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SUMMARY:ACMA Songwriters\, Captiva Memorial Library
DESCRIPTION:The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place inside at the Captiva Memorial Library\, 11560 Chapin Ln\, Captiva\, FL 33924 \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. \nRobert Bidney and Ray Cerbone \nRobert Bidney is a singer / songwriter whose messages are as strong as his melodies. His music is relatable and has a strong commercial sensibility.\nHis songs have been covered by an eclectic group of recording artists around the world\, plus his work has been on several national radio and TV commercials. \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.\n“Rush of Hope”\, in its first few months after release\, has received positive album reviews\, airplay in the U.S.\, Scotland\, Amsterdam and London.\nA seasoned performer\, Bidney connects with his audiences through his infectious energy and emotional performances.\nHe is an active member of the Americana Community Music Association and lives in Southwest Florida. \nRay Cerbone is one of the founding members of the Fort Myer’s ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, Ray began playing guitar during the early 70’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 in S.Florida as well as others. He has shared the stage with Jaime Michaels\, Pierce Pettis\, Muriel Anderson\, Rebecca Folsom\, Jefferson Ross as well as Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield (The Reckless Saints)\, and Robin O’Herin. \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\, the first of which reached 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! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/RayCerboneAmericanaMusic
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-captiva-memorial-library-3/
LOCATION:Captiva Memorial Libaray  11560 Chapin La. Captiva FL 33924\, 11560 Chapin La\, Captiva\, FL\, 33924\, United States
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SUMMARY:Songwriters at Sunset\, The Pearl Street Band
DESCRIPTION:FOLKS (Friends of Lovers Key\, Inc.) www.friendsofloverskey.org has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, www.americanacma.org\, to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. The concerts will take place in the large gazebo located right on the beach. Seating is available for the first 80 people. Additional seating is also available on the sand. \nShow starts at 4:30 pm\, Come early to enjoy a variety of the local food trucks.\nThe ACMA is a Fort Myers based organization that promotes local artists who write and sing their own original songs. Come hear great original music and the stories behind the songs in an intimate Songwriters Showcase. The show will finish with a fabulous Lovers Key Sunset.\nPark entry fees are $8.00 for vehicles (2-8 people)\, $4 for single person in vehicle \nThe Pearl Street Band\, comprised of Bob Williams\, Mike McMillan\, Bill Veach and Clark Johnson\, perform regularly on Fort Myers Beach. Bob\, Mike\, and Bill are all songwriters. The band plays a mix of originals and songs from other artists that inspire them. You will enjoy listening to them as much as they will be enjoying performing for you.\n\nIn 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\, and 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“\, and has a third in progress.\n\n\nMike McMillan started playing guitar at age 13. He enjoys many different genres which have influenced his original compositions. He calls himself a student of the Blues.\n\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 beer money on a flame red acoustic guitar. Moving was a part of his life\, 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\, and is working on his next one.\n\nClark Johnson\, from New York\, picked up bass in 7th grade and played in Blues bands all through college. As an adult he played mostly Rock/Folk.  Since moving to Florida\, Clark has played in bluegrass and country bands.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-sunset-pearl-street-band/
LOCATION:Lovers Key State Park\, 8700 Estero Blvd.\, Fort Myers Beach\, FL\, 33931\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mean Mary in concert. Pete & Silvia Popravak opens
