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SUMMARY:Nate Currin  in Concert! Carlene Thissen Opens
DESCRIPTION:With over 900 shows performed and more than 800\,000 miles behind him\, Nate Currin is a troubadour in the truest sense. Rooted in the red clay of North Georgia\, his voice carries the grit and soul of the South\, yet his songwriting is marked by an emotional authenticity that defies pretense. Over the years\, Nate has shared stages with some of the industry’s biggest names\, had his music featured on major television shows\, and earned accolades along the way — yet he remains a storyteller at heart\, chasing genuine human connection one song\, one show\, one listener at a time.\nFrom sold-out clubs to listening rooms and even a four-year stretch living on the road in a motorhome\, Nate has built his career on the back of hard miles and real moments. His dedication has earned him 5 International Music & Entertainment Awards — including multiple Songwriter of the Year honors—as well as nominations for Indie Music Awards and a Georgia Music Award.\nSeveral of his albums have landed in the Top 20 on the iTunes / Apple charts\, including The Madman and the Poet (2016). His 2019 release\, Ashes & Earth\, featured the fan-favorite track Oklahoma\, which gained recognition after being featured in Showtime’s TV show Shameless.\nNow\, Nate is gearing up to release his next studio album in the summer of 2025\, a record that weaves together themes of longing\, ghosts of the past\, and the beauty found in broken places. Produced by Matthew Odmark and Jon Poole\, the album was recorded in both Nashville and Georgia\, blending rich\, organic instrumentation with the kind of raw storytelling that has defined Nate’s career. This new chapter promises to be one of his most compelling yet—another testament to a songwriter who isn’t afraid to dig deep\, make mistakes\, and bring back something true and inspiring.\nwww.natecurrin.com\n\n\nCarlene Thissen performed in the 1960s and 70s as a young guitar-playing folk singer in northwest New Jersey.  She says the best three days of her life were spent at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969. \nAs she explains in her autobiographical song\, Back There Again\, this Woodstock hippie girl\, “…cut her hair and got a career\, and lost herself for 30 odd years.”  Forgetting her dreams of being a doctor working in ghettos\, she became a successful business woman\, well known for speeches\, articles and books about marketing technology. \nCarlene says a series of God-driven events led her back to her true self through the agricultural community of Immokalee\, Florida\, (rhymes with broccoli) where she volunteered as a music teacher for pre-school children and still sometimes sings with the choir at Our Lady of Guadalupe church. \nHer love of farm workers inspired two books: Immokalee’s Fields of Hope and Called From Silence: The Father Sanders Story.  She also has written several songs that were inspired by her work and friendships in Immokalee:  ”Take These Hands\,” “Mama in Your Heart\,” “When Papa Goes North\,” “Our Lady of Guadalupe\,” and “On the Road Home.” \nToday\, Carlene spends a lot of her time in Saugerties\, NY (home of The Band’s house\, “Big Pink”)\, as well as at her home in Naples.  Not a “snowbird\,” but rather a “whim-bird\,” she goes back and forth when she chooses.  In addition to performing in Florida\, she plays frequently at open mics in the Hudson River Valley\, including the town of Woodstock. \nHer autobiographical song\, Back There Again\, features “the guitar she named Alice.”  Carlene carved the back of that guitar “Woodstock 1969\, Three Days of Peace and Music.”  In one of her most exciting moments\, in late 2024\, she donated Alice to the museum at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts\, the location of the original Woodstock. The staff there was thrilled to add it to their collection.\nCarlene is a member of The Female Musicians Academy\, Global Songwriters Connection\, and the Americana Community Music Association. \n\n\nTickets for the show are available at the door.\nDoor donations:ACMA Members/$15General Admission/$20\nThe listening room doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/nate-currin-in-concert-carlene-thissen-opens/
LOCATION:ACMA. at All Faiths Unitarian\, 2756 McGregor Blvd.\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901
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SUMMARY:ACMA Island Hopper Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The ACMA & Island Hopper are thrilled to once again showcase some of the finest local songwriters at The Sidney Berne Davis Art Center. All the artists performing are members of the Americana Community Music Association\, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting original music year-round.\nPerforming in the round\, Roy Schneider\, Kim Mayfield\, Ray Cerbone \, Robert Bidney\, & Bill Metts will share their original songs and the stories behind them. Join us for an unforgettable evening of exceptional music in a stunning setting\nAdvanced tickets $10.00. week of concert $15.00\n  Box Office Link                  https://sbdac.com\n\nRoy Schneider\, Founding member of the Americana duo Reckless Saints\, Roy Schneider has been performing his original music throughout the United States and abroad for the past two decades. His songs have thrice made him a NewFolk Finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival (TX)\, a contestant on NBC’s The Voice – Season 5 and placed him in the Telluride Acoustic Blues competition (CO). No Depression called him “A songwriter in the grandest tradition of Steve Earle\, Lucinda Williams\, Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett\, but with a voice\, songwriting skill\, stagecraft and instrumental talent all his own.” In April Roy and Reckless Saints partner\, Kim Mayfield\, released a new album titled ‘Blue Twangled Folk’n’ Roll. https://www.recklesssaints.com\nKim Mayfield is also known as half of the Americana duo ‘Reckless Saints\,’ (with husband Roy Schneider\,) and shared in the songwriting for their first two albums. Mayfield’s song ‘Ring Around the Moon’\, described by a reviewer as “haunted by Patsy Cline\,” earned a semi-finalist spot in the 2019 International Songwriting Competition. Reckless Saints were finalists in the 2025 Kerrville New Folk competition. https://www.recklesssaints.com\nRay Cerbone\, One 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.https://steelonwood.com\nRobert Bidney is a singer-songwriter whose messages are as strong as his melodies. Bidney connects with his audiences through his infectious energy and emotion. Three studio albums have now been recorded and a fourth is on the way. “Thank Goodness\,” Bidney’s third album\, was among the Top 50 most-played albums on Folk Radio upon its release. This album also charted for 8 straight weeks on the Americana Roots Top 50\, debuted at #6. Bidney is a winner in the “Music for Humanity” songwriting contest and in the International Acoustic Music Awards. Bidney’s work has been praised by such media notables as Ben Fong-Torres of Rolling Stone\, Lee Zimmerman of Goldmine Magazine\, Jon Stein of WTBQ 93.5FM in New\nBill Metts. started singing playing guitar during the Country Blues revival of the 1960s and fell in love with the art of finger-style guitar. Shortly after moving to Southwest Florida\, he was asked to serve on the board of the nationally known Americana Community Music Association. He began writing songs as a result of being asked to host their weekly Songwriter Circle and for four years did so. He also volunteered for “Hope by Song Inc”\, a not-for-profit organization\, creating songs from the writings of people dealing with great emotional trauma in order to help them heal through the power inherent in music. He has performed at the prestigious Mississippi John Hurt Blues Festival\, the world famous “Ground Zero” in Clarksdale Mississippi\, at the Will McLean Festival in Brooksville Florida and in the BMI sponsored Island Hopper Songwriter Festival. www.mettsmusic.com
URL:https://www.americanacma.org/event/acma-island-hopper-showcase-3/
LOCATION:The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center\, 2301 First ST\, Fort Myers\, FL\, 33901\, United States
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