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...
The ACMA and Calusa Nature Center are excited to announce another concert inside the Planetarium under the stars! Doors at 6:30, Music at 7Tickets at https://www.calusanature.org/event-details/music-under-the-stars-2https://www.calusanature.org Andy grew up in...
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...
“A bluesman who has been there and done that. This guy has been down all sorts of gravel roads, often face-first.” – Blues Revue RB Stone is not who you...
Welcome Wyatt Easterling! Wyatt Easterling’s decades of success in the music industry includes a myriad of roles from performer to songwriter, and as an executive of both a major record...
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...
Welcome Kristy Lee as she performs for the first time on our ACMA stage! Kristy's career started in the early 2000's with an exclusive deal through Target Stores across the...
happens! Singer, songwriter, storyteller and now author of book...Keith has been at it since he was 9 years old and has never looked back. He's a true road warrior, playing...
I’d sell my soul to the devil to play like George Worthmore” , Roy Book Binder NY Blues Hall of Famer, George Worthmore, a star in the New York City...
With over 900 shows performed and more than 800,000 miles behind him, Nate Currin is a troubadour in the truest sense. Rooted in the red clay of North Georgia, his...
The ACMA & Island Hopper are thrilled to once again showcase some of the finest local songwriters at The Sidney Berne Davis Art Center. All the artists performing are members...
Here I Am, Nashvillian songstress Alice Wallace declares on her new album, released June 28, 2024, via Mule Kick Records. It’s a title that hints at her deeply personal, confessional...
Grant Maloy Smith returns to ACMA in his beloved home state of Florida, bringing songs and stories from his most recent album MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES, as well as from previous...
The ACMA is excited to co-host another concert in the Music Under the Stars Series with the Calusa Nature Center. The concert takes place INSIDE the Planetarium under the stars....
Ben Gage is a songwriter from Akron, OH. Ben Gage grew up in the rust belt of Northeast Ohio, spread out in the countryside along the great Lake Erie. His...
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented...
Soaring Americana vocals along with some artistic experimentation into reggae and punk gets you, Jann Klose. Welcome back! Jann Klose is an award-winning* pop singer-songwriter, who has released seven albums...
Joe Crookston is a force of nature on stage. Pure magic. He’s in his power AND communes with his audience. From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving...
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park. The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented...
The ACMA and Calusa Nature Center are excited to announce another concert inside the Planetarium under the stars!Doors at 6:30, Music at 7 Tickets at https://www.calusanature.org $18 members/$20 General public...
“This husband and wife team runs the gamut from engaging acoustic folk to driving bluesy tunes, with hints of twang sprinkled in.”-----Making a Scene Magazine Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield...
🎶 ACMA Songwriters Showcase at The Collaboratory 🎶 The Collaboratory has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to bring you 3 FREE outdoor concerts featuring all-original music by...
Doors at 6:30. Show at 7:00Suggested donation at the door $18/22 The ACMA is tickled pink to be able to bring these three musicians back together for a songwriting round...
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park. The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by talented...
It’s been a long time we’ve seen Tim and Myles Thompson at the ACMA! We’re so happy to have them back…this time at the Music Under The Stars series at...
Nora Jane Struthers has been on the ACMA radar for a few years, and we’re thrilled to finally welcome her to Fort Myers! Get ready for an unforgettable performance —...
The ACMA and The Alliance Of The Arts are once again partnering to bring exceptional live music to our Area. Brian Smalley is well known throughout Florida and beyond for...
Heather Pierson is a New Hampshire based singer/songwriter, pianist, song leader, and performer with a passion for cultivating joy, both onstage and off. With a toe in each of the...
The Collaboratory has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present FREE concerts featuring all-original music by talented local singer-songwriters. 🌟 Because of the anticipated, cold weather, this...
The ACMA is delighted to once again host Rod Macdonald at our ACMA Alliance Concert series. Sunday Feb 8thDoors at 2:30Show at 3:00 Tickets at www.artinlee.org$18 for ACMA members/$20 General...
ACMA Songwriters at Koreshan State Park. The Friends of Koreshan State Park have partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to present monthly concerts featuring all-original music by...