DESCRIPTION:Mary plays 11 instruments and has recorded 16 albums\, her newest being Cold.\nwww.meanmary.com \nGypsy Girl:\nMary James\, youngest of six children\, was born in Geneva\, Alabama\, though her family lived in Florida\, a couple miles below the Alabama line. Her mom (author\, Jean James) and dad (WWII veteran\, William James) lived a very nomadic lifestyle. On one occasion they packed up the family (Mary was four at the time) and moved from Florida to North Minnesota\, near the Canadian border\, to rough it in the wilds. \nThe North Country:  \nFor three months they lived in a tent built from a roll of Visqueen they’d brought with them. During this time\, they built a log cabin using only an axe\, hand saws\, and the trees around them. They cooked their food on a campfire\, got their water from a deep hole they’d dug\, and read at night by the northern lights shining through the clear walls of their plastic tent. On one occasion their tent was mauled by a large\, 7’1” black bear that Mary’s mom\, Jean\, was forced to shoot. \nThe tent soon became unbearably cold\, and when they finally moved into their almost completed log cabin\, winter was upon them. Without electricity or running water\, and cold enough to freeze water five feet from the only source of heat (an old wood stove)\, the family spent many hours reading books by kerosene lamp and enjoying the great outdoors (cutting firewood!). \nFirst Guitar:  \nMary’s oldest brother\, Jim\, who’d just joined the Navy\, sent the family a guitar and a compilation tape of songs he liked. With a battery-powered tape-player\, the family listened to the music of Hank Williams\, Jr. and Dolly Parton. It wasn’t long before Mary was singing the songs plus vocalizing all the instrumentation. Seeing her talent\, Mom and Dad bought guitar books\, and Mom started teaching all the children to play the guitar. Mary and her brother Frank were the two who would turn music into a career. \nMary learned to read music before she could read words and was an official singer/songwriter before she’d started her first day of kindergarten. With the help of her mom\, she wrote her theme song “Mean Mary from Alabam’.” The press immediately baptized her with this handle\, and she’s been Mean Mary ever since. \nGoodness\, Snakes Alive:  \nThe James family eventually migrated back to Florida. Mary’s dad (who was sixty when she was born) was now retired\, and Mary’s mom searched for ways to help support the family as well as feed Mary’s musical appetite and the varied interests of their other children. She started an organic truck farm\, built and sold live-animal traps\, collected live reptiles\, amphibians\, and mammals for wholesale distributors\, and collected live venomous snakes for antivenom production. The children joined in all these undertakings and found it great sport. \nOn the Road Again:  \nMary was now playing guitar\, banjo and fiddle. She recorded her first album at age six\, and spent five hours a day on instrumental and vocal practice along with her live performances. When she upped her music study time to seven hours a day\, and her road shows began to multiply\, it became impossible for her to attend school. At the end of the second grade\, she went into home study and also started appearing daily on the Country Boy Eddie Show\, a regional TV program out of Birmingham\, Alabama. During this time\, she also appeared regularly in Nashville\, Tennessee at the Nashville Palace\, on the Nashville Network\, the Elvis Presley Museum\, and on Printer’s Alley. \nIn spite of her hectic schedule\, she found time for her studies and when only nine years old she aced a state required test at a 12th grade equivalency level. This wasn’t surprising to her parents who had witnessed her read the entire Gone with the Wind novel at age seven. \nHer guitarist brother\, Frank James\, who’d now joined her on stage and in the home school program\, also excelled in his studies and at age fourteen taught himself trigonometry. He graduated from high school at fifteen. \nBack in Time:  \nAt one point\, Mary and Frank were booked at a living history event. They immediately fell in love with folk music. They’d grown weary of the commercial\, country-music scene and so started a tour of historic folk and Civil War era music. It wasn’t long before they were one of the most sought after historical folk groups in the country\, being booked every weekend and having to turn down hundreds of shows a year. \nThere was only one problem with this new arena of music to Mary’s fourteen-year-old eyes: all those mounted reenactors riding around while she stood in the dust and played music. Mary had always wanted a horse\, and