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SUMMARY:Patchouli return to the ACMA. Andy Getch opens
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA is so pleased to have some of our founding member musicians return to our stage!\nInternationally Touring World Radio Chart Topping Guitar Duo \nMaster guitarist Bruce Hecksel and singer-songwriter Julie Patchouli blend music from their two musical projects Patchouli and Terra Guitarra. Terra Guitarra is reviewed as “one of the top nuevo-flamenco groups in the world” – Zone Music Reporter. They have three top 5 internationally charting albums including Of Sea & Stars just won ZMR Award “Best Instrumental Album of the Year 2017”. \nPublic Radio favorite Patchouli features Julie’s sparkling lead vocals\, beautiful duets and award winning compositions. City Pages compares the duo’s live sound like “taking a yoga class in a field of running mustangs”. The Chicago Tribune says the duo’s “songs about harmony & healing inspire the human spirit”. Performing fiery Spanish guitar pieces like “Malaguena” to the gorgeous vocal harmonies of “Sounds of Silence” this duo takes the artistry of guitars to another dimension. \nIn 2018 Patchouli & Terra Guitarra went global bringing their music all over the world touring the UK and Europe\, China and the U.S. In 2019 their album Spirit Wheel was nominated ZMR “Best World Album”. The duo contines to tour across the U.S. and returns for a 2nd bigger tour in China in July of 2019. \nPatchouli & Terra Guitarra have performed over 4\,500 shows\, toured a million miles on the road supporting 21 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.” \nwww.patchouli.net \nFounding member musician Andy Getch will open for Patchouli. Andy has been an important part of the ACMA since its inception…and he continues to volunteer for us\, write new songs\, paint cool stuff\, host house concerts and perform on our stage!
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/patchouli-return-acma-andy-getch-opens/
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SUMMARY:Bill Mize in concert. Danny Anderson Opens
DESCRIPTION:“It was the mid-1950s when I first saw Elvis on TV. Although I was only three or four years old\, I realized I had just witnessed something incredibly powerful\, and for me music was what it was going to be all about.” \n***************************\nGrammy-winning guitarist Bill Mize is a son of Tennessee\, and a fitting representative of his state’s rich musical heritage. His critically lauded fingerstyle compositions are fluid and intricate\, and their delivery masterful. One suspects an influential teacher\, and one would be right. “I received most of my musical education from a cheap Zenith radio\,” says Mize\, who as a child drifted off to sleep to the decidedly non-sleepy lullabyes emanating from Nashville’s WLAC and WSM and Knoxville’s WNOX. \nMaybe that’s why critics speak of his ability to “transport” the listener; the music itself has been transported. The links to his Tennessee roots are unmistakable\, but so are the elements of the far wider musical realm he inhabits\, and the mixture is as intoxicating as Tennessee moonshine. With a twist. \n*************************** \nBill is a past winner of the National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition at The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield\, Kansas. Guitar Player Magazine has labeled this event the “U.S. Open of guitar competitions.” Bill received a GRAMMY Award for his collaboration with musician and storyteller David Holt on the recording Stellaluna\, and has been featured on the popular guitar compilations “Windham Hill Guitar Sampler” by Windham Hill Records and “Masters of the Acoustic Guitar” by Narada Records. In 2009\, Bill’s music appeared in the Ken Burns documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Mel Bay Productions transcribed Mize’s second CD\, “Tender Explorations\,” into a songbook\, and his original compositions have been transcribed for Fingerstyle Guitar and Acoustic Guitar magazines.\nwww.billmize.com \nNew \nACMA member Danny Anderson Opens
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/bill-mize-concert-danny-anderson-opens/
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SUMMARY:ACMA Songwriters on The Plaza
