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SUMMARY:Violet Bell in Concert.  Sorry Canceled
DESCRIPTION:An October treat….welcome back to the ACMA stage Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez! This duo make up the group Violet Bell.\nMore about Violet Bell:\nViolet Bell is re-wilding Americana music. Lizzy Ross’s rich soprano intertwines with Omar Ruiz-Lopez’s fiddle\, guitar\, banjo\, and harmonies to create a lush and sinuous sound. Together they draw on a thread of untamable energy and natural magic passed down through generations of storytelling.\nRuiz-Lopez was born in Panama and raised in Puerto Rico\, and Ross was born and raised in Maryland and NYC. As a duo with wildly different backgrounds\, Violet Bell has a unique perspective on the roots music traditions that inform their sound. They’re tending to traditions and creating a new way forward for like-minded musical innovators\, with our shared humanity at the forefront.\nvioletbell.net\n\nThe opener for Violet Bell is ACMA member and singer/songwriter. The opener for Violet Bell is ACMA member and singer/songwriter\, Gareth Rockliffe. Gareth Rockliffe\, a native of the UK\, is a professional photographer who has enjoyed writing songs for the past thirty years. His songs are often deeply personal\, but with a universal heartfelt appeal. Gareth’s songs have in the past only been shared with small groups of friends or fellow songwriters…that’s about to change. \n\n\nDoor donation:\n$12 Members\n$18 Non-Membe
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/violet-bell-in-concert-silvia-medina-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:Postponed.   Songwriters on the Plaza
DESCRIPTION:Mary Dahl\,& Carolyn Stanley\, Smokey Dayton & The Floridians\nThe Lee County Library has joined with The ACMA (Americana Community Music Association)\, to offer FREE concerts of all original music by local Artists. Concerts will take place in the Amphitheater\, which is located on South Cornog Plaza. Bring a chair or a blanket\, shows will be moved to the meeting rooms located next to the amphitheater if needed depending on weather.\nThe ACMA is a Fort Myers based not for profit promoting local artists who perform original songs. What to expect\, you will hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences in song and the inspiration behind the songs. Be prepared to enjoy an evening of professional quality acoustic Americana music. Americana music a coming together of blues\, roots\, folk \, bluegrass\, and country. Lots of room to spread out so bring a friend.\nCarolyn Stanley began playing guitar as a teenager learning to finger pick country blues from her older brother. Since then she has performed solo\, joined several duos\, performs in a trio of her husband David and Mary Dahl and facilitates an eclectic string band accompanied by her husband David on bass.\nMary Dahl performed for 20 years with The Lite Side quartet in the PA\, MD and DC areas. Some of the highlights of their performances include entertaining six times at the White House for 3 different administrations \, Christmas specials at Hershey Park Chocolate World and opening for the Kingston Trio at the Carlisle Theatre in 1996.\nCarolyn and Mary have forged a harmonious duo and strong friendship since joining the Americana Community Music Association.\nGene Martin has been singing in church choirs and choruses since childhood\, playing guitar since his teen years and joined the ACMA in 2016 when he began song writing.\nHe soon founded “Smokey Daytona and The Floridians”\, a trio with Mary Dahl and Al Candelaria\, that features their original songs and covers with the tight harmony. When Chuck Dettmann is in Florida\, the trio becomes a quartet.\nAl Candelaria is a member of the trio ‘The Innocents’ and is a BMI songwriter.\nHighlights include being featured in the PBS special\, “Rock\, Rhythm\, and Doo Wop” in 2001 and being inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame in 2014.\n\nDave Stanley will be playing bass for some of the songs.