being a wise teenager she slyly told her parents that the only reason she’d worked so hard on music was so she could one day afford one! When her brother\, Frank\, who was equally drawn by equestrian interests\, seconded her resolve\, Mom and Dad gave in. \nHorsing Around:  \nAlways creative with new ideas to make money for her kids’ dreams\, Mom started selling fudge at their live shows. The revenues from this enterprise almost too quickly materialized into horse flesh: an Arabian mix which Frank named Rogue\, and a green-broke Thoroughbred mix which Mary named Apache. They promptly added “horse-back music” to their overflowing repertoire and began playing “mounted” music whenever they could book it. This led them from parades to wild-west shows and even a few bank robberies (re-enacted\, of course). \nApache was a spirited horse and contstantly got into trouble. He loved to perform\, but that didn’t stop his proclivity for accidents. He once reared in a parade and fell over backwards on Mary and her guitar. Another time\, when spooked by a deer\, he bolted\, his saddle broke\, Mary fell underneath\, and was trampled by his running hooves. He also\, at times\, liked to roll down hills with Mary astride. But in spite of broken bones\, swollen limbs\, twisted legs\, and multiple bruises\, Mary never missed a show\, though she did on occasion have to prop herself against a support. \nCalifornia\, Here They Come: \nIn the meantime\, Mary and Frank were eliciting interest from a California music agency\, and Mom James had just signed a contract with a California literary agency. The other children were all grown and on their own by this time\, so Mom\, Dad\, Frank\, and Mary did the “Beverly Hillbilly” thing. They packed all their belongings into\, and onto\, their vehicles\, hooked up the horse trailer with Rogue and Apache\, and drove to LA. \nFor the next three years\, Mary and Frank were involved in almost every TV show and movie produced in the Hollywood area – be it as background actor\, stand-in\, photo double\, stunt double\, or day player. Mary found a large\, beat-up\, slide-in camper for the back of her pickup truck that cost only two hundred dollars\, and that became her home. She parked it wherever it was convenient\, and sometimes in places not so convenient. There are no doubt still dents on low-hanging limbs all over the LA area\, thanks to Mary and her top-heavy home. And then there was the time she took the mirror off a movie executive’s car at Fox studios by trying to squeeze through an impossibly-narrow area. She bought him a new mirror but never got a movie roll out of the happening! \nIt was exciting\, interesting work but it wasn’t furthering her music career\, and the horses didn’t like it at all. They longed for the green fields they were used to. Eventually the James Gang migrated back to the South\, finding homes in Tennessee. \nThe Great Setback: \nThe horses were happy\, and Mary’s music career was really taking off\, when the most devastating happening of her life occurred. One rainy evening in February she was the front-seat passenger in a small car when the driver lost control\, Mary’s head broke the windshield and her neck cracked the hard plastic dashboard. The twisted state of her neck convinced the driver she was gone. He even called her parents and told them she was dead. But a high-speed ambulance ride and quick medical attention at the hospital saved her life – if not her future. It was there she received news that\, to her\, was worse than death – her right vocal cord was paralyzed. \nShe brought her battered body home from the hospital and began her fight. Music was her life – had always been her life – and she couldn’t give it up. She purposely set herself to do the hardest of physical tasks\, demanding her body to get well. She stacked hay bales\, built fences and barns\, took winter swims\, and constantly worked her vocal cords. The rest of her body soon recovered from the trauma\, but her right vocal cord stayed paralyzed. The left side tried to compensate for it\, making it possible for her to sing a little\, but only for about ten minutes at a time\, and her voice was dead next to its former capabilities. \nA Bit of Light in the Darkness:   \nOne joyous day\, six months later\, a throat specialist told her there was slight movement in her frozen vocal cord. He said it might not totally recover\, might not even improve further\, but his news was enough for Mary. That was when her real work began. She booked shows\, sang when she could\, and when she couldn’t\, she would play her instruments. \n  \nShe started touring again\, sometimes alone\, sometimes with her brother\, and sometimes with her full band. She wrote and co-wrote books. (Her novel\, Wherefore Art Thou\, Jane?