DESCRIPTION:ACMA Songwriters on The Plaza\nRain or Shine\, moved inside if needed. \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. \nBob Williams\, Mike McMillan\, Bill S\nteel\, Clark Johnson \nBill Steel is a Snowbird from the southernmost part of Canada…Windsor\, Ontario. He played in a small band as teenager\, dabbled for many years but then came “out” of musical closet after retirement\, inspired by singer-songwriters like John Prine\, Guy Clark\, Townes Van Zant and the many talented members of ACMA. \nBob Williams: 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. \nMike McMillan: Started playing guitar at age 13. He enjoys many different genres which has also influenced his original compositions. Keith has been both a band leader and a sideman and enjoys backing others on guitar and vocals when the opportunity presents itself. Keith also has a passion for writing\, co-writing\, arranging\, recording and performing original music. \nClark Johnson\nBorn in NYC at a very early age. Picked up bass in 7th grade (Beatles\, etc.). Blues bands all through college. Rock/Folk most of the rest of the time. Since moving to FL\, play in bluegrass and country bands.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-plaza/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Joe Jencks in concert. Dan Philgreen opens
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA welcomes Joe Jencks back to our stage. We first got acquainted with Joe as part of the powerhouse trio Brother Sun. He came back to us as a solo artist who quickly captivated the ACMA audience. This is his third time on our stage and we are excited to host him again. Opening for Joe is one of our own highly regarded songsters: Dan Philgreen.\nJoe Jencks is an international touring musician\, award-winning songwriter\, and celebrated vocalist known for his performances of musical beauty\, social consciousness and spiritual exploration. A 20-year veteran of the international Folk circuit\, Jencks has released 15 CDs in that time. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing\, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart\, soul\, groove and grit. 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
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SUMMARY:Aaron Burdett in concert. Ken Crosby opens
DESCRIPTION:Creating music isn’t a means to an end\, it is an end with a meaning for Aaron Burdett. Writing and creating songs is rooted somewhere deep in his psyche; it’s something that can’t be denied and must be shared. His lyrics are soul-touching\, intelligent\, witty\, and poetic all at once\, while his music style is a seamless blend of Americana\, country\, blues\, bluegrass\, and folk-rock that cohesively creates a story. \nAaron is listed as one of the top 10 most important musicians of western North Carolina by WNC Magazine\, alongside such greats as Doc Watson\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, and The Avett Brothers. He has also receivedcritical acclaim as a songwriter\, winning Our State Magazine’s Carolina Songs competition in 2012 with “Going Home to Carolina.” Aaron’s song “Magpie” won third place bluegrass song in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest in 2013. Over the years Aaron has been a finalist in numerous other songwriting competitions\, including The Mountain Stage Songwriting Contest\, The NC Songwriter’s Cooperative Songwriting Contest\, and the Hank Williams Songwriting Contest. \nAaron’s writing is as prolific and genuine as the man. He grew up the oldest of three boys in the fairly isolated small town in Saluda\, NC\, where the Blue Ridge meets the Smoky Mountains. When Aaron was about 10 years old he was introduced to the music of Cat Stevens\, the first of many musical influences that include the Grateful Dead\, Led Zeppelin\, Doc Watson\, Tony Rice\, Norman Blake\, and David Grier. \nDuring his teen years\, Aaron found his tenor voice in a choral setting and\, performed in musical theater. In 1992 he went to the prestigious Governor’s School of North Carolina for choral music. In his 20s\, he played extensively in Boone\, NC and owned a music store that sold instruments and offered lessons. \nNo stranger to hard work\, Aaron’s sense of adventure took him across the country working on various types of farms and ranches. While many mainstream country singers pay lip-service to the blue-collar working world\, Aaron’s songs come from his life experiences. \nAfter seeing a lot of his friends and musical colleagues struggle to be full-time musicians\, sometimes at the cost of their marriages and family lives\, Aaron moved back to his hometown and decided to go another route. He started a construction business\, built a home for himself and his wife\, and started a family\, all while continuing to write songs and playing music\, recording an album every year or two. In2013\, Aaron decided to pursue music full time\, so fast forward to 2017\, and his distinctive clear voice has carried his dream into a successful career. Aaron’s songs effortlessly transition from solo performance to full band\, with equal emotional impact on audiences. \nAaron has 7 albums\, Refuge (2017 on Organic Records)\, Tinderbox (2015 on Organic records)\, Fruits of My Labor (2014 on Organic Records)\, Breathing Underwater (2012)\, Stand Up Eight (2010)\, Resolve (2008) \, and The Weight of Words (2005).\nwww.aaronburdett.com \n 
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