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SUMMARY:Verlon Thompson. Sorry Show has been canceled\, will reschedule
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with a True-badour\, Verlon Thompson!\nSongwriters seem to flourish on the fertile Oklahoma plains. Woody Guthrie\, Roger Miller\, Leon Russell\, J.J. Cale and Jimmy Webb.\nTickets     \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/verlon-thompson-general-public-tickets-tickets-237059490317\nAdd Verlon Thompson to that list.\nThirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo performer\, and as the trusted sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark\, Verlon has viewed the world from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma).\nIn 2019 Verlon hosted his own 13 episode TV show called Barnegie Hall. Filmed at his converted barn/home in rural Tennessee\, the show aired nationally on PBS and received rave reviews. Welcome back\, Verlon!\nverlonthompson.com\nACMA member/musician\, Bill Metts\, will open the show. Bill has been playing guitar\, singing and songwriter for over 40 years. As a musician and educator in our community he is a gift!\nTicket information available soon!\nThe ACMA will follow the Covid guidelines of our host venue
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/verlon-thompson-in-concert-bill-metts-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:ACMA Songwriters at the Plaza
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 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.\n\nThe Pearl Street Band. The band is comprised of Mike McMllan\, Bob Williams\, Bill Veach and Clark Johnson. The band is made up of all ACMA members. They perform regularly on Fort Myers Beach. They perform mostly original music and a few tasty covers. In 2020 they released their first album as a band\, Rocky Road.\n\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.\n\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 three albums No Apologies\, Ain’t Sorry Yet\, & It’s Good To Be Back\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 has produced multiple albums.\n\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-at-the-plaza-5/
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SUMMARY:ACMA@Alliance: Muriel Anderson in concert. Ray Cerbone opens
DESCRIPTION:Please note this concert will be held at the Amphitheater stage on the Alliance grounds.\nHow reservations work for outdoor concerts: We will be accepting the first 132 people for concert reservations. IF weather threatens the outdoor concert it will be moved to our indoor theatre for general admission seats. If there is no weather threat we will sell additional tickets at the door the day of the concert. Tickets at:\nwww.artinlee.org\n\nMURIEL ANDERSON CONCERT WITH MULTIMEDIA VISUALS\nMuriel Anderson is a guitarist/harp-guitarist and composer\, embracing music from all over the world with grace\, joy and humor.\nMuriel is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Her CD\, “Nightlight Daylight”\, was chosen as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine\, and her “Heartstrings” recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. Among those she has performed/recorded with are Chet Atkins\, Les Paul\, Victor Wooten\, Tommy Emmanuel and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Her obvious joy of music\, humor and her facility across the genres of folk\, classical\, bluegrass\, popular and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. An engaging performer\, Muriel’s unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir\, then a marching band\, then a Bluegrass band\, one minute launching into a Beatles’ tune and the next\, a Spanish classic.\nMuriel’s multimedia show takes you on a journey in music and stories\, with a backdrop of visuals artfully projected behind her. It is a musical journey through space and around the world. Truly an experience of all the senses\, her show often incorporates aspects of her new project Acoustic Chef with visuals by celebrated photo-artist Bryan Allen. Her new TrueFire channel brings her in-demand teaching to a wider audience. Muriel is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® and founder of the MUSIC FOR LIFE ALLIANCE charity.\n“Just one hell of a great player…a great personality…the way she plays it like we all wish to play.\n‘ Les Paul\n\n‘Muriel Anderson is a good friend and a great guitarist.\n‘ Chet Atkins\n\n‘Acoustic guitarist Muriel Anderson… has justifiably gained a reputation as one of the world’s best\, and most versatile\, guitar instrumentalists” Chicago Tribune\nwww.murielanderson.com\nOpening for Muriel is 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.\nwww.steelonwood.com
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acmaalliance-muriel-anderson-in-concert-ray-cerbone-opens/
LOCATION:Alliance for the Arts\, 10091 McGregor Blvd\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33919\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lipbone Redding in Concert! Ralph Leesburg Opening
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA stage welcomes back\, Lipbone Redding!\n\nHailing from North Carolina\, Lipbone Redding is an award-winning vocalist\, guitar player\, voice-strumentalist\, storyteller\, songwriter\, author\, teacher and traveler. He is best known for his one-man orchestra show; simultaneously playing\, singing and making the instrument sounds with his mouth and without the use of a loop pedal.\n\nLipbone incorporates American Roots\, Blues and Jazz with world influences including Indian\, Middle Eastern\, African and Latin styles. An uncanny vocal range\, a nylon string guitar\, a wooden spoon duct-taped to his foot and a lifetime of stories are all he needs to get the party started. His natural human sounds of throat singing\, bass and beat-boxing\, and his astonishingly realistic lip-tromboning are a must-experience. Join us won’t you?\nlipbone.com\nACMA member/singer songwriter\, Ralph Leesburg will open the show.\nDoor donations:\n$15 Members/$20 Public\nThe ACMA will follow the COVID guidlines of our host venue
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/lipbone-redding-in-concert-ralph-leesburg-opening/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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