\, won first place in the Reader’s Favorite International Awards.)  Her International fan base took a giant leap in growth. This was all good news\, but the greatest thing that happened during this time was the recovery of her vocal cord. She had worked it back to life! \n  \nOn the Never-Ending Street: \n  \nToday she produces music\, produces videos (her YouTube videos have received over 15 million visits)\, tours extensively across the US and overseas\, is co-writing a novel trilogy about the music world\, and is an endorsing artist for Deering Banjos. The Deerings have named her their Goodtime Ambassador. Mary plays 11 instruments and has recorded 16 albums\, her newest being Cold. There is not room here to tell the whole life story of Mean Mary\, but if you would like to hear more of it\, listen to her music—it is all there.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/woody-russell-trio-concert-pete-silvia-popravak-opens/
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SUMMARY:ACMA Songwriters on The Plaza
DESCRIPTION:Rain or Shine\, moved inside if needed.\nCarlene Thissen\, Karen Cohen\, Carolyn Stanley \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. \nCarlene Thissen\, Karen Cohen\, Carolyn Stanley \nCarlene Thissen is a singer/songwriter from Naples\, Florida\, where she performs at various interesting venues\, including a recent Cattle Drive in Immokalee\, Florida. Her voice is reminiscent of Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt\, depending on what she’s singing\, and her songs range from ballads to boot-stomping country rock. Carlene’s songs are frequently featured on Women Of Substance Radio. \nCarolyn Stanley is usually heard in Fort Myers backing up singer songwriters Mary Dahl or David Stanley\, singing harmony and playing guitar\, banjo or charango. Tonight she will be taking center stage\, singing and picking some roots music county blues and a couple originals by singer song writers she knows. Carolyn began singing as a child. Her family always sang on long trips in the car with songs of the Weavers being some of their favorites. She feels blessed to have inherited her father’s talent to pick out harmony parts easily. As a teenager she began learning to finger pick the guitar from her older brother who was playing Mississippi John Hurt and Dave Van Ronk tunes. Later she and her husband\, David Stanley\, joined Peach’s Little Band and Big Build Dup and the Letdowns playing eclectic acoustic music. Her interest in folk music has expanded over the years to include playing old time clawhammer style banjo\, singing songs of her favorite singer song writers and most recently leading the singing at a weekly ukulele jam.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-plaza-5/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Songwriters at the South County Estero Library
DESCRIPTION:The Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, to offer free Acoustic concerts of all original music. Concerts will take place inside at the South County Regional Library 21100 Three Oaks Parkway Estero 33928\, Saturday 2:00 Pm – 3:30 Pm \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. \nBill Burkert\, Bruce Gallant\, Mille VanHorn \nBill Burkert got his first guitar in 1963 — the 60’s may have left him\, but he never really left the 60’s. As young people do\, he bounced around from school to army to nowheresville —\nSomewhere along the line he picked up a “Travis” style for the right hand. He never performed or wrote songs. He worked for a resorts company in Ft. Lauderdale\, finally retired to Ft. Myers and discovered ACMA and the songwriters circle. \nBruce Gallant has been writing songs for over 30 yrs. His songs are a reflection of different times in his life and he considers them his journal. Bruce has recorded two CD’s \, and is on the board of Hope By Song. \nMILLIE OROSZ VAN HORN….BIOGRAPHY\nLived in Naples\, Fl for 10 years where I first met other musicians and friends who encouraged me to entertain and sing at the different Karaoke venues around town. That wonderful reception from everyone gave me the courage to then start entertaining with piano and guitar.