BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Americana Community Music Association - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Americana Community Music Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.americanacma.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Americana Community Music Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20210210T150708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210210T150708Z UID:2394-1616947200-1616950800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:ACMA@The Alliance Presents Roy Book Binder! DESCRIPTION:The ACMA is once again proud to present the legendary Roy Book Binder in cooperation with The Alliance for the Arts!\nTickets through the Alliance at:    Purchase a Square $15.00. – $60.oo\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-concert-with-roy-book-binder-tickets-137445672707?aff=\nRoy has the goods: the original\, the bare-knuckle\, the low-down . . . blues. Who can say they were friends with the Rev. Gary Davis\, Pink Anderson and Robert Lockwood? And toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup\, Hot Tuna\, JJ Cale & Bonnie Raitt ? Roy can. He has the stories\, the licks\, and the mystea Squarery of timeless music in his fingers. He’s been featured on a PBS special and interviewed by Terry Gross on “Fresh Air.” He’s also a regular at Fur Peace Ranch\, where he teaches along with Jorma Kaukonen. When he brings his ‘Tour Bus’ to town\, a one-man blues-fest ensues. He plays and he entertains\, feeding us music and stories\, and the evening is a celebration for us all. We’re privileged to have Roy here to preserve–and extend—the tradition of great American blues music.\nwww.roybookbinder.com\nFor safety reasons\, all tickets must be purchased in advanced at the link below:\n$15.00 per person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-concert-with-roy-book-binder-tickets-137445672707?aff= URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acmathe-alliance-presents-roy-book-binder/ LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-10-at-9.58.54-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20210210T145725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T142145Z UID:2390-1616266800-1616272200@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Annie and Rod Capps FB LiveStream/Eileen Kozloff Opens DESCRIPTION:Annie and Rod Capps started planning their live show at the ACMA Nov. 2017! And many e-mails later we settled on a date in March 2021! However\, we all know what happened in 2020….but we’ll still be able to share our ACMA stage with Annie and Rod albeit virtually.\nSuggested donation for this livestream $10.00-15.00\nThe duo\, based in Michigan\, writes songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe\, a touch of twang and a soulful groove.\nOn a musical journey that began in 1982\, Annie and Rod Capps have established themselves as well-respected songwriters\, musicians and performers\, with three albums topping the Folk-DJ charts and as 2-time Kerrville New Folk Finalists.\nThe Capps’ sound meets at the intersection of Americana & Folk citing rock\, jazz and bluegrass influences. With their 8th studio recording “When They Fall”\, Annie & Rod continue to explore their love of blending diverse styles to create a fresh and unique amalgamation all while sticking to their narrative “songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe\, a touch of twang and soulful groove”.\nhttps://maynardmusic.com\n\nOpening for Annie and Rod is ACMA musician Eileen Kozloff. Eileen\, Annie and Rod share a musical and personal connection through shared festivals\, songwriting groups and mutual interests. An award winning artist\, for her singing\, songwriting and instrumental work\, Eileen Kozloff is a multi-instrumentalist who has been actively involved in the autoharp world for over a quarter of a century. She is best known for her unique “pick-less” style of diatonic autoharp and for her soaring vocals\, stunning harmonies and commanding performances. Her ability to compose\, play and sing in a wide range of genres has made her a versatile festival performer and workshop teacher.\nhttp://www.eileenkozloff.com/index.html URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/annie-and-rod-capps-fb-livestream-eileen-kozloff-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-10.16.30-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20210120T145748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T155227Z UID:2380-1614528000-1614531600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:ACMA@The Alliance presents Bill Metts and Bruce Gallant Duo. DESCRIPTION:The ACMA is happy to present another concert in partnership with The Alliance of the Arts. The Feb 28th concert will feature musicians well known to ACMA members and friends. Bill Metts and Bruce Gallant\nBill Metts and Bruce Gallant are two South Florida singer/songwriters that met at the Americana Community Music Association’s Singer Songwriter Circle and became fast friends. In fact\, each one in the past has hosted the circle. (Bill for 4 years and Bruce for 3.) They have combined forces and found that as a duo they can produce some sweet sounds. Their combined songwriting and performing experience promises to make this a show that you do not want to miss. You will be entertained with original tunes ranging from simple Folk to Country Blues to up-tempo Rockabilly with thoughtful lyrics that are often times serious yet sprinkled with humor. Don’t miss this one.\n\nReserve your square at:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-concert-with-the-long-and-short-of-it-trio-tickets-136863324889?aff=\nHere’s what the Alliance has to say:\nLive music returns – outdoors and with social distancing – at the Alliance! We’ve been hard at work to create an intimate\, open-air venue where our neighbors can safely enjoy live entertainment. And what better backdrop for a performance than the gorgeous Florida sky?\nReserve your square now!\nThis is a cosponsored event with the AMCA (Americana Community Music Association).\n\nOne show only! 4PM Feb. 28th. For safety reasons\, all tickets must be purchased in advanced.\nSeating is limited and attendees will purchase a pass for a 6×6 square space on our GreenMarket lawn. In order to maintain social distancing\, all lawn spaces will be 6 feet apart. Guests are required to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. A pass for a 6×6 square space is $12.50 for 1 person\, $25 for two people or $50 for a group of four people. The average per person price is $12.50 plus fees.\nPlease note: Event staff and volunteers are required to wear masks at all times. Attendees are required to wear masks indoors of the Alliance\, for bathrooms and when social distancing is not possible. In the event of inclement weather\, we will reach out to you to either refund or reschedule the performance. No pets. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acmathe-alliance-the-long-and-short-of-it-trio/ LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-25-at-10.51.19-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201230T023231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T023231Z UID:2372-1611504000-1611507600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:ACMA @ The Alliance with Patchouli! DESCRIPTION:Founding ACMA members Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli have been with the ACMA from the beginning and we’ve been happy to host them whenever their travels bring them our way…. Patchouli & Terra Guitarra have performed over 5\,000 shows\, toured a million miles on the road supporting 22 CD releases\, performed on TV\, film and are played on radio programs around the World. Their soulful fusion of blazing Spanish and world guitar instrumentals\, heartstring tugging lyrics\, lush vocal harmonies\, and epic folk rock anthems infused with a visible onstage chemistry guarantees to make the night an uplifting one of music that will leave you uniquely inspired and excited to pick that old guitar back up.\n\n\nReserve your square now! This is a cosponsored event with the AMCA (Americana Community Music Association). Patchouli & Terra Guitarra is the #1 Charting International Guitar duo of master guitarist Bruce Hecksel and singer-songwriter\, guitarist Julie Patchouli.\nOne show only! For safety reasons\, all tickets must be purchased in advanced.\nSeating is limited and attendees will purchase a pass for a 6×6 square space on our GreenMarket lawn. In order to maintain social distancing\, all lawn spaces will be 6 feet apart. Guests are required to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. A pass for a 6×6 square space is $12.50 for 1 person\, $25 for two people or $50 for a group of four people. The average per person price is $12.50 plus fees. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-the-alliance-with-patchouli/ LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-9.28.00-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210123T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20210120T145318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T145318Z UID:2377-1611428400-1611430200@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:ACMA and Fran Snyder Podcast Presents: The Reckless Saints DESCRIPTION:The ACMA is happy to announce a new online show! As 2021 continues to bring us challenges to present live music we have partnered with Fran Snyder of the Listening Room Network to bring you exciting interviews with ACMA member musicians….starting with The Reckless Saints.