enjoy an evening with Keith Rea on our ACMA stage! Looking for some great singing, songwriting and story telling? We have you covered! Door donations: $12/Members $18/Non Members Some more about Keith Rea:.. Keith started doing this when he was 9 years old... from the very first performance with the Marion Boy's Club Singers, he...
Help us welcome Dana Cooper to the ACMA stage! Dana Cooper is a poetic songwriter, an insightful storyteller, and a rousing musician whose performances engage and inspire audiences around the world. Cooper’s lifelong passion & devotion to music began at age 2 in Kansas City. His father, George, was a huge influence. One of Dana's...
David Hintz , Robert Bidney, Bob Williams 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 take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved...
Brian Smalley: What a way to end this 4 week ACMA Acoustic Festival at Shell Point Retirement Community! If you have not had the pleasure to hear Brian Smalley in concert, read this: Having played guitar all his life, Brian has developed a style that is complex, unique, and inimitable. Possessing a wildly creative imagination,...
Thursday, September 22. 6 to 8 pm the ACMA, will once again present some of the best local singer-songwriters in a showcase. Roy Schneider, Kim Mayfield, Ray Cerbone , Robert Bidney, & Bill Metts. Because of the success of this once a year show it has been moved it to larger venue, The Sidney Berne...
Help us welcome these two musical partners-in-crime musicians, Jon Shain and FJ Venture to the ACMA stage! Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who’s been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work, and his evolved musical style – combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime. He is the...
An October treat....welcome back to the ACMA stage Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez! This duo make up the group Violet Bell. More about Violet Bell: Violet Bell is re-wilding Americana music. Lizzy Ross’s rich soprano intertwines with Omar Ruiz-Lopez’s fiddle, guitar, banjo, and harmonies to create a lush and sinuous sound. Together they draw on...
Mary Dahl,& Carolyn Stanley, Smokey Dayton & The Floridians 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 take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will...
Rebecca is back touring again and back on our ACMA stage! Meet Rebecca Folsom Rebecca Folsom’s music is all about love and the connection to our shared humanity. Her four-octave range dances from raw and powerful to sweetly tender, creating a deeply moving, edgy and elevated style. Her voice aims to the heart like a...
An ACMA concert with that WOW Factor! Welcome The Black Feathers with Chuck Williams opening!! More: The ability to write songs that are both modern and ancient is a rare thing. The product of an arcane art of weaving in traditional influences so thoroughly that they become the warp and weft of fresh creations. The...
“She is what the future of Americana music needs to be in order to endure – a passionate prophetess who has come in from the wild, rough edges intact, and ready to rock.' - No Depression The WOW factor for our ACMA stage. The story of Anne E. DeChant: Anne E. DeChant is a Nashville...
Barbara Chamberlain , J.Robert, & Mike McMillan 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 take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved...
Singer Songwriter / National Slide Guitar Champion..... A Kraig Kenning show is a guarantee! The ACMA is delighted to have him back on our stage. More about Kraig Kenning: Call him Contemporary folk, Acoustic blues, Roots rock, or American fingerstyle. The fact is, Kraig has managed to merge a bit of all the above, while...
ACMA presents Songwriters in the Round. Kim Mayfield, Marie Nofsinger and Tim McGeary. This is an outdoor show that will move indoors if necessary. Tickets Public $18.00, or Pay at Show www.tix.com/ticket-sales/allianceforthearts/3107/event/1285037 Kim is better known as half of the Americana duo Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield (now called Reckless Saints.) Reviewers have described her...
Back up on our ACMA stage again....Cliff Eberhardt and Louise Mosrie! What a show for our December series. More about Cliff Eberhardt: "Eberhardt is better than ever, Steve McQueening his way into your heart at about ninety-eight miles an hour, kicking ass with fresh insight and new ways to lament old yearnings". ~ Philly Rock...
The Reckless Saints 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 take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved to the meeting rooms...
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 to watch and hear! More about the Reckless Saints: "Roy Schneider, and Kim Mayfield his wife and full-time performing partner, dance with elements of authentic...
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. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved to...
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 is only $30 Whether you're a musician or not you're welcome to join us. This will be a great afternoon of information and music We...
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 roots in the bluegrass and folk scenes. The Kent native grew up playing bass and touring with his family's bluegrass band, later embracing guitar and...
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, local heroes, and quirky observations. Their lyrically rich, harmony-driven songs earned them spots as Kerrville New Folk Finalists, Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists, and South Florida...
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: Being diversified is Ruth Wyand’s specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm alto voice Ruth plays a mix of Americana,...
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 sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark, Verlon has viewed the world from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma). As...
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 take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved to the meeting...
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 la Dar Williams or Patty Griffin.” ~ New York Times Find out more about them here: Born with wanderlust in her DNA, Mare lived in...
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 is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Whether performing solo or with Americana harmony trio Red Molly, her acclaimed tales of love and...
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 all original music by local Artists. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a...
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 ACMA stage. It doesn't get any better than this. Welcome back! The Rough and Tumble: Writing and performing together since 2007, Mallory Graham and Scott...
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 with The Reckless Saints. Any musician in Nashville has heard of Charlie McCoy. A mainstay in Music City since the '60s, Charlie has played on...
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 5 with his father teaching him his first chords and songs. After some early solo performances and six years of working as a trio with...
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 Sunday’s Circle into an open mic. The Open Mic is Open to members and nonmembers that play Original Americana style music. You will peform on...
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 the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world....
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 Artists. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket, shows will be moved...
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, learned to read music before she could read words and was an official singer/songwriter before she’d started her first day of kindergarten. With the help...
ACMA Songwriters Showcase at the Plaza Join as for our season finale as we celebrate Songwriters on the Plaza. This show will be an ACMA showcase featuring many local songwriters. This is one of the best shows of the year with a variety of musicians. Usually the...
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 past 18 years. She is best known for her ability to play nearly any instrument that she can get her hands on, twisting genres, and...
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 perform, whatever your interpretation of Songs from the Summer of Love is. We suggest that you dress appropriately for the occasion.. Flowers in your hair,...
“ 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 been described as jaw dropping, with a tendency to break your heart and shake your soul whether performing solo, as a duo or with her...
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 Wilber: In Wilber’s multi-decade journey with John Prine, the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer has graced stages from the Grand Ole Opry to Austin...
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 of uptown New Orleans, Mia Borders’ powerhouse vocals and compelling songwriting have made her a perennial figure in the regional music scene. Heralded locally and...
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 Dawkins and Tim O'Connell kick it off! From way down South, here come The Nouveaux Honkies. This violin, guitar, bass and drum quartet are Roots...
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 on our ACMA stage! What some are saying about Deidre McCalla: "...alluring contemporary folk that is both inspired and inspiring..." –Roots Music Report "...a highly...
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 24th! A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, Rod MacDonald’s happily ensconced in Delray and still manages to eke out a pretty good living...