\nI have always loved to sing. In Indiana I would always search for a piano bar where I could sing my favorite songs. My courage to entertain on my own did not come until I moved to Florida where I was encouraged by my many friends in Naples and then again when I moved to Cape Coral and met wonderful musicians here and in Ft Myers at the AMCA.\nPrevious experience:\na) I am a self-taught musician.\nb) I started playing piano at age 3 by ear.\nc) I taught myself to play guitar….such as it is…..by ear…lol\nd) Sang with various bands locally and in Indiana.\ne) Played piano at 3 Black Tie Affairs in Naples.\nf) Entertained at different retirement homes in Naples\nand Bonita Springs.\ng) Published author\nHave written poetry since a very young age. Was encouraged by Papa Tommy at his open mic nights to compose my own original lyrics and melody. I began doing this about 4 years ago and have written a total of approximately 20 songs. Not all are polished yet. My most noted song I have written is called “The Empty Chair”. I won The Peoples Choice Award at the songwriting contest held at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Ft Myers.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/songwriters-south-county-estero-library-3/
LOCATION:South County Regional Library\, 21100 Three Oaks Parkway\, Estero\, FL\, 33928\, United States
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SUMMARY:Richard Smith in Concert!   Mike McMillan Opens
DESCRIPTION:Back after way too long a hiatus\, Richard Smith brings us his finger style virtuoso. Read on for full bio!\nHaving witnessed one of his live performances\, fellow musicians and music lovers alike sing hymns of praise about world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith. With fretboard fireworks and lyrical endeavours he will melt your heart- strings\, make your toes tapping and your jaws hanging open. Richard’s ever growing repertoire comprises a wide variety of music from classical Bach to Beatles pop. It includes Scott Joplin Rags just like Sousa marches\, Chopin\, Mozart and fiddle tunes. It ranges from jazz standards to Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed and to Django Rein- hardt gypsy swing\, not to mention his intriguing originals. He delivers both\, light- ning fast barn-burners and beautiful ballads\, occasionally spiced with vocals.\nHis incredible stylistic wealth is founded in a lifelong love for music. Born in Be- ckenham\, Kent\, England in 1971\, Richard started playing guitar at age 5 under the instruction of his father. Concentrating initially on the country picking of Chet At- kins and Merle Travis\, young Richard digested everything he heard\, learning even the most complicated of these tunes with ease\, and confounding everyone with his dexterity. It seemed that not only did he possess amazing physical skill\, but a photographic musical memory as well. Often\, a single hearing was all it took to get a piece under his fingers\, using all ten to play bass\, rhythm and melody simultaneous- ly and creating a universe of sounds\, while easily switching between thumbpicking and flatpicking like hardly anybody else.\nRichard first met his hero\, the “Godfather” of fingerstyle guitar\, Chet Atkins\, when he was only eleven. Richard was invited by Chet to share the stage with him at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London in front of an audience of 1\,000. At first\, the master ac- companied him\, but later on he just listened in stunned silence while the child played Chet’s own arrangements – perfectly. By the time Richard reached his early twenties\, both Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed began to refer to him as their “Hero”.\nIt’s no surprise\, that the hymns of praise subsequently never faded. Now residing in Nashville\, Richard has toured the world as a solo artist\, teaming up with his wife Julie Adams for a unique guitar and cello duo\, performing with his brothers Rob and Sam as the Richard Smith Guitar Trio and with his swing band\, The Hot Club of Nashville\, featuring Stuart Duncan on fiddle\, Pat Bergeson on guitar and Charlie Chadwick on bass. Fellow guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel prefers Richard Smith as one of his favourite duet partners. In 2001\, Richard became the National Finger-\nstyle Guitar Champion in Winfield\, Kansas. He was elected Thumbpicker of the Year in 2008 and inducted into the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame in Kentucky in 2009. He is also a recipient of the Golden Thumbpick Award by the Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists in California.