\nFran Snyder Podcast explores the lives of touring musicians and the culture of house concerts and listening rooms around the world. A recurring theme is the silver linings found in 2020 and the paradigm shifts that musicians are facing.\nThe Podcasts will be a regular event over the next few months featuring ACMA member musicians.\nTune into the You Tube link on Saturday at 7 PM for the Premiere broadcast of this series…you may find new insights into what makes the featured musician (s) tick! URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-and-fran-snyder-podcast-presents-the-reckless-saints/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-8.52.43-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201230T022635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T022635Z UID:2369-1610823600-1610830800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:The Reckless Saints ACMA FB livestream. Ray Cerbone opens! DESCRIPTION:Every year we start the ACMA concert “season” with Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield\, AKA\, The Restless Saints! This year is just a bit different in that our first ACMA concert of 2021 is a livestream. We hope you can join us virtually to start out ACMA concert season with a bang!\nRoy Schneider and Kim Mayfield have been with the ACMA since the beginning…indeed\, instrumental in all of this coming together. So it’s entirely fitting that they start us off in another year of music.\nOpening musician Ray Cerbone is also a founding member of the ACMA. He was on the ground floor of the planning\, and creating of the organization\, and to this day gives tirelessly of his time and talent.\nIf you are new to these musicians check them out at www.therecklesssaints.com and www.steelonwood.com\nWe hope you can join us virtually for this donation based concert right here on the ACMA FB page.    FaceBook Page  Americana Community Music Association URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/the-reckless-saints-acma-fb-livestream-ray-cerbone-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-9.19.00-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201227T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201227T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201119T140712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201119T140712Z UID:2353-1609084800-1609088400@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:ACMA at the Alliance with The Reckless Saints. DESCRIPTION:The ACMA and the Alliance for the Arts are getting together for live music. The Alliance has created an outdoor music experience complete with social distancing squares and guidelines to follow to allow live music again. ACMA member musicians The Reckless Saints will perform Dec. 27th. For more information and to reserve your space click the link below.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/outdoor-concert-with-the…\n\nLive music returns – outdoors and with social distancing – at the Alliance! We’ve been hard at work to create an intimate\, open-air venue where our neighbors can safely enjoy live entertainment. And what better backdrop for a performance than the gorgeous Florida sky?\nReserve your square now! This is a cosponsored event with the AMCA (Americana Community Music Association). Songwriting musicians Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield are the core duo of the Reckless Saints\, an original Americana musical act based in the American south. They’ve been touring for over a decade sharing bills and stages with John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band\,) Malcolm Holcombe\, Eilen Jewell Band\, Chuck Prophet\, Brothers Comatose\, Darrell Scott\, and Nashville legend Charlie McCoy. Schneider accompanied folk icon Tom Paxton on his last solo tour in Florida after which Paxton pronounced him ‘one of those horrible people who seemingly can play anything they pick up and play it beautifully.”\nOne show only! 4PM December 27th. For safety reasons\, all tickets must be purchased in advanced.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/outdoor-concert-with-the… URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-at-the-alliance-with-the-reckless-saints/ LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-19-at-8.54.14-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201125T140822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T201042Z UID:2360-1607022000-1607027400@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Lipbone Reddng. Sorry This Show was canceled DESCRIPTION:Let’s get down\, get funky and get techie with Lipbone Redding and Ray Cerbone in a Facebook Live Stream PRIVATE group….get your invite to join the ACMA FB Livestream group on eventbrite ($10 donation) Ray Cerbone will open for Lipbone Redding .AND a zoom link for a meet and greet post concert.\nOnce again:\nWith the Eventbrite RSVP you will receive an invitation to join the FB LIveStream Private Group AND the Zoom link for the post concert chat.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/lipbone-redding-private-fb…\nIf you’ve not had the pleasure of seeing Lipbone play check him out at www.lipbone.com\nAND\nRay Cerbone\, ACMA founding member\, just keeps giving of his time and his talent. Get a sample of Ray’s music on:\nwww.steelonwood.com\nPlease join us for this very special event that technology makes possible during the time we must be apart\, but can still be together.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/lipbone-redding-private-fb… URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/lipbone-reddng-ray-cerbone-opens-on-fb-private-live-stream/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-25-at-9.04.08-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201106T141604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T141604Z UID:2345-1605985200-1605990600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:John Wort Hannam Zoom. Ricky Baker opens! DESCRIPTION:The ACMA welcomes Canadian songwriter John Wort Hannam to our virtual stage for the first time via ZOOM. We’ll have a short Q & A session after the concert with Ricky and John so you can get a chance to chat with both of them.. Reserve your seat at the link below!\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/john-wort-hannam-zoom…\n“JOHN WORT HANNAM HAS A VOICE THAT CAN CONVEY REGRET\, SORROW\, JOY\, AND LOVE IN EQUAL MEASURE\, AND HIS SONGWRITING IS EQUAL TO THE TASK OF BRINGING OUT ALL THESE EMOTIONS…INSIGHTFUL LYRICS\, TERRIFIC MELODIES\, AND ENGAGING MUSIC.” GREAT DARK WONDER\nIn 2001\, John Wort Hannam quit his teaching job and spent 10 months depleting his savings while sat at his kitchen table\, wearing a lucky hat\, writing his first ten songs. Those songs would become his first recording Pocket Full Of Holes\, released in 2003.\nEighteen years later\, the Alberta musician has released seven full-length recordings and has a few feathers in that lucky hat. Feathers that include a JUNO nomination\, a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Album of the Year\, A CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award\, a Kerrville Texas New Folk win\, and numerous Western Canadian Music Award and Canadian Folk Music Award nominations.\nRecent years have seen a great deal of change in John’s life – becoming a Dad\, turning 50\, a move to the big city (Lethbridge)\, a marital reckoning\, a long\, deep bout of depression\, and episodes of losing his singing voice. But John has emerged a better songwriter\, a better singer\, and a better player. On Acres Of Elbow Room\, John has further found his lyrical style and has landed squarely on his niche in the folk/roots world. He’s spent years learning the craft of songwriting and is taking those tools to write some of his most personal songs. He has\, quite literally\, found his voice.\nThese days John Wort Hannam has the same lucky hat but a new sound\, a new band\, a new confidence\, and a ton of new songs. – John is making waves in a new soundscape.\nwww.johnworthannam.com\nACMA member musician Ricky Baker will open for John! Here’s a bit about Ricky “in his own words”\nI started picking and singing back in the late 50’s in Greenwich Village. Got married\, worked\, and got back to music about fifteen years ago in Las Vegas. I’ve been playing around the Ft. Myers area for the last six years. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/john-wort-hannam-zoom-ricky-baker-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-06-at-9.10.31-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201020T153106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T153106Z UID:2338-1605380400-1605385800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Cliff Eberhardt Facebook Live/Louise Mosrie opens. DESCRIPTION:Cliff and Louise would have been back on our stage on this very day however\, you know what happened. We are happy to welcome them back virtually. They will be streaming on our ACMA FB page with a virtual tip jar available on FB at \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/\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\n\nAt fifteen\, Cliff and his brother Geoff began touring as an acoustic duo\, playing the Eastern club circuit until Cliff turned twenty-one and moved to Carbondale\, Illinois. There he found space to develop his own voice within a vibrant and supportive music scene that included Shawn Colvin. After a couple of years there and a short stay in Colorado\, Cliff moved to New York in 1978. Because the clubs were great (the Bitter End\, the Speakeasy\, Kenny’s Castaway\, Folk City) and the company amazing (John Gorka\, Suzanne Vega\, Lucy Kaplansky\, Julie Gold\, Steve Forbert\, Christine Lavin\, and Shawn Colvin)\, New 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\n\nIn 1990 Cliff’s song “My Father’s Shoes\,” appeared on Windham Hill’s Legacy collection\, leading to a deal with the label. They released Cliff’s first album\, The Long Road (1990)\, a work featuring a duet with Richie Havens. The critical response to this debut was outstanding (The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album a “repeatedly astounding collection”). He followed with two more records on Windham Hill before releasing 12 Songs of Good and Evil (1997) on Red House Records\, which stemmed from a chance meeting with Red House founder Bob Feldman at John Gorka’s wedding. Cliff recorded two more albums before his critically acclaimed The High Above and the Down Below\, named the #5 album of 2007 by USA Today. Produced by Eric Peltoniemi\, it was recorded in Minneapolis with noted jazz players Gordy Johnson\, J. T. Bates and Rich Dworsky and was his first album after spending several years recovering from a car accident.\n\n\nWith a new lease on life and a fresh batch of songs\, Cliff embarked on what has turned out to be an artistic renaissance. Recorded in the Texas Hill Country\, Cliff’s 2009 album 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions may be his finest to date. An intimate album of powerful originals and unique covers\, it features a reworking of his hit “The Long Road\,” a song made more poignant after nearly two decades of touring and recording. Long one of the most respected songwriters on the club scene\, his peers often mine his catalog for themselves. Cliff’s song “Memphis” was included on Cry Cry Cry\, an album of collaborative covers by the “folk supergroup” of the same name (comprised of Dar Williams\, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell). Other performers who have recorded his songs include Richie Havens\, Shawn Colvin\, Russ Taff\, David Broza/Maura O’Connell and Buffy Sainte Marie. A collection of his songs has been published in The Cliff Eberhardt Songbook (Cherry Lane Publishing).\n\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. The stripped down production enhances the immediate intimacy of Cliff’s songwriting. You don’t have to have seen the play to love this record! It’s available for sale now only through this website or at Cliff’s shows.\n\n\nIn 2018\, Cliff was hired by Aaron Posner and The Roundhouse Theater in MD to write and perform in a modern re-telling of the Sophocles play\, “Philoctetes” – called “The Heal”. “The Heal” will debut at the Getty Villa in Malibu on September 5th\, 2019. Cliff spent a whole year painstakingly composing\, arranging and recording the 9 tracks for the play. Available in his “Store” here on this site.\n\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.\nwww.cliffeberhardt.com\nLouse Mosrie:\nLouise Mosrie grew up in McEwen\, TN on a cattle farm – riding horses and writing poetry. She began writing songs after college while working in TV/radio in Knoxville. She moved back to the Nashville area in 2004 and began co-writing with country\, bluegrass and folk artists (Donna Ulisse\, Mike Richardson) and writers. Louise had a major creative breakthrough in 2007 when she had a fortuitous co-writing session with famed Americana producer and writer\, Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle\, Lucinda Williams). They wrote the song\, “Doubling Back”\, for a documentary film by IU professor\, Ron Osgood\, called “My Vietnam\, Your Iraq” which was broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.\nLouise 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.\nBuoyed by a couple thousand earnest fans\, she began touring all over the Eastern seaboard\, the South and Texas. Audience members would tell her that they enjoyed the stories between the songs as much as the songs and her strong expressive voice was described as “…like listening to Patty Griffin and Susan Tedeschi at the same time.” She’s played at The Bluebird Café in Nashville\, Club Passim in Boston\, Caffé Lena in NY and was just recently invited to play at The Birchmere in Washington DC.\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…..\n“Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year.” – Rich Warren\, WFMT-FM\, The Midnight Special\, Chicago\nContact: louise@louisemosrie.com\nve Wildsmith\, The Daily Times\, Maryville\, TN\n“The songwriting is really strong\, the production is great and your voice quite beautiful. The more important thing to me\, though\, is that the songs are truly convincing.” – Lauryn Shapter\, KRUU-FM\n“Excellent\, great songs and your singing is really good and soulful.” – Lloyd Maines\, Grammy award-winning producer\, musician and songwriter\n\n\nSome of the venues played:\n30A Songwriting Festival\nOpelika Songwriting Festival\nJoe Davies Song Fest\nKerrville Folk Festival\nTelluride Bluegrass Festival\nBristol Rhythm & Roots Festival\nFalcon Ridge Folk Festival\nWildflower Folk Festival\nDogwood Arts Festival\nBluebird Cafe\nUncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse\nThe Birchmere Music Hall\nClub Passim\nWFMT Folkstage Chicago\nThe Evening Muse\nThe Down Home\nDouglas Corner\nMoonlight on the Mountain\n\n\nOpener for:\nAmerica\nJoe Ely\nSteve Earle\nJonatha Brooke\nAllison Moorer\nCliff Eberhardt\nGreg Trooper\nMalcom Holcomb\nMindy Smith\nEllis Paul\nVance Gilbert\nTerri Hendrix URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/cliff-eberhardt-facebook-live-louise-mosrie-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-20-at-11.20.12-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201015T204606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T151902Z UID:2328-1604689200-1604694600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Joe Jencks in concert. David Martin opens. DESCRIPTION:The ACMA welcomes Joe Jencks back to our stage. Virtually this time! ACMA member musician opens. A small sliver lining in the cloud that is Covid is that musicians and members who are situated far away can join us for an evening of song. That’s the case on Nov. 6th as Joe Jencks will be streaming from Chicago and David Martin sings out from New Mexico!\nThis will be a YOU TUBE livestream at:\n\n\nTune in at 7 PM on our ACMA FB page for David Martin’s opening set: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/?eid=ARDe0smFPWccOCy0CR-vRYwgKfKW2wMTFqIS2P8GFSEK7kherYcwbVboYznxua9jK867NvbOp61kH3Ur&fref=tag\n\n\nThen at 7:20 tune in to\nhttps://youtu.be/F4qaIH4adf4 for Joe Jencks ACMA concert!\n\nThe concert is free\, donations welcome to support live music!\nHere’s a bit about Joe\nJoe Jencks is an 20-year veteran of the international folk circuit\, an award-winning songwriter\, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing\, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart\, soul\, groove and grit. Having penned several #1 Folksongs including the ever-relevant Lady of The Harbor\, Jencks is also co-founder of the harmony trio\, Brother Sun. From Festivals like Falcon Ridge\, Kerrville\, Mariposa\, and Old Songs\, to venues like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall\, Jencks has enthralled diverse audiences with his approachable style. Joe is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty\, social consciousness\, and spiritual exploration. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting\, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel.\nwww.joejencks.com\nAnd David Martin:\nDavid Martin is a songwriter based in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. He first played guitar for money when he was 14 at an in church wedding. He played bass in several Texas and New Mexico bars bands in the 70s\, and regained his amateur status. His song “Say A Prayer for Me” was selected as best folk song of 2019 by the New Mexico Music Association. David also plays mandolin with Maria and the Mudkatz. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/joe-jencks-in-concert-david-martin-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-15-at-4.44.47-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201008T131230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T131230Z UID:2323-1604084400-1604089800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Brian Smalley ZOOM. Elizabeth Lockhart opens! DESCRIPTION:ACMA repeat performer and one of our favorite guitar players will be Zooming with us on Friday\, Oct. 30th You can get your space reserved via this eventbrite link with a donation of your choice. Suggested donation is $10-15 or whatever your wallet will bear.