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-songwriters-on-the-plaza-season-kick-off/
LOCATION:Fort Myers Regional Library\, 1651 Lee St\, Fort Myers \, FL\, 33901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260526T203422
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SUMMARY:Rebecca Folsom  Sorry Canceled
DESCRIPTION:Rebecca is back touring again and back on our ACMA stage!\nMeet Rebecca Folsom\nRebecca Folsom’s music is all about love and the connection to our shared humanity. Her four-octave range dances from raw and powerful to sweetly tender\, creating a deeply moving\, edgy and elevated style. Her voice aims to the heart like a gentle bull’s eye\, and cracks you open while filling you with hope. In short\, her performances will “knock-you-to-your-knees.” (KUNC radio).\nIn her songs\, she shares stories from her own life and from others’ lives\, bringing to light the vulnerability and wisdom that we all share. Her words point like a compass into our deepest emotions\, inviting us to find the courage to face our fears\, embrace our dreams and choose to live our best life with loving-kindness as our guide.\nRebecca feels strongly that for humanity to thrive globally\, the voices of all people must be heard. While writing her newest album\, SANCTUARY\, she reached out to established organizations representing marginalized communities. She hosted The Art of Vocal Freedom workshops\, guiding participants in the discovery and expression of their unique voices\, and then collaborated with the group in the writing of the songs for the album. These communities include\, refugees\, inmates\, the aging\, recovering addicts\, as well as environmental leaders and people experiencing homelessness. “Her songs hit like little earthquakes!” (Westword magazine).\nrebeccafolsom.com\nOpening the show- ACMA Board VP\, member and talented singer/songwriter\, Bob Williams.\nWith encouragement from family and friends\, he produced and released his first CD\, No Apologies\, in 2015. With his first CD well received\, Bob released his second CD in 2018\, Ain’t Sorry Yet. In 2020\, he released his first CD with The Pearl Street Band\, Rocky Road. In 2021 he released It’s Good To Be Back\, his third solo album digitally.\nAlways eager to share amusing stories behind the lyrics\, Bob’s songs are personal\, irreverent\, funny\, sad\, and most important\, true to his heart.\nreverbnation.com/bobwilliams2\nDoor donations:\n$12 – Members\n$18 – Non Members
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/rebecca-folsom-in-concert-bob-williams-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:The Black Feathers in Concert! Chuck Williams Opens
DESCRIPTION:An ACMA concert with that WOW Factor! Welcome The Black Feathers with Chuck Williams opening!!\nMore:\nThe ability to write songs that are both modern and ancient is a rare thing. The product of an arcane art of weaving in traditional influences so thoroughly that they become the warp and weft of fresh creations.\nThe Black Feathers\, made up of Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler\, are two such talents. They first became aware of the magic between them while collaborating on several musical projects\, becoming The Black Feathers and life partners in 2012.\n“Once in a blue moon\, the whole soars far above the sum of its parts. That’s what happens when The Black Feathers perform live”\n– Black Mountain News\, North Carolina\nAmericana\, Folk\, and Acoustic Indie Rock sensibilities coexist comfortably in their musical world\, with Hughes’ guitar work buoying the kind of harmonies often only heard in family bands. Their music quickly draw the interest of listeners\, but it is the stage chemistry that will keep them riveted.\nHaving already built up a loyal following in the UK\, The Black Feathers have been spreading their wings across the US. They have performed at Philadelphia Folk Festival and AmericanaFest\, and have also been awarded official showcases at the North East Regional and Far-West Folk Alliance conferences.\ntheblackfeathers.com\n\nMassachusetts snowbird\, ACMA member\, singer/songwriter Chuck Williams opens the show! Chuck’s approach is typically relaxed\, at times sentimental and always confident. He is not a folk artist with heavy political leanings in his songwriting such as Joan Baez\, Phil Ochs or U. Utah Phillips.\nHowever\, what Chuck has mastered is how to pull at Americana heartstrings and tell rootsy stories through his simple and effective novella type lyrics. Nothing is overproduced or played with flash. Chuck has a personable singing style and it’s not done to impress but express.\nchuckwilliamsmusic.com\nDoor donations:\n$12 – Members\n$18 – Non-Members\nACMA follows the Covid guidelines of our host venue
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/the-black-feathers-in-concert-chuck-williams-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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