\nRichard has been a mainstay at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention in Nashville since 1991\, where he has played with many world renowned artists inclu- ding Nato Lima of Los Indios Tabajaras\, sax legend Boots Randolph and John Jor- genson of Desert Rose Band and Elton John Band fame. He has also performed with other great musicians such as Marcel Dadi\, Tommy Tedesco\, Thom Bresh\, Joe Pass\, Biréli Lagrène\, Bryan Sutton\, Les Paul\, Mark O’Connor\, Sam Bush\, Martin Taylor\, Jorge Morel\, Suzy Bogguss\, Muriel Anderson\, Guy Van Duser\, Béla Fleck\, Victor Wooten\, Tony McManus and Buster B. Jones and shared the bill with a host of others\, most notably Steve Morse\, Albert Lee\, Paco Peña\, Barney Kessel\, Da- vid Russell and Johnny Hiland.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/richard-smith-concert-opener-tba/
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SUMMARY:Daniel Boling. Sorry show is Canceled
DESCRIPTION:Think of a subtle intertwining of Steve Goodman\, John Prine and Tom Paxton.”\n– Fred Schmale / Real Roots Café\, Dutch music magazine \n“Daniel’s songs are filled with sweet imagery and infallible word craft\, and his live performances bring another dimension of energy and charm.”\n– Singer/Songwriter Steve Gillette \nGrassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winner Daniel Boling shares experiences from a life well-lived in places as far-ranging as Okinawa\, Japan\, and Padre Island\, Texas. This balladeer/songwriter brings his friendly tenor\, fingerstyle guitar\, frailed banjo\, and beautifully-crafted story songs to delighted audiences throughout the U.S.\, Western Europe\, New Zealand and Australia in over one hundred shows a year\, from House Concerts and listening rooms to major festivals (Kerrville\, Winfield\, Woody Guthrie\, and others).\nDaniel was born into a traveling Air Force family\, and worked as a National Park Ranger and a Criminal Investigator for the US Bureau of Land Management for 30 years. At 50\, when most guys are starting to plan their retirement\, he started touring full-time.��He has released eight albums since 1999 – the three newest produced by Jono Manson and released on Berkalin Records:\nLIVE at The Kitchen Sink – May 2018\nThese Houses – 2016\nSleeping Dogs – 2013\nHe Dreams – 2009\nLive from the Winter Folk Festival – 2009\nThe Old International – 2003\nWelcome Home – 2000\nPerfectly Stable – 1999\n�These Houses was considered for GRAMMY Nomination as “Best Folk Album”\, and both These Houses and Sleeping Dogs were chosen among “Top 10 Albums of the Year” by Folk Radio DJs across the U.S.\nDaniel’s songs tell interesting stories about a variety of characters\, including himself. His clear tenor draws positive comparisons to John Denver and Pete Seeger\, and like Pete\, Daniel is happiest when his audience sings too!\nThere’s a lot of Steve Goodman in Daniel’s delivery and storytelling. You can also hear the influence of other classic folk singers and songs from the great American folk tradition. It’s no surprise that iconic Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie is his second cousin. He’s won numerous songwriting awards including Kerrville New Folk\, Walnut Valley Festival\, Santa Fe bluegrass and Old Time Festival\, Albuquerque Folk Festival\, and Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.\nThere’s a reason that Still On The Hill calls him “one of the most talented songwriters on the circuit.” Whether or not you’ve walked the very same roads\, you can’t help but relate to these songs – and no matter what your story is\, you’ll love Daniel’s.\nwww.danielboling.com\nwww.concertsinyourhome.com/artist/cdanielboling.html\nwww.sonicbids.com/cdanielboling (Electronic Press Kit)\nwww.youtube.com/user/PerfectlyStableMusic/videos \nKerrville New Folk Winner�Woody Guthrie Folk Festival – 1st Place Songwriter �Santa Fe Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival – 1st Place Songwriter�Walnut Valley Acoustic Music Festival Songwriter Contest – Three-time Winner�Official Showcase Artist: SERFA; FARM; SWRFA; FAR-West�Quad Showcase Artist: NERFA��2016 CD “These Houses” – GRAMMY nominating ballot – “Best Folk Album”�2016 CD “These Houses” – “Favorites of 2016” – Rich Warren / The Midnight Special – WFMT\, Chicago\, IL�2016 CD “These Houses” – “Favorites of 2016” – Ron Olesko / Traditions – WFDU\, Teaneck\, NJ�2016 CD “These Houses” – “Top 10 of 2016” – John Rumsey / Four Strong Winds – KVMR\, Nevada City\, CA \nACMA member musician Elizabeth Lockhart opens the show. This will be Elizabeth’s first time on the ACMA Stage!