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/brian-smalley…\nHere’s the official bio:\nSmalley lives in Florida. Where is Brian from? That’s a trickier question to answer. By the time he turned 18 his family had moved all across the country more than twenty times. So\, it’s no surprise that wander-lust found its way into Brian’s soul\, as well as into his music. His acoustic novel “Chickens Pigs” based in Civil War era Florida was named Best Florida Folk CD of 2013 by the Florida Times-Union. His latest CD “KEY” is an acoustic novel set in the Florida Keys telling the fictional story of Painter Kellet & Compass Rose. Brian’s music borrows from old-time flat-pick guitar and new-grass\, but his style is hard to pigeon-hole. He sings with a soulful\, earthy voice\, and his live performances tend to be just that: Lively!\nIf you’ve seen Brian Smalley you know you want to Zoom with him. If you’ve not seen him\, check him out at www.reverbnation.com/briansmalley and then click the link to get your Zoom spot.\nACMA musician member Elizabeth Lockhart will open the show.\nHere’s the link again! Come Zoom with us!\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/brian-smalley… URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/brian-smalley-zoom-elizabeth-lockhart-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-9.08.56-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20201004T140135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T140135Z UID:2320-1602961200-1602964800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Michael Reno Harrell ZOOM! Ralph Leeseberg opens DESCRIPTION:Michael Reno Harrell received a well deserved standing ovation at his ACMA appearance in June 2019!. We were so looking forward to his return. Well….Zoom is bringing him to us again! And in this time of pandemic and problems I can’t think of a more suitable artist to bring us together with his warm and funny\, happy and poignant songs and stories.\nHere’s the eventbrite link to get your ticket(s) https://www.eventbrite.com/…/one-fall-evening-wsinger…\nAll proceeds from the ticket sales go to Michael Reno Harrell. Like many musicians Michael has been mainly out of a job since COVID>. The ACMA is happy to be able to continue to support Americana musicians in this way.\nHere’s a bit more about Michael:\nMichael Reno Harrell is an award winning songwriter\, as well as a veteran storyteller and entertainer\, and he’s from the South… the Southern Appalachian Mountains to hone it a bit finer.\nOne could compare Michael’s performances to his granddaddy’s pocket knife: well warn and familiar feeling\, but razor sharp and with a point. His brand of entertainment appeals to a very diverse audience. A typical day for Michael might include a program for 4th graders in the afternoon and a concert for a mixed audience that evening.\nMichael’s recordings top the Americana Music Association charts year after year. His original songs and stories have been described as “Appalachian grit and wit” but\, as his writing shows\, Michael’s awareness is much broader than the bounds of his boyhood home or even the Southern Experience. Having toured throughout the British Isles and much of Europe\, as well as most of the US\, the songs he writes and the stories he creates reflect an insight into people’s experiences that catch the ear like an old friend’s voice.\nMichael’s natural knack for storytelling\, in print\, song and spoken word has earned him praise from not only the music community but from the literary and storytelling worlds as well\, having had the honor of being a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival and to be Teller In Residence at the International Storytelling Center\, as well as performing at major music events like MerleFest and the Walnut Valley Festival. Along with his performances\, Michael often conducts workshops in songwriting and storytelling as well.\nMichael’s recordings have for years received and continue to garner awards in Country\, Americana and Folk circles. His humor and wit\, as well as the emotional depth of his work\, keep his fan base growing and staying tuned in for whatever comes next. Don’t miss the chance to experience what those faithful fans keep returning again and again to enjoy.\nwww.michaelreno.com\nOpening for Michael is ACMA’s Ralph Leeseburg:\nRalph 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. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/michael-reno-harrell-zoom-ralph-leeseberg-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-04-at-9.55.07-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200917T165438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T165647Z UID:2314-1602356400-1602361800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Dana Cooper Live Stream. Mary Dahl opens! DESCRIPTION:Join us for more music together while apart on our ACMA public Facebook Page. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/\nLook for the red “live” button and click! \n\nDana Cooper wowed us when he played last played the ACMA stage. He was scheduled to return on Oct. 10th in person\, but Covid got in the way. We’re happy to welcome him virtually on that same date!\nHere’s a bit about Dana:\nDana Cooper is a poetic songwriter\, an insightful storyteller\, and a rousing musician whose performances engage and inspire audiences around the world. Cooper’s mixture of flat-picking\, finger-picking and percussive strumming style is legend among other guitarists. An expressive singer\, his voice is ageless\, evoking a rich lifetime of experience. Fellow singer songwriter Buzz Holland says “Cooper is a person who can sing like an angel and play like the devil.”\n​You can find out more and preview his music at www.danacooper.com\nOpening for Dana on our virtual stage is ACMA member musician Mary Dahl. For over 20 years Mary Dahl performed throughout MD\, PA and DC with a quartet known as “The Lite Side”\, playing a five string banjo\, acoustic guitar\, mandolin\, dobro\, ukulele\, and charango.\nThey performed six times at the White House for two different administrations and opened for a sold out performance concert by the Kingston Trio at the Carlisle Theatre in PA.\nAfter moving to Ft Myers in 2007\, she joined ACMA and found a welcoming venue for her original songs\, all of which are upbeat and inspiring.\nMary is also our ACMA volunteer coordinator and one of the regular “front row gang” at our live concerts. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/dana-cooper-live-stream-mary-dahl-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-12.50.52-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200913T150445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200913T150445Z UID:2309-1601751600-1601755200@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:David Hintz Live Stream Concert DESCRIPTION:The ACMA welcomes member musician David Hintz to our virtual stage as we stay together while apart!\nDavid Hintz has been performing and writing songs since the mid 1960’s. For reasons he will never quite understand\, he put away pen and guitar for many years until the early 21st century. So after a 25 year hiatus David was coerced into going to an open mic in Fort Myers\, FL. Scared to death and being extremely shy he performed a few of his original songs and the world hasn’t been the same since.\nHis songs are about love found and lost\, divorce\, peace\, politics\, religion\, equality and rebirth. David writes and performs straight from the heart. Whatever the song topic the message is never sugar coated. He is always working on new material and is currently working on a new collection of original music. David is a local favorite and valued member of the Americana Community Music Association\nDavid has three CD’s\, RODE HARD AND PUT AWAY WET” 2013\, and “OUT WITH A BANG” 2015 and his most recent CD “Happy Today” has just been released. We’re looking forward to hearing some of his new tunes as well as some Classic David Hintz hits! URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/david-hintz-live-stream-concert/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-13-at-11.01.09-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200926T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200901T200313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T133832Z UID:2298-1601146800-1601152200@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Rebecca Folsom FB Live Stream. Bob Williams opens! DESCRIPTION:Virtually bringing you more music! On Saturday Sept. 26th ACMA member musician Bob Williams will open for Rebecca Folsom! Starting at 7 PM Bob will be on ACMA FB page for an awesome 20 minutes of music. Rebecca will start her concert immediately after Bob. Tune in for Bob\, stay tuned for Rebecca!\nRebecca is no stranger to the ACMA stage\, this streaming performance will be her third ACMA show!\n\nOur FB link is:  Note the link below will also work without logging on to Facebook. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/\n\nHere’s a bit about her:\nRebecca Folsom’s music is about liberation. Her songs crack open hearts\, inspire hope\, and leave listeners with a deeper perspective. Rebecca’s world-class voice traverses a near-four-octave range. KUNC radio describes it as “knock-you-to-your-knees.” The Daily Camera describes her music as “shining…with lush harmonies\,” and Westword Magazine says\, “Her songs hit like little earthquakes!”