\nElizabeth Lockhart – Bio \n“Truly an original Elizabeth Lockhart’s eclectic\, life-long journey through music informs her distinctive blend of traditional folk with elements of classical\, world and blues music. Her sound combines soulful vocals\, an intricate finger picking guitar style and detailed storytelling that culminates into unique original compositions\, drawing listeners in even further through evocative and powerful narratives. There are simply no other musicians on the Southwest Florida scene delivering Lockhart’s style of music to audiences…”\nJohn Davis talk show host\, producer\, cellist Morning Edition NPR WGCU \nFor as long as she can remember\, music has been an integral part of Elizabeth Reece Lockhart’s life. When she was just\nsix years old\, her voice brought chills to audiences during solo performances as she delivered gospel music with a rich\, full vocal range. While in school\, she won numerous awards in state-wide vocal competitions. She was selected to open for Reba McEntire at age 12. Later\, she chose Opera Performance at North Carolina School of the Arts\, reaching the professional status of opera singer with the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Opera Theatre and the Piedmont Opera. \nElizabeth spent most of her early career teaching and performing classical music\, theatre and art song literature. But it was when she found folk/roots music that she was inspired to develop her self-taught guitar and writing style. Reminiscent of 60’s folk revival women icons such as Joan Baez\, Judy Collins\, and Joanie Mitchell\, Elizabeth Lockhart delivers this type of quality performance. She has the ability to tug at a listener’s heart strings through melodies\, stories and rich vocals that connect a listener to an authentic\, feeling place within oneself. \n“Her music always communicates. Her voice connects. It is contemporary\, and it is deeply honest.”\nCynthia Arnold – president and CEO ‘One Earth United’ \nMs. Lockhart just released her debut folk album Master Key this year. The Oklahoma-born singer/songwriter co-produced with Chris Rosser who also engineered the album along with guest performances by highly acclaimed folk/Americana and world music players\, including April Verch\, Chuck Brodsky\, Chris Rosser\, Isabel Castellvi\, Billy Cardine\, and River Guerguerian. \nMaster Key is a twelve-song collection of smooth\, hear-felt tracks that gently draw the listener in\, leading them on a poetic journey\, from the soothing piano sounds of ‘’Lifer’ to the more dramatic and descriptive narrative and cello swells on ‘Widows Walk.’ Lockhart combines hundreds of years old traditional ballads with her original\, contemporary folk compositions. Weaving together elements of classical\, folk\, world -pop and blues\, Master Key delivers timeless orchestration\, haunting stories and melodies with something special that appeals to a multi-genre\, worldwide audience. \nHave a listen to her work as an artist\, musician and songwriter on Spotify\, Apple Music or your favorite music platform. Or visit www.elizabethlockhartmusic.com for music\, videos and showtimes.
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SUMMARY:Bill and Kate Isles.... Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Bill & Kate Isles are an acoustic singer/songwriter duo based in Duluth\, Minnesota. Using a wide variety of musical styles\, their performances carry audiences through a broad landscape of experiences from metaphorical worlds to small town family stories and to zany comedy. Consummate performers\, they are known for their catchy melodies and memorable songs. They have a deep-seated love for the audience\, and each other\, and it shines before\, during\, and after the performance. They tour nationally\, presenting their profound songs for audiences large and small\, from house concerts to festival stages and everything in between. Words like ‘Mesmerizing\, ‘Transcendent’\, and even\, ‘Hysterical’ are common descriptions from audience reviews and audiences members feel that they are listening to stories of their own lives\, told by two of their best friends. \nhttp://www.billandkateisles.com/Bio.php
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