\nWhile her range is impressive\, it’s the expression in her voice that rivets your attention and stays with you long after the show ends.\nRebecca’s voice pours from an inner source of honest emotion\, flowing from lilting tenderness to fully liberated\, unbridled release. Her poetic songs open your heart\, setting free a vulnerability you didn’t realize was locked away and inviting you to embrace life with all of its joy\, sorrow\, passion\, and love. She brings both a pure vocal quality reminiscent of old Appalachia and a blues prowess\,\nVirtual tip jar will available at the concert for your donations to Rebecca!\nAbout Bob Williams:\nACMA Vice president/board member/musician/member of The Pearl Street Band\, and an integral part of what makes the ACMA tick. In his own words: In the late sixties\, Bob Williams\, a young guitar player from Long Island\, NY\, began writing his own music. Pulling elements from Folk-Rock and Country-Rock\, Bob created a sound all of his own. Always eager to share amusing stories behind the lyrics\, Bob’s songs are personal. Irreverent. Funny. Sad. And most importantly\, true to his heart. With encouragement from family and friends\, he produced and released his first CD No Apologies in 2015. In 2018 he released his second Album\, Ain’t Sorry Yet.\nWhen not performing original music solo\, Bob performs regularly with The Pearl Street Band on Fort Myers Beach\, Florida. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rebecca-folsom-fb-live-stream-bob-williams-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-01-at-3.55.23-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200919T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200919T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200908T142905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T142905Z UID:2306-1600533000-1600538400@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Black Feathers Live Stream Concert!... from England 4:30 pm DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce a collaborative FB live stream concert with Baker Booking\, The Craftsman Gallery and The Listening Room Network to present The Black Feather Live Stream from their living room in England to our ACMA Facebook page!\nThe Black Feathers were on the “short list’ to be booked at the ACMA in person\, however when the pandemic hit all those plans fell through. Actually The Feathers were luck to get back to their home in England. However\, every cloud has a silver lining and this one is that we can see them perform far away in England from our very own living rooms.\n\nCheck them out at www.theblackfeathers.com\n\nTune in on SATURDAY Sept. 19th at 4:30 PM Eastern time\nto their livestream on the ACMA page…  This link will also work without logging on to Facebook \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/ URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/black-feathers-live-stream-concert-from-england-430-pm/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-08-at-10.20.27-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200826T135928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T140639Z UID:2284-1599937200-1599940800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:The Long and Short Of It FB Live Stream Concert DESCRIPTION:https://www.facebook.com/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817 \nIt is our understanding that if you link to our Public Facebook page and are not already logged in to a Facebook account\, you are still able to see the page’s content\, including a live stream if there is one currently going\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACMA members Bill Metts\, Bruce Gallant and Jim Visone have teamed up form a new group…The Long and Short Of It. Please join us for the first ACMA concert for the group. This is sure to be an evening of wonderful music!\nJoin us here on our ACMA Facebook on Saturday Sept. 12th.\nHere’s a little about each member:\nBill Metts\nAccording to Bill “I started playing guitar when I was 19 during the country blues revival of the late 60s. I fell in love with the music of Taj Mahall\, Mississippi John Hurt\, Doc Watson and others of that ilk. Just about everything that I have done since then has been in that down home finger-picking style. I had the honor of being asked to perform at the annual Mississippi John Hurt Blues Festival in Avalon Ms. in 2011. All types of music move me I but prefer to play and sing traditional Americana roots music.”\nBruce Gallant\nBruce Gallant has been writing songs for over 30 years. His songs reflect the different times in his life\, And he considers them his journal. Bruce played in several original music bands And performed at many events. Bruce\, along with his wife Cecile have 2 CD’s “Her and ME” and “Living in Paradise”. Currently Bruce dedicates himself to Hope By Song And has written over 50 songs for HBS\nJim Visone: AKA Houseboat Jim\nJim started picking and singing back in the late 50’s in Greenwich Village. Got married\, worked\, and got back to music about fifteen years ago in Las Vegas. He’s been playing around the Ft. Myers area for the last six years\, and although he no longer lives on a houseboat the nickname lingers on! URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/long-short-fb-live-stream-concert/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-24-at-12.49.11-PM-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200904T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200904T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200820T201908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200824T164257Z UID:2257-1599246000-1599251400@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Annie Wenz/Jaime Micheals ZOOM concert! 7- 8:30. PM DESCRIPTION:We are happy to host these two musicians in a double bill ZOOM concert! Both have appeared on our ACMA stage and in local house concerts as well as being international touring musicians. In these COVID times they are coming to us from their homes in Pine Island Florida and Santa Fe NM but by the power of technology we can all be in the same “Zroom” together!\nAnnie and Jaime’s ZOOM concert is free but donations will be gratefully accepted at the concert for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. To reserve your spot e-mail aliceacma@aol.com and we will send you the ZOOM link…OR RSVP right here on Facebook!\nHere’s a bit about each of them.\nAs a multi-instrumentalist with a love for American & world roots music\, & good ol classic Rock\, Annie is known for her unique way of blending textures & funky instrumentation. She accompanies herself (and others) on guitar\, percussion instruments from all over the world\, Native American & indigenous flutes\, & piano. Her music has been compared to Joni Mitchell\, Richard Thompson\, N.Carlos Nakai & Led Zeppelin meets Melissa Etheridge!\nThere’s more at www.anniewenz.com\nAnd Jaime Michaels..\nSongwriter/guitarist/poet…Jaime’s songs are unmistakable when heard. “Michaels watches the side currents of life\, not the hurtlingly frantic noise and images…far more the missed opportunities\, the mistakes\, the wrinkles in the heart. We may be living through the 21st century\, but work like his takes us back to a Mayberry that’s a lot scruffier around the edges\, an indeterminate era when our fantasies about such things danced a little differently.”\nwww.jaimemichaels.com URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/annie-wenz-jaime-michals-zoom-concert-7-830-pm/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-24-at-12.45.31-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200823T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200823T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200809T204244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200809T204244Z UID:2249-1598166000-1598214600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:The Rough and Tumble Zoom! Andy Getch opens! DESCRIPTION:Please join Andy Getch and The Rough and Tumble for our ACMA concert. You’ve seen them on our stage and perhaps in a house concert setting. Now you can see them live again via the cool interactive setting of Zoom!.\nTo reserve your spot for the ACMA R & T/Andy Getch Zoom concert go to\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rough-and-tumble-zoomandy-getch-opens-tickets-116241125335\nSuggested donation $5.00-$15.00 with 100% going to help support this Teeny/Tiny/Traveling Folk Band!\nHere’s a bit more about the Rough and Tumble:\nNominated for Best Americana Song in the 2019 Independent Music Awards for “The Hardest Part\,” voted The Listening Room Network’s 2019 Artist of the Year\, and Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Official Showcase Artist in 2018\, Graham & Tyler play over 150 shows a year. Gifted storytellers and perpetual collectors\, The Rough & Tumble use a menagerie of instruments to illustrate the airwaves. Tyler takes the backbone with guitar\, a suitcase drum & mailbox snare\, adding in harmonica and percussion\, while Graham multitasks with accordion\, bells\, banjulele\, nose flutes\, homemade percussion and toy piano among other oddities. The Rough & Tumble’s voices fluctuate between power and delicacy\, demonstrating restraint while sinking the accelerator to give each song its due. Their close-harmony weaves interchangeably. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching\, and they do it seamlessly\, with care for their listeners and integrity to their craft.\nwww.theroughandtumble.com\nAnd here’s a bit about Andy Getch..\nACMA founding member musician\, former ACMA board member artist\, house concert host and all around awesome guy will open the ZOOM concert for the Rough and Tumble.\nIf you’ve not used Zoom before here are some tips:\nWearing headphones or ear buds will increase the sound quality\,\nbut you can also listen without them.\nIf you using a computer\, after clicking the link you will get a screen that asks something like ‘Launch Zoom’? Your answer will be yes! If you are accessing from a phone\, ipad or other tablet\, you’ll need the Zoom app downloaded before you click the link.\nWhen ‘entering’ the broadcast\, we will have your video on—meaning everyone sees you. If you don’t want your video on—you can turn it off—in the lower left corner—click ‘stop video.’\nYou will be asked if you want to join with audio—you say ‘yes’ so that you can hear the show.\nWe will have your microphone muted so we don’t hear you. Occasionally we will unmute the audience for applause and Q & A\, etc.\nYou will notice a ‘Chat’ feature at the bottom of your screen. (It’s a little dialogue bubble) You can chat to your fellow audience members by typing a message there. You can send your message to everyone in the ‘room’ or private message to individuals. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rough-tumble-zoom-andy-getch-opens/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-09-at-4.38.39-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200815T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200815T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200726T135917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200726T135917Z UID:2244-1597518000-1597521600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Bill Veach FaceBook Live Stream Concert! DESCRIPTION:ACMA member Bill Veach has been using his quarantine time to create music. He’s got a new CD and is excited to share it with us here on the ACMA FB Page . Many of you know Bill from The Pearl Street Band as well as opening for ACMA Concerts n the past. He’s successfully tried his hand at politics by being elected to the Fort Myers Beach Town Council. We’re looking forward to hearing Bill’s music!\nA bit more about Bill!\nBill 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 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.\nOur ACMA FB page link is: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/pg/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/events/?ref=page_internal\nSee Less URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/bill-veach-facebook-live-stream-concert/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-9.58.00-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200801T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200714T140830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200714T140830Z UID:2240-1596308400-1596312000@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Ray Cerbone Facebook Live Stream! DESCRIPTION:Join us right here at the ACMA FB Live Streaming Stage on August 1\, 2020 7PM for Americana Music from Ray Cerbone!\nDuring our time apart we can still enjoy music together! Ain’t technology great?\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/pg/Americana-Community-Music-Association-186132008151817/events/\n\nHere’s a bit about Ray Cerbone\nOne of the founding members of the Fort Myers ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, 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.\nRay’s recently released CD\, “How Much Time” has received glowing reviews and is being featured on KEOS Radio in Austin\, Texas\, 98.1 as well as others. He has shared the stage with Jaime Michaels\, Pierce Pettis\, Muriel Anderson\, Rebecca Folsom\, Jefferson Ross\, Brian Smalley\, as well as Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield (The Reckless Saints)\, and Robin O’Herin. He has performed at several Florida Folk Festivals in SW\, Central\, and Northern Florida as well as house concerts\, and the BMI sponsored “Island Hopper Festival” in Ft. Myers.\nRay fronted “The Apocalypse Blues Revue”. A hard hitting blues rock band formed by Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola of “Godsmack” fame. The band was signed to Mascot/Provogue records and under that sign released two full length records\, both reaching number two in the blues charts. Over 6 years the band played blues festivals and blues venues on both coasts. They opened for Steven Tyler\, Robbie Krieger of “The Doors”\, The Blue Oyster Cult\, and did two tours with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.\nRay is currently working on his second solo project which will once again cover the full range of “Americana” music!\nRay’s website is www.steelonwood.com\nJoin us right here at the ACMA FB Live Streaming Stage on August 1\, 2020 7PM for Americana Music from Ray Cerbone! URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/ray-cerbone-facebook-live-stream/ LOCATION:On Line ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2020-07-14-at-9.53.05-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200623T121736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T121736Z UID:2229-1594494000-1594495800@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Karen Cohen Facebook Live Stream concert. DESCRIPTION:Tune in to our FB page for music from ACMA member Karen Cohen! Karen would have been opening for The Divebombers on July 11th on our ACMA stage…\,sadly\, that’s not going to happen BUT Karen will bring us some tunes that she would have played on our stage.\nSo mark your calendars to tune in to our ACMA public page for some great music. \nKaren got her start playing the guitar with her sister\, a few friends\, and trying to sound out the chords from old records. She learned to fingerpick\, at USDAN\, a summer music camp on\nLong Island NY. Then\, too shy to sing and perform\, she turned to the Visual Arts as a young adult. \nIn more recent years\, Karen was able to gain confidence with the enthusiastic support of a wonderful community of musicians here in Southwest Florida. \nDuring these “Guitar Revival” years\, she was Affectionately penned “The Acoustic Queen”\nat open mics and jam circles around the Punta Gorda\, and Englewood areas. \nShe is a long time member of the Ghilcrest Guitar Army and has attended the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina over the past few years. \nFor more than a decade\, Karen has worked on arrangements of Mississippi Delta Blues and Slide Guitar. \nShe began by emulating Rory Block\, who is renowned for her authentic renditions of that genre. In Karen’s words…I had never heard a woman playing “old style” Blues before and it had a profound effect on me. I did not know women could play like that\, so before I heard Rory Block\, it never occurred to me to try. “ \nBut Karen loves all kinds of music and\, continues to expand her repertoire\, now adding quite a few originals originals to her list. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/karen-cohen-facebook-live-stream-concert/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-23-at-8.14.22-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200702T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200702T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200623T121130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T121257Z UID:2226-1593716400-1593720000@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Zoom concert with Mare Wakefield and Nomad DESCRIPTION:Mare Wakefield & Nomad remind us of what it means to feel the sweetness in a song and hear the smiles and the tears in shared stories. Skilled in varied musical styles\, they keep an audience engaged and delighted.” ~ Dalis Allen\, Producer Kerrville Folk Festival \nWe may not be able to meet in person but we can still enjoy live music via ZOOM. Zoom is an easy to use platform that allows the audience to once again be present when the musician is performing.\nWe will be able to see and hear Mare and Nomad and to see other audience members if you choose. If you are not familiar with Zoom check it out at www.zoom. \nRSVP to aliceacma@aol.com….the zoom link will be provided and folks will be able to join the concert up to 6 PM the day of the event There will be a virtual tip jar online for those that wish to donate to the musicians. However\, donations are not required to join the concert. \nYou do NOT have to pre-download Zoom into your computer to attend. The Link will bring you to the right place. \nAs always\, thank you for supporting live music in all the ways that you do. \nSome ZOOM tips:\nWearing headphones or ear buds will increase the sound quality\,\nbut you can also listen without them. \nIf you using a computer\, after clicking the link you will get a screen that asks something like ‘Launch Zoom’? Your answer will be yes! If you are accessing from a phone\, ipad or other tablet\, you’ll need the Zoom app downloaded before you click the link. \nWhen ‘entering’ the broadcast\, we will have your video on—meaning everyone sees you. If you don’t want your video on—you can turn it off—in the lower left corner—click ‘stop video.’\nYou will be asked if you want to join with audio—you say ‘yes’ so that you can hear the show. \nWe will have your microphone muted so we don’t hear you. Occasionally we will unmute the audience for applause and Q & A\, etc. \nYou will notice a ‘Chat’ feature at the bottom of your screen. (It’s a little dialogue bubble) You can chat to your fellow audience members by typing a message there. You can send your message to everyone in the ‘room’ or private message to individuals. URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/zoom-concert-mare-wakefield-nomad/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-23-at-8.09.07-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200530T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200203T203131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T170347Z UID:2182-1590865200-1590874200@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Keith Rea This on LINE show should be a go see our Facebook Page for details DESCRIPTION:Keith Rea’s been dabbing with music and stories since he was nine years old– singer/songwriter\, instrumentalist\nKeith brings a wealth of experience to the stage as well as a variety of styles and genres. From love songs to train songs\, Keith’s lyrics conjure stories of people\, places\, and situations that feel both familiar and yet somehow fresh. His instrumental styling’s cover the landscape from finger picked ballads to raucous twelve bar blues.\nwww.keithrea.com\nACMA’s own Bruce Gallant will open for Keith.\nBruce Gallant has been writing songs for over 30 years. His songs reflect the different times in his life\, And he considers them his journal. Bruce played in several original music bands And performed at many events. Bruce\, along with his wife Cecile have 2 CD’s “Her and ME” and “Living in Paradise”. Currently Bruce dedicates himself to Hope By Song And has written over 50 songs for HBS URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/keith-rea-concert-bruce-gallant-opens/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/keith-rea.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200203T202020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T113429Z UID:2176-1589655600-1589664600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Jann Klose / Robert Bidney opens! On Line Show..tickets below DESCRIPTION:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jann-klose-zoom-concert-robert-bidney-opens-tickets-104454650672 \nJANN KLOSE is an award-winning* pop singer-songwriter\, who has released six albums and two EPs. Klose was raised in Kenya\, South Africa\, Germany and the United States. His latest single “Love You the Most” is part of the soundtrack for the movie “Married Young” and has been streamed over 1.3 Million times on YouTube and Spotify alone. Jann is an ambassador for Desmond Tutu’s TutuDesk campaign. He is the singing voice of Tim Buckley in the movie “Greetings from Tim Buckley” (Universal). His songs have been heard on the Grammy® nominated “Healthy Food For Thought” compilation\, charted in the Billboard Top 10 compilation “Action Moves People United” as well as MTV Cribs and movies “Dead Broke” (Warner Bros) featuring Paul Sorvino and “One Little Finger” alongside Quincy Jones\, Siedah Garrett and Julian Lennon. He has performed as an actor and singer in touring companies of Broadway musicals\, including “Jesus Christ Superstar\,” “Jekyll and Hyde\,” and “The Who’s Tommy” as well as made for TV movies\, voice overs and commercials. \nWe’re happy to welcome Jann back to the ACMA! \nHis latest studio album IN TANDEM is out now via Gallo/Sheer in Africa and SONY/The Orchard elsewhere. The record features collaborations with Annie Haslam (Renaissance)\, Peter Gabriel\, Karen Zoid\, Tamara Dey\, RJ Benjamin and a who’s who of South African artists and session players. Tracks from the album are charting worldwide and streaming numbers are in the hundreds of thousands. Jann tours year round in North America\, Europe\, Africa and Asia and has opened for and collaborated with a wide range of artists including Pat Benatar\, John Oates of Hall and Oates\, Suzanne Vega\, The Yardbirds and founder Jim McCarty\, Rosanne Cash\, Paula Cole\, Brett Dennen\, Shekhinah\, Carrie Newcomer\, Alicia Madison\, Ann Hampton Callaway and sister Liz Callaway\, The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn\, Gary Lucas\, Jeffrey Gaines\, Elliott Murphy\, Rusted Root\, Pete Seeger and Les Paul. \n*Recipient of 4 Independent Music Awards\, Grammy® nomination “Healthy Food For Thought” compilation.\nwww.jannklose.com \nRobert Bidney opens for Jann\nRobert Bidney is a singer songwriter whose message is as strong as his melodies. His music is relatable and has a strong commercial sensibility.\nHe has been writing songs for most of his life. To support his family\, he worked in the advertising world\, but pursued his passion of writing songs with meaning. Those songs define him and reveal his soul. \nOver the years\, his songs have been covered by an eclectic group of artists around the world\, but his dream was to produce an album of his own. That dream came true with the release of “It’s All About the Love” in July 2015. \nThe record examines the universal themes of life. Music News Nashville wrote “His is a strong\, new voice on the indie album scene that’s been a long-time coming.” \nThe South Florida Sun Sentinel wrote that the album is ”an eclectic collection of universal meditations on love\, harmony and the things that threaten them\, told in a confidently unadorned lyrical style that only an experienced songwriter would attempt.” \nBidney’s second album “Rush of Hope”\, released in May 2019\, addresses universal themes through a lens of optimism. With its message of love instead of hate\, the music resonates in today’s social climate. \nA seasoned performer\, Bidney connects with his audiences through his infectious energy and emotional performances. \nHis creativity and commercial awareness merged while working in advertising agencies\, where he wrote and produced a number of national radio and TV jingles for clients and worked closely with many top musicians\, producers and songwriters throughout the U.S. and Canada. \nAn active member of the Americana Community Music Association\, Bidney lives in Southwest Florida and continues to write songs close to his heart. \nwww.robertbidney.com URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/jann-klose-concert-robert-bidney-opens/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-03-at-10.33.17-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200203T152823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T170101Z UID:2172-1589050800-1589061600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:8 Ball Aitken- Millie Van Horn Opens. This on LINE show is a go see our Facebook Page for details DESCRIPTION:8 Ball Aitken brings his swamp blues music back to the ACMA! He was the first musician we hosted at All Faiths and he’s been coming back ever since. Be sure to ask about the story behind that!\nAustralian-born\, Nashville\, Tennessee-based\, singer\, songwriter\, slide guitarist\, cast away his cover gigs some seventeen years ago to hit the road\, building a credibly successful yield\, built solely on live performances globetrotting eighteen countries and still counting \n8 Ball as his unusual name suggests\, he is cut from a different mould. He throws a highly energetic and engaging\, quite humorous performance\, padded with a combination of guitars including an impressive three string bewitchery. He is the “legal shot” and sits deep in the pocket of collaborating audience engagement with grooving music like the white ball sinking the black. \n8Ball has fashioned his musical style from a true infusion of roots from blues\, alternative country and rock. He takes on the bull with his slide guitar riffs\, slides across the green felt with antics to impressively entertain even the most under-enthused punter. His clever songs will have everyone on their feet grooving and cheering infectiousl \n8Ball released his 10th Album SWAMP BLUES in 2018 to debute at #2 in the Australian Blues Music Charts 2018 and single ‘High Water’ went to #1 on the AMRAP AIRIT Radio charts. 2019. Its his most celebrated album to date\, following other highly acclaimed albums such as “Rebel with a Cause” and “Southern Hemisphere” boasting of his other industry praised singles “She’s going to Mexico I’m going to Jail” and “Hand’s on top of the wheel” \nwww.8ballaitken.com URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/8-ball-aitken-concert-millie-van-horn-opens/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8-ball.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20200217T125252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T203327Z UID:2192-1587236400-1587245400@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Jon Shain.... Cancelled DESCRIPTION:We are so glad to be able to attract repeat visits from musicians such as Jon Shain. He’s been with us since way back at the “old room”. Musicians of his caliber have helped us build a loyal following of music lovers. AND since Jon’s been here last he has won THE International Blues Competition (Solo duo) in Memphis Tennessee. Wow.\n“Jon took first place in the solo/duo category of the 2019 International Blues Challenge in Memphis\, besting over 260 competitors for the win. Watch video of Jon’s winning performance and read the News & Observer’s feature.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. Shain’s most recent solo disc\, Gettin’ Handy with the Blues: A Tribute to the Legacy of WC Handy\, was released in January\, 2018. Shain’s newest release is the gorgeous roots album\, Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday Soon\, recorded along with long-time collaborator FJ Ventre. \nWe are so glad to be able to attract repeat visits from musicians such as Jon Shain. He’s been with us since way back at the “old room”. Musicians of his caliber have helped us build a loyal following of music lovers. AND since Jon’s been here last he has won THE International Blues Competition (Solo duo) in Memphis Tennessee. Wow.\n“Jon took first place in the solo/duo category of the 2019 International Blues Challenge in Memphis\, besting over 260 competitors for the win. Watch video of Jon’s winning performance and read the News & Observer’s feature. \nJon 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. Shain’s most recent solo disc\, Gettin’ Handy with the Blues: A Tribute to the Legacy of WC Handy\, was released in January\, 2018. Shain’s newest release is the gorgeous roots album\, Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday Soon\, recorded along with long-time collaborator FJ Ventre. \nFJ Ventre and Jon began playing music together in 1982 when they met in high school. FJ went on to University of Massachusetts-Lowell\, earning a B.A. in Music Performance and Sound Recording. He remained in the Boston area\, performing in the city’s vibrant music scene. Since relocating to Chapel Hill\, NC in 2000\, Ventre has performed with his own group The Swang Brothers\, as well as Chris Stamey\, Rebecca and the Hi-Tones\, and Matt Hill. In addition to performing as a sought after sideman\, he spends his time behind the mixing board\, engineering at his own Good Luck Studio and operating his graphic design firm Tadpole Designs. \nCheck out more about Jon at www.jonshain.com \nOpening for Jon is ACMA member Bill Steel! \n‘Tickets at door \n‘ URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/jon-shain-concert-fj-ventre-bill-steel-opens/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-17-at-7.46.11-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20190804T195142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T203226Z UID:2063-1586887200-1586892600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Songwriters on The Plaza.... Cancelled DESCRIPTION:Rain or Shine\, moved inside if needed. \n Gene Martin\, Al Candelaria\, Bill Veach\, Thomas Earl \nThe 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. \nThe ACMA is a Fort Myers based not for profit that promotes local artists who perform their own original songs. Come hear great original music and the stories behind the songs in an intimate Songwriters Showcase. Be prepared to enjoy an evening of professional quality acoustic Americana music. Americana music a coming together of blues\, roots\, folk and country. \nApril 14    6 pm Gene Martin\, Al Candelaria\, Bill Veach\, Thomas Earl\n.\n Gene Martin\, AKA Smoky Daytona\, will perform with Al Candalaria\, they are both part of a local group called the Smokey Daytona Band\nGene is a radiologist from  New York who has played guitar\, banjo\, and ukulele since a teenager\, and has been a singer in choruses\, glee clubs\, and church choirs since childhood. His song\, Florida Sunshine\, has received over 2800 hits on YouTube.\nAl Candalaria\, first started his music career as a teenager\, and it was an impressive one. His three man group wrote many great songs\, among them\, “Honest I Do”\, and “Gee Whiz” which made it into the teens on the Billboard charts. He also plays guitar\, and is a very skilled harmonizer.\n\nBill 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 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. Bill released his first CD in 2019. He performs solo and with the The Pearl Street Band\n\nThomas Earl has been writing and performing music for over 50 years.  He started his career playing in Coffee Houses in Ann Arbor\, Michigan in the late 1960s. He is proficient in both guitar and bluegrass banjo\, with a focus on creative finger style techniques.  He has written dozens of original songs\, including original music for theater productions\, and has released two CDs of original music. Reviews of his CDs include descriptions such as \, “…a gifted poet that has the ability to set it all to music in a beautiful and unforgettable way … “\, …a five star indulgence from start to finish.” and “Golddust Magic glitters with years of musical talent”.  Thomas’ unique approach to playing and writing is based on very early influences ranging from Joni Mitchel and Mississippi John Hurt to Tom Waits and James Taylor.  Thomas spent a year living in Maui while working on his most recent single releases and has just moved to Venice\, Florida from the Woodstock\, New York Area.\n\n\n  URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-plaza-6/ LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/plaza-7-25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T174127 CREATED:20190812T171529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T203127Z UID:2096-1586631600-1586640600@www.americanacma.org SUMMARY:Jennnings and Keller..... Cancelled DESCRIPTION:Jennings & Keller is an award-winning nationally touring duo based out of Florida. They offer up 21st Century Americana with influences in folk\, jazz\, and roots music. They fuse many different musical elements into a unique eclectic style that is refreshingly diverse. \nDana Keller\, a veteran pedal steel\, dobro\, and guitar player\, has spent years performing on stage or in the studio with such luminaries as Vince Gill\, Ricky Skaggs\, Stevie Wonder\, Larry Graham\, Marvin Gaye\, Dave Mason\, Johnny Rodriguez and The Allen Brothers\, to name a few. Dana has been an endorsee of the Gretsch Guitar and Drum Company since 1980. His dobro playing has been called “jaw-droppingly good”. Along with being lauded for his world-class musicianship\, he is known as a “songwriter’s songwriter”\, often drawing comparisons to Gene Clark and Jessie Winchester. \nLaurie Jennings Oudin is a former Shakespearean actress who has spent many years on the stage. Her theater background combined with a lifetime of professional singing gives her an obvious command of the stage as well as the songs she sings. With a vocal style that ranges from early Joni Mitchell to Emmylou Harris\, Laurie leaves audiences mesmerized by her stunning vocal delivery. \nIn the 11 years of playing together\, Jennings & Keller have released 4 CDs. They have received accolades and airplay from radio stations at one end of the country to the other. In true troubadour spirit\, Laurie and Dana travel the country in their motor home\, performing at festivals\, cafes\, wineries and house concerts. Along with developing a large and loyal fan base\, they have earned a reputation for quality musicianship and expert storytelling. \n“We’ve had perhaps a dozen home concerts now and attended a half dozen more. Laurie Jennings has a beautiful\, polished voice. She and Dana perform original folk and western numbers which are gripping and delightful. Probably the best voice we’ve had the opportunity to enjoy. Dana plays a variety of guitars with beautiful style and tone. They’re a GREAT combination and will be long\, long remembered by our audience”-M. Eisenburg\, Comstock House Concerts\, CA – Aug. 2015\nwww.jenningsandkeller.com \nACMA member Amber Crowley will open\,\nAmber Crowley \nOpposites attract like the negative and positive poles of a magnet. Amber Crowley’s professional life brings together the science of ER medicine and art of acoustic music. Life and death decisions face Amber Crowley every day in the ER. She runs codes responding to the sirens and machine alarms\, in a broken\, overburdened medical system. From this chaos emerges a soulful voice that brings soothing peace and smiles to both the listener and the performer herself. Amber is a Physician musician with Cape Cod and Naples Florida roots\, her original songs often reflect the beauty and her love of the natural environment. Her original songs are both skillfully crafted and emotional and her performances energetic and passionate. In contrast to the automated machine filled ER\, her music is filled with human spirit and emotion.\nAmber started playing guitar and singing in a high school folk group\, and has performed professionally for over 40 years with multiple CDs and EPs. Most recently she performed at Naples Botanical Gardens and Charter Club Resort. She also has shared her music for many years for Hope Hospice\, American Cancer Society and other nonprofit events. Her most requested originals are “License to Sing the Blues”\, and “Snowbird”. Several recent songs reflect her love for the environment “Save our Oceans” and “Spirit of the Mangroves” URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/jennnings-keller-concert-amber-crowley-opens/ LOCATION:FL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanacma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jennings-keller.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR